Pocket Full of Stars c 4/11/1998 At one time I had all the answers I knew every line by heart All at once my life fell apart Shattering into pieces in a blink of an eye Nobody saw the pain until I cried I was Cinderella after the ball who lost it all when the … Continue reading Bad Poetry Friday
My Writing Life: on Reading a Moveable Feast
Recently The Husband, dogs, and I took a bunch of day trips around the PNW. Normally on these trips we listen to a comedy CD or funny audio book, but somehow we'd exhausted our supply. I had the restored edition of Ernest Hemingway's A Moveable Feast in the car and we wound up listening to it. It was … Continue reading My Writing Life: on Reading a Moveable Feast
Mortification Monday
Again, the diary entries are out of order, but at least I talk about Kyle. 10-10-93 Dear Diary, I like Kyle. Dave Justice is getten married. Soon I'll be at Nanas. Our turtle is so cute. My sister is sick. Well gotta go. I'm gonna watch baseball. Love, Danielle 10-14-93 Dear Diary, I am … Continue reading Mortification Monday
Bad Poetry Friday
During my junior year of high school I was obsessed with this magnetic poetry set I got from Barnes and Noble. Many of my bad poems stem from those evenings alone in my bedroom waiting for a boy to call while moving around the words on a filing cabinet. There were also many nights spent … Continue reading Bad Poetry Friday
Writing life: On dealing with rejection part 1
"Your success is directly proportional to your ability to handle rejection," (from the panel at the SCBWI Conference, NY 2012). Writing is not easy. Or always fun. It is not all sunshine and rainbows and instant bestsellers. There's a lot of blood, sweat and tears that goes into it. Sometimes those injuries come from a … Continue reading Writing life: On dealing with rejection part 1
Mortification Monday
The ongoing drama of Kyle n' Danielle 11-6-1993 Dear Diary, Well Kyle didn't break up with me. He understood. Kyle walks me to my classes and we talk. Yesterday he walked me to my bus. We said goodbye. Love, Danielle 11-10-1993 Dear Diary, I'm writin' in the dark. Yesterday was Kyle and my 1st week … Continue reading Mortification Monday
Rejection Playlist Volume 1, Track 4: “I Hate Everyone”
Some days just blow. It takes too much effort to remain positive. Instead, you just want to punch everyone in the face. For those days I give you Get Set Go's "I Hate Everyone." The chorus is especially catchy.
Bad Poetry Friday
There's something about me being lovesick that made me write scores of bad poetry. And for the record, I was lovesick a lot. The following three poems were all written in late December 1997. They are all written about the same guy, a counselor at a summer camp I attended in the North Carolina mountains. … Continue reading Bad Poetry Friday
Writing Life: Everything Is Inspiration
As a writer, I'm often asked where I get my inspiration. My answer? Everywhere. No, really. I'm a walking hurricane. True story: I once got into two car accidents in two hours. I once slipped in a mud puddle while wearing platform shoes and a suede skirt and fell on my my arse in front … Continue reading Writing Life: Everything Is Inspiration
Mortification Monday
The entries are a little out of order, but hopefully the drama still makes sense. 11-3-1993 Dear Diary, I have a lot of things to say. First Kyle asked me out. I said yes of course. I feel so good. It all started one week ago. Krystal asked Kyle if he liked me. He … Continue reading Mortification Monday
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