q.w.u. abbrev. quick writing update. n. A brief update that holds the writer accountable to her own work and informs readers of her writing progress and creative process. Sometimes quiet is a good thing. I’ve been quiet on here the last few months in an effort to focus on writing my novel. So far, my …
a wanderer’s work.
In my heart of hearts, I’ve always been a bit of a wanderer. This has often served me, both as a writer and as a human being. In my best, most freeing creative moments, I feel as though I'm floating on a strong current, traveling toward something unknown and exciting. As a human, my wanderer …
q.w.u. no. 4
q.w.u. abbrev. quick writing update. n. A brief update that holds the writer accountable to her own work and informs readers of her writing progress and creative process. The past two months have flown by too quickly. I meant to post one of these quick updates a couple of weeks ago, but so much has …
“what we do in bomb shelters when they bomb us from the sky.”
i don't know how to write when there's a war on. because everything inside me screams that there are no words worthy enough to carry the weight of babies born in overcrowded subway stations, of boys made soldiers made martyrs, of empty strollers on expectant train platforms, of black AK47s in the trembling hands of …
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q.w.u. no. 3
q.w.u. abbrev. quick writing update. n. A brief update that holds the writer accountable to her own work and informs readers of her writing progress and creative process. It's truly thrilling whenever I get to look back and feel proud of myself as a writer, and I'm delighted to say that today is one of …
words for the new year, 2022.
My favorite day of the year is finally here again--New Year's Eve. An ending, a beginning. It is a quiet place to reflect on the past, and to anticipate the future. In other words, it is a doorway--a sacred one at that. Some of you may know that every year, instead of doing New Year's …
q.w.u. no. 2
Welcome to my second Quick Writing Update! These updates are meant mainly to hold me accountable to my own work, but also to keep you posted on my progress and my writing process as I work on my novel and whatever other work comes up. These last few months have been hectic to say the …
making moves.
Hello. It's been a while, but I'm back. I'll try to keep this short-ish because there's so much that's happened in the past few months that has taken my time and energy away; writing something long and drawn-out will only deplete that energy further. Plus, this space is meant for reflections on writing--not long-winded apologies …
lent, part iii: resurrection.
New buds on cacti bloom slowly. Unfortunately, these new buds aren't the end of our original story. As it turned out, the cactus at the end of our street--the one that the winter storm had damaged, the one that they pruned back to a wooden stump--got ripped out of the ground shortly after. The winter …
lent, part ii: abscission.
They finally cut the dying cactus down. Disoriented and deadened by the winter storm we had in February, its pads had already begun to fall off on their own, rotting dark, stinking stains into the sidewalk. Now, it is only a stump, not even a tenth of its original size. I am shocked how little …
e.e. birdsall 