This post is simple--I'm simply going to post two poems that were published earlier this year. Quite a few of you have mentionned that you like reading my poetry. Enjoy! **Sorry Mom, but the second one might make you blush.. Children Pick Rocks "Children Pick Rocks" was published in Oleander Review in the spring. Notice the … Continue reading Two Poems
My mother taught me lots of lessons--some lessons I learned, others I'm still learning. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from my mother it’s that you’ve got what you’ve been given, so you’d better make it work. (Yes, Mother. I know—I hear you loud and clear, “I have never said that!” But, just like my … Continue reading Show VS Tell and Other Lessons My Mother Attempted to Teach
Let the Floodgates Open. Let Closure Begin. Ernest Hemingway once said: ‘There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.’ Most writers rely on their memories, experiences and emotions when the floodgates open and the words flow out. This is true of all writing, but writers expertly disguise … Continue reading Closure Through Writing
No More Excuses In my mind, everyone’s got a list of things they dream of doing yet tell themselves they don’t have time for. Lack of time followed by lack of money are the biggest excuses people use for not doing what they know they should be doing. I’m going to call your bluff —I … Continue reading Carving Out Your Dream 101
Truth-telling was passed down the family chain the moment I took my breath. I swear it must be part of my genetic code. “Always tell the truth,” my mother told us even before we could speak. And so, I grew up telling the truth. It would be hard to find someone out there who does … Continue reading On Truth-Telling–in Writing and in Life
Roll that Giant boulder—Sisyphus style Believe it or not, there are days when I don’t feel like writing. There are days when I question why I spend so much time reading words nobody’s going to read. Words I’m only going to delete later. And I wonder why I’m choosing to be that clueless hamster running … Continue reading On Why We Must Write, Rupi Kaur and Sisyphus
Experiments, Seinfeld and Literature are three of my big favourites in life. Experiments Ask my mother—even as a young girl I loved to experiment. When my aunt and my mom went dancing, my cousin Mickey and I would take all of my mother’s baking supplies and half of what was in the fridge and play … Continue reading On Experiments, Seinfeld and Literature
Okay, Rach. What the heck is NaNo? Sounds like something from Mork and Mindy, doesn’t it? NaNoWrimo Actually it’s my lingo for NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, traditionally done in November and now also in July. This is NaNoWriMo’s description of itself: National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative … Continue reading To NaNo or Not to NaNo, That Is the Question
If you know me well, you’ve probably guessed that I rarely have trouble generating ideas for writing. I rarely get stuck, and I’ve never had writer’s block, but I do get in a “writing rut” at times. If I’m stuck, I know it’s time to put down the story for a while so my brain … Continue reading On Generating Ideas for Writing
Do you believe you're a badass? Well, I do. I believe you are a badass, and I believe I am a badass. Even you, Mom. You are a badass too! Ever started reading a book and think, “Man, does that ever sound like me!” As you might have guessed, I have found an echo of … Continue reading Jen Sincero is a Badass Superhero