Celebrating our favorite authors is a great way to kickoff November. Nellie Verne Burt McPherson presented the idea for National Author’s Day to the General Federation of Women’s Club in 1928. It was a token of appreciation for fiction writer Irving Bacheller. The U.S. Department of Commerce officially endorsed National Author’s Day in 1949. If you were […]
Category: Journal
I’ve been hit with writer’s block. Other than some poetry here and there, I was at a loss about what to write. Today, I sat staring at a mostly blank internet browser window, with an equally blank mind. Writing prompts suddenly popped into my head. I did some searching before deciding to make a mix […]
Once upon a time, I sheltered my poetry. I filtered and censored the stanzas about heartbreak and pain; failure and loss. I held those parts close to my chest like a swaddled newborn. I wouldn’t dare let anyone hold such tender words. Perhaps one could peek at the sleeping face of a memory. Hold it? […]
