Why I write
Much like George Orwell’s essay entitled ”Why I write“, I wanted to share with you the reasons as to why I began this blog and why I continue to write articles. In my About section, I’ve described the blog as a way for me to write for myself on whatever subject I want and that simple explanation still holds true. But I want to expand on it and tell you more about why writing is valuable and important to me. I’ve never been much of a politically correct type of gal. I will always opt for what is true and what is just over what is politically correct. I...
Read More…of the day: an update and a poem
It’s been a quiet month, so I share with you a ‘quiet’ poem. My blog entries will be fewer than they once were; I certainly won’t have the time to blog on a daily basis! I need to make time to achieve all of the goals on my 101 list, especially more time to read (my goal is 101 books – that’s one book every ten days!). I’ll share each achievement with you and I hope that it might inspire you to start a list of your own. What better time to cross things off your list of childhood dreams than now? Speaking of 101 books to read, I’d like to...
Read MoreMy Spoken Word Piece
By request, I’m posting my first every spoken word piece (the one I performed at Voices of Venus in August of 2009): I want to feel. I want to FEEL. I want to be overwhelmed, swayed, scattered and held. I want to feel energy burning inside of me until it explodes into hues of passionate red, fiery yellow and melancholic blue. I want to think, I want to contemplate I want to un-think and re-arrange I want to see your equations, your creations I want to be swayed by kindness and stirred by the occasional moment Rated R I just want a moment when I can breathe in and breathe in and breathe...
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