July has cometh! Currently, I'm engaged in a common summertime Shields' family past time - the kids, the dog and I are in my bed each on our own devices (yikes). We are pyjama-clad and snoozy...the kids watching movies while I write on my laptop. I can smell the wet grass and soggy soil on… Continue reading Summah-time…Notes from Summer House Shields
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Summer Writing Workshop – Pelee Island! Join Me!
With grand thanks to Patricia Fell and her team, I have once again been invited to be a part of the Pelee Island Music Series. Yay! This year, I get to do a workshop as well as a poetry reading. Double yay! The workshop is FREE! Although, it does cost to get over to the… Continue reading Summer Writing Workshop – Pelee Island! Join Me!
Poetic Opinions – On Fees, Dues and Definitions
It’s National Poetry Month for at least another week and a bit so I think it’s high time I write this particular blog. I'm gonna give you some transparency here. People ask me all the time 'how do you do it'? I'm not sure that they're asking specifically about how I exist as a professional… Continue reading Poetic Opinions – On Fees, Dues and Definitions
Oh Boy. I’m not dead, I’m just finishing my novel. #Hangman
Friends and family...sweet jeebus. I'm here. I'm alive. I'm finishing my novel and that is keeping we away from all this...all this social media...and other fine things the world has to offer. See...it's been a long time since the idea for my novel #hangman was born. And what feels like 17.567 million eternities since I've… Continue reading Oh Boy. I’m not dead, I’m just finishing my novel. #Hangman
VANESSA SHIELDS 