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Fifty Full Pages

Lament for a senior thesis. Need I say more?

Posted byMarushkaMay 1, 2020April 29, 2020Posted inPoetryTags:academic writing, failure, growth, learning, mistake, persistence, Poetry, thesis, writing13 Comments on Fifty Full Pages

Hemingway Smile

Learn to say the truth of a thing – that is all.

Posted byMarushkaApril 30, 2020April 29, 2020Posted inPoetryTags:art, Earnest Hemingway, Galileo, life, Poetry, science, story, Truth, writingLeave a comment on Hemingway Smile

Silver Towards Salt

“That liquefaction of her clothes” – a different understanding of a poem I’ve always loved.

Posted byMarushkaApril 29, 2020Posted inPoetryTags:ecology, estuary, Poetry, river, Robert HerrickLeave a comment on Silver Towards Salt

Bug-Out Books

We each have our literary bug-out bag. What does yours hold?

Posted byMarushkaApril 29, 2020April 28, 2020Posted inWorks ConsultedTags:books, Emily Dickinson, Fahrenheit 451, hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien, Maurice Sendak, memory, oral literature, Ray Bradbury, The Word, Where the wild things are5 Comments on Bug-Out Books

Pass The Peas & Honey

Healthy eating never seemed so…deep.

Posted byMarushkaApril 28, 2020April 28, 2020Posted inDon't AskTags:absurdism, anonymous, existentialism, honey, mystery, peas, Poetry, question, story, story-building, the best way to eat peas is with chopsticks, writing4 Comments on Pass The Peas & Honey

Losing Time

Everyone has at least one thing that makes them irrational.

Posted byMarushkaApril 27, 2020April 22, 2020Posted inDon't AskTags:creation, destruction, distraction, grief, human, inspiration, interaction, irrational, life, mental health, writing12 Comments on Losing Time

Pumpkins & Macbeth

Yes, I still have pumpkins from Halloween. Yes, they’re still good (I hope).

Posted byMarushkaApril 26, 2020April 26, 2020Posted inPoetry, UncategorizedTags:cooking, food, Macbeth, Poetry, pumpkins, seasonal, seasons2 Comments on Pumpkins & Macbeth

Writer’s Concentration

Of course I’m writing. What else would it be?

Posted byMarushkaApril 25, 2020April 23, 2020Posted inDon't AskTags:concentration, distraction, excuses, humor, inspiration, panacea, Poetry, writingLeave a comment on Writer’s Concentration

Why So Serious, Quote Unquote

Seriously, why?

Posted byMarushkaApril 24, 2020April 24, 2020Posted inPoetryTags:batman, humor, joker, Poetry, Truth, voice, writing2 Comments on Why So Serious, Quote Unquote

The Time Heist

It’s a strange thing to be glad of losing something.

Posted byMarushkaApril 24, 2020April 24, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:art, creativity, gaming, introspection, Laura Vanderkam, memory, Off the Clock, Stardew Valley, time, time management, writing2 Comments on The Time Heist

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