"Sometimes I imagine my own autopsy. Disappointment in myself: right kidney....
“Sometimes I imagine my own autopsy. Disappointment in myself: right kidney. Disappointment of others in me: left kidney. Personal failures: kishkes. When the clocks are turned back and the dark falls...
View ArticleI have been writing a story where the entire story is told by the main...
Mmm…tough situation. Maybe you could just use “I” with past tense for the entire flashback? I’m really not sure.Do any of my followers have suggestions? If so, please reply to this ask.
View ArticleIs there a reason why you write most of your poems in couplets? And also, how...
I’m very confused, because a couplet is a pair of lines that normally rhyme and have the same meter, and I absolutely despise rhyming poetry so I never use it. I know couplets don’t always rhyme...
View ArticleUm…my book will be sold at Barnes & Noble? Crying.
Um…my book will be sold at Barnes & Noble?Crying.
View Articlei come from a long line of hot-blooded, able-bodied women
My grandmother was so afraid my grandfather was having an affairthat she bought a polygraph and turned it onevery time she said I love you and waited for him to say it back.My mother came out of the...
View ArticleThank you all so, so much for the incredibly kind and supportive...
Thank you all so, so much for the incredibly kind and supportive congratulations messages about my book. I appreciate it immensely and I will answer as many as I can and save every single one of them.:)
View ArticleDo you know the poem that ends up talking about doing bad acts in their lives...
Yep! It’s a poem called “An Entomologist’s Last Love Letter” by Jared Singer. You can find it here.
View ArticleOh my gosh I am so incredibly happy for you and the book being sold at Barnes...
Thank you so much. :)
View Article1. My real name 2. Survival Songs 3. Yes, pre-orders will be...
1. My real name2.Survival Songs3. Yes, pre-orders will be available!4. I’m not sure yet and I will check, but since there are digital versions available, you can always download them just in case.5....
View Article@theheedlessheart: Please don’t feel bad just because I’m getting...
@theheedlessheart: Please don’t feel bad just because I’m getting a book deal. I’m so happy your poems are finally getting noticed; I know that’s very important to every writer, and it’s wonderful that...
View ArticleHow do you come up with the titles for your poetry? We have vastly different...
A lot of times I find a title for my poems by using a key phrase from somewhere inside the poem, a phrase that was mentioned or alluded to within the actual piece.So the title is often directly related...
View ArticleDo you have any advice for young people who want to publish something for the...
Thank you! I would suggest submitting manuscripts of your work to various writing contests if you want to get a book published. Follow all the submissions guidelines very closely. In the past, Where...
View Article"I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I’m awake."
“I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I’m awake.” - Ernest Hemingway (via observando)
View Article"When I was young I asked my priest how you can get to Heaven and still...
“When I was young I asked my priest how you can get to Heaven and still protect yourself from all the evil in the world. He told me what God said to His children, “You are sheep among wolves. Be wise...
View Articlethe entire relationship history of a depressed couple
When my best friend found out the man she met through a mutual bartenderwas on Prozac too, the first thing they bonded over was howtheir psychiatrists always forgot to up the dosage.When she started...
View ArticleA. Congratulations about your book!! Oh wow. B. When you say you despise...
A. Thank you so much!B. I usually despise all kinds of rhyming poetry, either my own or others’, but I dislike writing it myself much more than I do reading it.C. Yep, I’ll link you to that poem. You...
View ArticleYou might wake up and notice you’re someone you’re not If you...
You might wake up and notice you’re someone you’re notIf you look in the mirror and don’t like what you see You can find out first hand what it’s like to be meWhen I grow up I want to be nothing at all
View ArticleWhy is that I can only write when I am sad? I find it hard to compose things...
You kind of answered the first question already-because it’s easier for you to write from sadness.I don’t think you should be very worried. Sadness is a great writing tool, actually. I think more...
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