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The Imperfect Garden: A Prologue
Here is the result of my “found poetry” exercise. The italicized words are from my friends and family. Enjoy! I never asked for a perfect garden, So why would I pretend that mine is so? I never expected my flowers to be perfectly aligned– I never expected them all to grow. But I put my Continue reading
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Wrapped: 2023 Books
There is so much I could say about the books I read this year and just reading in general. Let’s get into it! This was the year I fell in love with reading again. I have always been an avid reader, but for last five years I had been a college student and a teacher; Continue reading
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Found Poetry
Lately, I’ve been in a rut when it comes to writing and creativity. Whenever I feel this way, I try to come up with creative ways to ignite that part of my brain. Sometimes, I even include my family and friends in this process to help me. I call this exercise “found poetry” because it’s Continue reading
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Book of the Month: November
This month, I had the amazing opportunity to read an ARC copy of J.O. Ellis’s debut novel, “How the Fox Runs”. This book is one of the most creative I have read in a long time. I have always been a fan of fantasy, but sometimes the genre has a tendency to produce books that Continue reading
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Weary Travelers
Tell us about a time when you felt out of place. This poem will be featured in my debut collection of poems, out in 2024! And maybe I’m trying too hard to fit Into too many spaces. But I feel my heart pulled in a million Different directions And I can’t quite decipher Which direction Continue reading
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Love Has Many Forms
Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life. She tried to capture what it felt like. But she couldn’t find the words. How do you capture it when it wears so many different faces, hums so many different melodies, listens & speaks & pulls you in? It’s like the sun—the way it Continue reading
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In the Moment
I remember yearning For what I have now. For comforting friendships, Silence interrupted by Giggles & laughter that are loud. I pause in these moments. I look around. I marvel at the way The world works. How hope, & goodness, & love Abound. Some may capture this In photographs, But I try to use words. Continue reading
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The Lady on the Corner
Share a story about the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home. I stare out the window as we drive. I spent months daydreaming about this place, and now I see that it’s more beautiful than I ever imagined it would be. The trees are taller than any I’ve seen in my life; the leaves a Continue reading
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Remember Her
What brings a tear of joy to your eye? A fourteen year old girl sits in the car with her mom, daydreaming as she gazes out the window. She is thinking of the future–of whom she might be when she is eighteen, when she is twenty-two, when she is twenty-three. That girl is you. That Continue reading
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The Garden Party Himself
Interview someone — a friend, another blogger, your mother, the mailman — and write a post based on their responses. Charismatic, imaginative, and friendly–three words that perfectly describe my dad. My parents own their own business called “The Garden Party”, where they grow flowers, run a garden center store, and tend to the yards of Continue reading
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