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Ode to the End of Summer: An exercise

Summer is almost over, and every year it's a bittersweet feeling. The end of a season, shadows growing longer, gold-tinted dusks--even...

Summer Adventure: A narrative poem writing exercise

Summer is often painted with a brush of adventure. There's something about this season, probably stemming from the time off school as...

Publication updates!

The end of May through the end of June was a month of respite from all things blog related for me, but that also means I didn't post my...

Revisiting Mid-Century Classics

Best laid plans I had great plans for May. Having plans should have been my first clue that life would throw me a curve ball or four. And...

May is Short Story Month...

... and I had no idea until today. In my last newsletter, I mentioned that after a month of all things poetry during National Poetry...

Focus on fiction + publication!

National Poetry Month is over, and I plan to spend the month of May focusing on fiction. To that end, I'm beyond thrilled to kick off the...

Poems: Three Poems by Dara

During National Poetry Month, I'm celebrating by sharing poems from community members and newsletter subscribers! Today is the final day...

Poems: Two Poems by Floi Baker

During National Poetry Month, I'm celebrating by sharing poems from community members and newsletter subscribers! I'm so happy to share...

Learn to Write a Golden Shovel!

Poetry forms can feel intimidating. We remember counting syllables, looking at meter, and trying to figure out if we're looking at a...