Back from Key West, but it’s hard to relay how wonderful a trip it was in light of the tragedy in Haiti. Brandon and I can hardly turn off the TV. We feel so helpless this far away, as I’m sure many people feel. Even before the earthquake, there were 1.6 million orphans in Haiti…ContinueContinue reading “Haiti and Home from Key West”
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Painting Nails and Gettin’ Dolled Up for Work?!
In about three hours, the students and faculty will begin to arrive for the Ashland MFA program, and step one to prepare for the residency today: painting my nails. This is clearly the most important item on my agenda for the day, even though I rarely paint my nails, even for weddings. I even broughtContinueContinue reading “Painting Nails and Gettin’ Dolled Up for Work?!”
Writing About Writing
My daughter is currently practicing her monkey skills by standing on my thighs and linking her arms around my neck. Yes, and I am still typing. Do you see the dedication in action?? I did a rewrite of “The Corner Stand” last night of which I am quite proud. Publishing first drafts of poems hereContinueContinue reading “Writing About Writing”
Ambition
It has been a great week of a forced fast from the computer, kind of – with mobile uploads and Twitter’s mobile connect to Facebook, I have been able to give the appearance of an online presence 😉 Thank God for Twitter and its ability to make sure everyone knows what normal and uninteresting thingsContinueContinue reading “Ambition”
Back to Health
I took a leave from blogging/reading/writing/thinking for about a week due to sinus infections and roto viruses which amounted to a lot of nasty bodily fluids in our house in the last few weeks. Ew. I will spare the blog world every grotesque detail. Suffice it to say, it was a sort of comedy ofContinueContinue reading “Back to Health”
Good News!
I just got an email from the editor of The New Formalist, and they are going to publish one of my poems! Now, three people think I’m awesome! 😉 I am very excited about this one, too, because it is a formal poem I first wrote as an undergraduate. I’ve done some revision to it,ContinueContinue reading “Good News!”
2009 Writing Resolution
Elvis said his first two-syllable word today – tractor. He is possibly the cutest thing on the planet, even cuter than labrador puppies. My mom took a short video clip of him, Lydia, my dad, and me sitting on the couch looking through a tractor book. It will go on Facebook sometime soon… if FacebookContinueContinue reading “2009 Writing Resolution”
Sarah Marie Wells 