One random day in 2016, the little ones were watching kiddie videos on YouTube, and one in particular caught my attention: As I watched the person cut and mold the sand, I had the strangest electric-feeling sensation run through me; it started in my chest and radiated outwards. I felt a serious peace & calm... Continue Reading →
2018 has *got* to be different.
I've been sitting on this post for about two weeks now, and I'm just gonna go ahead and release it. Back in January 2016, after just birthing a baby, I came back to the blog in full force, released my debut novel a month later, and I've trucked on blogging and releasing new bits &... Continue Reading →
Flash Poetry: “Wolves/Deer”
Have you ever loved someone called them dear They're family, after all, right? But the moment they open their mouths the ball of yarn that is your world begins to unravel? Their words wrecking balls to the walls you have gingerly built from chaos? Like unleashing wolves thirsty and starved onto sleeping, unsuspecting deer. I... Continue Reading →
Wayward is LIVE!
I am super surprised to learn that Wayward: Poetry for Monsters, Muses, and Other Deviants is all ready and for sale! Paperback editions are $5.99, and e-book editions are currently $2.99-- if you'd like both, it's on Matchbook for only $.99 when the paperback is purchased! ebook ($2.99): Amazon Paperback (ONLY $5.99): Amazon I'd love... Continue Reading →
Flash Poetry: “Chicken Kiev”
Some days, I'm just not cut out to make Chicken Kiev. The pounding of raw, dripping chicken (And the meat stuck under fingernails) Curling it delicately in on itself (And smearing the fearfully-full-of-salmonella butter over fingers, because you know it doesn't stick well on its own) The flour, the eggs-- Oh Gods, the raw eggs,... Continue Reading →
Announcing: WAYWARD, A Poetry Chapbook!
WAYWARD: Poetry for Monsters, Muses & Other Deviants is a chapbook collection of assorted poetry of mine, to be released in the coming months! Here's the official blurb: way·ward ˈwāwərd (adjective) difficult to control or predict because of unusual behavior. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a mermaid and an astronaut. So,... Continue Reading →
(Flash Poetry) Follow-Up: When Anxiety Makes You Not Write.
My last post talked about me having all these words screaming in my ears, begging to write them down, how my mind was already ready to dive in to the next project. I just have one problem right now: Anxiety and OCD in some kind of weird uproar. The words scramble to reach my fingertips,... Continue Reading →
Flash Poetry: Terms of Service
In which I am overly concerned with "updated" Terms of Service... and also make a Dragon Age: Inquisition reference. You're welcome.
Flash Fiction: Something that Scares You
This week's challenge: write about something that scares you. Here's what scares me.
Single Serve Flash Fiction: Poetry. “Missing.”
A bit of poetry today. "Missing" Today, I find myself missing. People. Ideas. Things. I miss having the capacity to think of myself. I miss having little to take care of. I miss the days of being prudently carefree. I miss the me I used to be. Work work work. No pay, everyday. This life... Continue Reading →