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While on a break between undergraduate and graduate school, I've been doing quite a bit of writing. I've been exploring new platforms, new styles, and refining my normal writing methods. I've recently discovered a website called reedsyprompts. I've become a bit obsessed with the challenge of reading a prompt and writing a short story to… Continue reading Check out my short stories!
On September 25, 2021 my third grandchild, Donovan Alexander Niman, was silently born. He was announced stillborn. On October 6, 2021 we held his funeral. It's been a devastating and heartbreaking couple of weeks for the family, with quite a bit of beauty and happiness shining through. (More on that next time.) Today, I want… Continue reading Donovan Alexander Niman
My first creative non-fiction collaboration has been published! My team won the W.R.I.T.E. Challenge this year! You can read the article at: https://penmenreview.com/writing-resources/6-dos-and-donts-for-starting-a-new-writing-career/ I am super proud of my group for pulling this article off! Due to COVID-19 complications, my involvement was more limited than I intended, however I did pick out the author and… Continue reading My First Nonfiction Publication is Live!
I feel like I'm fading away Life cannot make me stay In my final hours I've lost all my power Its ten seconds to midnight Something just doesn't feel right. My hands on an invisible trigger Fear couldn't get any bigger. I sense the end is near for me The fate that awaits, I long… Continue reading Fading Away
It isn't weak to ask for help, It isn't weak to run away. It isn't weak to know you failed, It isn't weak to hate today. It isn't weak to relapse. It isn't weak to give in. It isn't weak to not say no, It isn't weak to sin. It's only weak to give up,… Continue reading Weak
Good morning and Happy New Year! It's 2021 now, and things aren't looking any better than last year. As such, I've decided to just focus on college, writing, and family. The world is chaos and I don't like it. I lost my job, so I have some free time. Time to write. New medications are… Continue reading Second Chance Progress Check-In
Going through the pictures Of what used to be, I stumbled on the feelings Of what I used to see. I hid what I couldnt say, Afraid of what I'd hear. Now I'm filled with regrets That I could have held you near. I don't think you'd remember We almost had something there, Long forgotten… Continue reading P.S. I Love You – A Poem
Everytime I see you I see so much more. I get these feelings deep inside Urging me to explore. I keep my feelings hidden So no one else will know. I'm not supposed to love you So I can't let it show. Yet Everytime I start to think My thoughts drift to your face. I… Continue reading Untitled Poetry
I'm currently on a two-week winter break from college. It's a much needed break. As last term ended, I was refreshing my brightspace classroom often, watching for final scores to be posted. My 4.0 GPA hanging precariously in the air. When the dust of the term settled, my GPA still sits at 4.0. I'm eternally… Continue reading Happy Holidays!
She woke to the aroma of pancakes and fresh coffee. Immediately, she started crying. She had to be imagining it, but it felt so real she could almost taste the buttery pancakes. She lived alone. There wasn't anyone in the house who could be making pancakes and coffee. And yet, she smelled it as clearly… Continue reading Pancakes and coffee…..Writing Prompt Free Writing
Cathy Marie Bown 