a 20-piece memoir on me & you
1. On our first dinner date you hid all the forks and knives beneath the tablein the restaurant so that I wouldn’t be able to hurt myself. Then you askedthe waiter to bring us spoons instead.2. My...
View Articleare you in love with someone? I feel like much of your writing is fueled by...
Oh, yes. In fact, “in love” is an understatement.
View Articleon the second amendment counted out in birthday candles
Some women are bedroom doors that men unlock without asking.When my younger brother asks me how to tie a noose with onlymy bare hands, I break down crying and teach him how to smashthe plates in the...
View Article"If it’s true, he said, if it’s true that we’re all going to die tomorrow,...
“If it’s true, he said, if it’s true that we’re all going to die tomorrow, what would you do on your last day? Hmm, she replied, I think I would visit the museum, and I would press my hands against the...
View ArticleSomeone asked me when I started writing. I said that I had been doing it all...
This made me smile. :)
View Articlei don't know if you've answered this question before, but how do you feel...
I would be extremely flattered. I just feel like that would be incredible, to have my words tattooed on someone’s skin, because they could keep those words with them always.I just can’t believe that...
View Articledeer calls
I’m up to an average of five calls to 911 per night, hanging on the other endof the line like a ghost waiting for someone to haunt.This kind of business is brutal, the emergency operators tell me. They...
View ArticleAre there any good poem books that you think everyone should read?
Oh, yes! :)Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns by Andrea GibsonThe Bones Below by Sierra DeMulderThis Clumsy Living by Bob HicokAny book by Charles Bukowski/Sylvia Plath/e.e. cummingsWhy Things Burn by Daphne...
View Article"We’re all supposed to die today, she mused. Yes, he said. But let’s not...
“We’re all supposed to die today, she mused. Yes, he said. But let’s not think of it as our last day. Let’s think of it merely as the beginning of the end. That way, by thinking of it as a beginning,...
View ArticleAnne Frank's Equation
This is a story about how my grandparents fell to their knees and weptwhen they learned of Anne Frank’s death. Then they set up an altarmade out of their own two bodies and held each other in bed,...
View Article"There are two kinds of people you will meet in this world, he said. One will...
“There are two kinds of people you will meet in this world, he said. One will want to trace all the lines and contours on the map of your body, and will travel to every single destination. The other...
View ArticleI have been soaking up your words non stop for hours, for two days. I did not...
You can’t imagine my smile when I read this. It was so wonderful to read this because you are the type of person who inspires me to continue writing. Thank you, thank you, thank you. xx
View Article"I open your legs with my knee so I don’t have to stain my hands on your...
“I open your legs with my knee so I don’t have to stain my hands on your light. You are burning, luminescent, and I am afraid that if I touch you too deeply you will devour me as the moon devours the...
View ArticleHi, I appreciate yours recommendation for poetry books! Can you recommend any...
Sure! :) (A few of these are short story collections)Cold Mountain by Charles FrazierOrdinary People by Judith GuestThe Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey EugenidesShadow Tag by Louise ErdrichTeach Me by R.A....
View ArticleAs a young, aspiring writer, are there any sorts of clubs/local...
The Scholastics Art and Writing Awards, which are held every year, are a great place to start. You can submit poetry, short stories, flash fiction, personal memoirs, play scripts, science fiction...
View Article"Do you remember our first dinner date? she asked him. Yes, he replied. You...
“Do you remember our first dinner date? she asked him. Yes, he replied. You took away all the forks and knives so I wouldn’t be able to hurt myself and asked the waiter for spoons instead. That was the...
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