Tag: writing
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My Latest Project
This announcement is about two months overdue, but I wanted to share my latest project with all of you! I (along with two friends) have been releasing a weekly newsletter called The Iron Quill. Loosely inspired by The Federalist Papers, The Iron Quill addresses and shares news, legislation, art, resources, protest information, and our thoughts…
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New Publication!
I’m excited to announce that my poem Confessional appears in Issue 5 of the Orange Couch, which dropped today! Please go check it out, along with all the other awesome contributors! Additionally, I have two more pieces forthcoming this summer, “Way of the Dragonborn” in the inaugural issue of a dreamy little mag called Snoozine,…
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Scaling the Cliff: Submitting to Literary Journals for the First Time
A friend asked me today about getting published in literary journals and magazines, and I want to share my response with all of you. I love helping people get started with getting published, and talk about it often with my friends, so this blog post almost feels past-due. Luckily, the friend who reached out to…
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Writing Prompt #46
Hullo fabulous folks! Grab a pen and a notebook! To celebrate the resuscitation of this blog, Prompt #46 is going to be all about rebirth, rejuvenation, and recovery. When was the last time you sat down and thought about something you overcame in life—college application statements don’t count! It’s time to do a little appreciation…
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I’m Back!
Hey folks! I’m back! First, allow me to apologize for the lengthy and sudden absence–I was, unfortunately, too ambitious with my original posting schedule for this blog. Juggling grad school, work, planning for my career, life, and daily blog posts was simply beyond my capabilities. However, I love this blog, and am excited to be…
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Writing Prompt #45
It’s a Tuesday Chooseday! I’m back with another choose-your-own-adventure kind of prompt 🙂 For today, we’ll recycle a prompt from my Spoken Word class that I’ve been enjoying playing with. For an extra challenge, try writing your response with a spoken performance in mind, whatever genre you choose! Apocalyptic The day the world ended I……
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Exciting News!
So excited to announce that my flash fiction piece “Honey Hibiscus” appears in Volume 6 of Spare Parts Lit! Please head on over to check out this awesome issue! Thank you Oak! Also… I have a piece forthcoming in Defunct Magazine soon, keep an eye out! On a less exciting note, I owe all of…
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Thoughts About “You, An Apocalypse Survivor, Lie in the Grass to Watch a Comet”
In this three stanza poem, Gordon Smith evolves his use of punctuation to help evolve the flow of the poem to suit the context of the words. The first stanza is one sentence, the only period appearing at the end. The second stanza breaks four lines in with a period, the last line standing alone…
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Daily Prompt #44
Welcome to another Fantastic Monday! Eventually, I will convince myself not to hate Mondays. For today’s prompt, we’re going to go mythical! We’re also going to work on messing around with form. Instruction Manual For today, put together some instructions from one person (or group) in a fantasy world to another person (or group) in…
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Daily Prompt #43
Are you as excited as I am for Flash Friday? Flash is my favorite genre to write, so this is my favorite day of the week! (nothing to do with it being Friday, promise.) Today, I am anticipating Spring Break more than ever. Finals will be over, and I will step out of the in-between…
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