"“When you were sleeping on the sofa I put my ear to your ear and listened to...
““When you were sleeping on the sofa I put my ear to your ear and listened to the echo of your dreams.That is the ocean I want to dive in, merge with the bright fish, plankton and pirate ships.I walk...
View Articlei first followed you after a saw something you wrote that i fell absolutely...
Yes, I know exactly what you’re talking about; it was a short story. But it won an award and now the rights to the work are given to the Scholastics company for two years, so I don’t think I can share...
View Articlehi! this is sort of a complex question - how would you describe the way you...
Hello! Oh, gosh, that’s sort of a tough question. But what I try to do is start out with a fact or an event, and make that fact or event very specific, something the reader can easily picture. I make...
View Article"Astronaut’s suicide note: Black hole awaits!"
“Astronaut’s suicide note: Black hole awaits!” - 6-Word Story #67
View ArticleDear Ana (an open letter to anorexia)
Dear Ana,I wonder if you know that yesterday all the neighbors left casseroleson your back porch because they thought you’d already died,and even the undertaker knows your first, middle, and last name...
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"Dear Ana" changed my whole perception about anorexia. I no longer see it as...
You’re very, very welcome.(If anyone else would like to read “Dear Ana,” it’s here: http://writingsforwinter.tumblr.com/post/46812887069/dear-ana-an-open-letter-to-anorexia)
View Article"But back then, in those first days, I was so alone that every day was like...
“But back then, in those first days, I was so alone that every day was like eating my own heart.” - Junot Diaz
View ArticleI want to thank everyone who answered your question on their favorite slam...
:) Me too!P.S. This is the post this anon is talking about: http://writingsforwinter.tumblr.com/post/46639530073/what-are-your-favorite-slam-poems
View Article"There’s a treehouse in my backyard I like to sit in when it’s cold & it’s...
“There’s a treehouse in my backyard I like to sit in when it’s cold & it’s snowing& the whole world feels empty& I’d be lying if I said I didn’t get scared sometimes but i curl myself into...
View ArticleYOUR 6-Word Story Submissions #2
Here are all of your latest 6-word story submissions. If you’d like to read the other submissions, the first post is here:...
View ArticleAbsolutely wonderful writing. Keep it up. One of your poems was about the...
I do think that being alone can eventually lead to loneliness. Although I enjoy being alone, and prefer it over being with certain people, I do sometimes feel lonelier when I’m by myself.I think that’s...
View Article"I kissed you, swallowing your poems."
“I kissed you, swallowing your poems.” - 6-Word Story #68
View ArticleTime Travel
If I could go back in time I’d shake hands with Einsteinand thank him for his theory of relativity, which brought me to you,and greet all the dinosaurs one by one, ride on the back of a t-rexjust to...
View Articlea third grade love poem
Whenever I feel like a sinking ship I think of that timeI sat behind you in third grade and you accidentallydropped your pencil into my hand, so in order to get it outyou had to cup your palm over mine...
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I would just like to let you know that Dear Ana is the reason I ate today....
Oh my. I hope it’s your reason for many more days to come, too. You’re very welcome, love. xo(If anyone else would like to read Dear Ana, it’s here:...
View Article"When I feel myself falling out of love with you, I turn the record of your...
““When I feel myself falling out of love with you, I turn the record of your laughter over, reposition the needle.”” - Sierra DeMulder, from “Love, Forgive Me” (via pigmenting)
View ArticleI'm was planning on printing and framing one of your poems but i wanted to...
Yes, of course it’s okay! Thanks for asking. :)
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