Ultimately, the goal is to get something done, if only to put down something after a life-rrrreally-got-in-the-way hiatus. 10-line, 11-syllable terza rima, here: 20/20. You are more than this gradual expansion, more than the taut lengthening of the tendons, or shifts in the centers of gravitation. All systems are preoccupied with functions in constructing your channels, your inner sparks,…
Category: Rebirth
New beginnings.
(a sunflower by any other name)
I’m getting married in October, and among the millions of decisions I have to make between now and the hour of my wedding, I also have to make a decision about whether to change my name. ::siiiiiigh:: I’m a self-identifying feminist—and a vitriol-spitting, fire-breathing one of late, given this Hobby Lobby disgrace—and I have never…
#yesallwomen
It’s hideous that there’s a laundry list of verifiable shit that I’ve had to endure as a female—from saccharinely delivered condescension and objectification to sexual harassment in the workplace and rape—and what’s worse is that the shame of admitting it is almost greater than the need to name it and brand it for what it…
Serially – #MoG Book 2!
A few weeks ago, I came across a link for James Altucher’s The Ultimate Cheat Sheet for Reinventing Yourself. It’s a useful guide that I found rather motivating, esp. as I’ve had to reinvent myself a few times over the last eight years. I’ve come to refer to specific episodes as named chapters that hyperbolize…
BYE 2013: Best Year Ever listings (+ a brief #MoG update)
It’s been a slow process, but I’ve been able to gather the extent of my literary losses following the untimely dispatching of my hard drive in October. It could’ve been way worse, but here was the damage: I lost the first drafts and doodlings of my most recent poems, the redrafting I’d accomplished in August…
Taking Risks
In 2012, I found myself in a situation in which I either had to embrace change and transformation, or return to stagnation and somehow discover contentment in a situation that wasn’t working for me anymore. I definitely didn’t feel ready for change and transformation when they came to me, but I knew that if I…
On Blogging
I was once a blogger. It was during the years in which was benched at desk jobs with very, very little responsibility, and I was afforded the luxury of being able to cut my writerly milk teeth by means of web-based rant, analysis and confession. My life and my perceptions have changed since then, and I’ve…
And we’re back… kinda. Almost. Maybe not, but soon!
I’m slowly but surely working my way back towards getting this site back up. Like the new look? We’ll see if it sticks. I love all this color… for now. In the meantime, I’ve installed a nice little rotating tagline plugin, since I couldn’t decide on a tagline for this rebirth of my site. It’s…