Faith
June 6, 2021
“I’m an optimist, but a melancholy one—the sort who doesn’t believe that everything is great, but knows it isn’t and believes that it’ll be okay anyway. Maybe a better word for that is faith.” — Cheryl Strayed
Category: Read Women
#TPQ5: CHARLOTTE HAMRICK
September 8, 2019
#TPQ5: CHARLOTTE HAMRICK — Read on The Poetry Question. Looking for a good read to get you through the dragging ass of summer? Check out my recommendations in The Poetry Question today.
First Quarter Favorites: The Poets
March 29, 2019
Here they are, a few of my favorite poems for the first quarter of 2019. Every one of these poets are new to me and I’m so excited about sharing them here and following their work going forward. Enjoy! Vagabond Mannequin by K.B. Carle in Jellyfish Review – This hybrid piece is poetry to me, … More First Quarter Favorites: The Poets
WiTM: Love
August 26, 2018
Love, by Norwegian writer Hanne Ørstavik and translated by Martin Aitken, is a strange little book. At 125 pages it should have been a very quick read but it ended up taking me a week. I’m not sure exactly why I dreaded picking it up to read except maybe I just wasn’t in the mood … More WiTM: Love
WiTM: A Woman’s Story
August 17, 2018
A Womans Story, by French writer Annie Ernaux and translated by Tanya Leslie, is a memoir about the author’s mother. The author begins writing not quite three weeks after the funeral in an attempt to come to terms with her mother’s death. THE WEEK following the funeral, I would start to cry for no particular reason. … More WiTM: A Woman’s Story
WiTM: Never Stop Walking
August 10, 2018
Instead of seeing what I’ve lost, what was taken away from me, and all the injustices that were done to me, I can see the power of what I’ve received. And I’ve created it myself. Throughout my life I have made the choice to never see myself as a victim. As I stand here at … More WiTM: Never Stop Walking
Women of Flash
May 12, 2018
Now that Napowrimo is over, I’m settling back into my routine of morning online reading. This is my time to look for wonder-full flash and poetry and get lost in other places and other lives. There are many good writers out there but there are also some exceptional ones. Here’s a few of those writers … More Women of Flash
Friday Reads: Big Magic
May 4, 2018
“Anyhow, the older I get, the less impressed I become with originality. These days, I’m far more moved by authenticity. Attempts at originality can often feel forced and precious, but authenticity has quiet resonance that never fails to stir me. Just say what you want to say, then, and say it with all your heart.” … More Friday Reads: Big Magic
For Tara
February 16, 2018
“When you’re in the dark, you have to try to remember that it’s a dance – dark, light, dark, light, dim. Or when you’re in the sun but the clouds come, of course you instantly think, Oh, God, now it’s going to get cold and wet, and it’s all fucked, but then you might remember … More For Tara
Mr. Google has no sense of direction
February 10, 2018
we decided after leaving the city to take a nature walk. Mr. Google said there was a trail nearby on Irrigation Road, we followed directions, ended up at a grey concrete building with a dead cactus in front. False start. It turned out to be admin headquarters, the trail being 6.2 miles in the … More Mr. Google has no sense of direction
