by Minerva Rising Contributor | Apr 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
We learn halfway through Creative Writing 101 to write about not only what we know, but also about what fascinates and intrigues us, even what thrills or terrifies us. Lyric poets learn quickly to color outside the lines, moving beyond broken hearts and changes of...
by Minerva Rising Contributor | Apr 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Do painters overdose on paint? Do bakers tire of flour; do gardeners get sick to death of dirt? I wonder this, as I lie in bed in the early morning, thinking about how I travel through my days gorging on words.We live in a wide, fast-moving torrent, a Columbia, a...
by Minerva Rising Contributor | Apr 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’ve never been much of a rebel, though I admire those who are. Sure, back in the day I rolled the waistband of my skirt until my hemline defied junior high regulations, carefully ripped my jeans (before you could buy them that way) and shouted, “No more guns, no more...
by Minerva Rising Contributor | Mar 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
Whenever I called out at night to my parents from my bedroom, they were there in a flash asking what I needed. Blanketing me with their love, they comforted me in every way possible. At bedtime, my father checked underneath my bed for monsters. After a bad...
by Minerva Rising Contributor | Mar 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
I awoke this morning stiff and sore at the sight of winter’s black, littered sidewalks. It’s in the low 30’s, the snow is melting and spring is just toying with us. The clocks are shooting bullets and minutes and seconds into our daylight hours and when I awake...
