This is where I write about writing, write about other people’s writing, give project updates, share pictures of random creations and cute animals, and blather on about things near and dear to my heart or just whatever is tickling my brain
Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book came to me about a month or so after my sister was killed. While the circumstances and loss Sonali experienced were vastly different than what I was going through, I felt a deep connection. She touched on the complete senselessness of the world…
Awakening: a Literary Anthology Launching February 25, 2026 – An extraordinary collection of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that explores revelation, rebellion, redemption, and discovery. J9 is excited to have their Middle Grade Horror story, Did We Just Wake-up in the Murder House?, in this anthology alongside other talented writers of The Writing Journey!
I am working on a fairytale inspired story/poem. It takes the idea that Locks (as a young girl, she was Goldilocks) came to the house of the bears to meet with the 4th bear. My tale takes place years later, after Locks has lost touch with her childhood friend after all that happened. But then…
The post reflects on the idea that time is not linear and that everything is interconnected within a greater entity referred to as “WE.” It explores the shared essence of all beings, suggesting that every individual experience contributes to the collective understanding of existence. The text grapples with the contradictions of being both part of…
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