Rupi Kaur Contemporary Poet - Rupi Kaur Today, I'd like to share something from contemporary poet Rupi Kaur. She exploded onto the market a few years back, in 2014, with her collection Milk and Honey. Since, she has gone on to publish other collections. She is renowned for articulating the feminine experience and for being… Continue reading Poetry Inspirations – Rupi Kaur
Author: cskinnaird
Writer, journalist, blogger, and editor.
Based in Florida. Loves travel and Eastern spirituality.
Writes novels, poetry, short fiction.
Publishing Poetry
UPDATE 2019 has been a sad year for this blog, and I keep saying I'm going to blog more. (Isn't it interesting how the word 'blog' is both a noun and a verb?) Well, recently I decided that while working on my novel revisions, I'm going to work on publishing my poetry, too. I'd like… Continue reading Publishing Poetry
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500 words/day update
The wagon My friends, It has not been easy to be on the 500 words/day wagon. I have fallen off multiple times, and it's been barely a week. When you don't have much confidence in your writing left, and haven't been writing consistently in a long time, it's really hard to stay on the wagon.… Continue reading 500 words/day update
500 words/day challenge, & a great book!
Stuck in a Cloud I'm tired of this blog being dead. I'm tired of not writing. Yes, I'm scared; nervous; anxious. Yes, I don't believe I can do it. Writing again after such a long slump? Impossible, my Inner Editor says. But I'm going to try! The 500 words/day Challenge! If you'd like, try with… Continue reading 500 words/day challenge, & a great book!
Writing Short Stories
Hi everybody, I haven't been very active this year. Life has been crazy. I have a lot of things I'm trying to figure out. But, there's one thing I finally have figured out: Shorts It's about time I really start writing short stories. Why? First of all, they don't take as long to write as… Continue reading Writing Short Stories
Once A Writer, Always A Writer
Dear writers and readers, happy holidays! For the Love of Story As the holidays roll in, I'm feeling more hopeful about my writing and slowly inching my way out of long non-writing periods. Sometimes I want to put aside the novel I'm trying to revise, or write short stories instead. Sometimes I hate all the… Continue reading Once A Writer, Always A Writer
For my father
Hurt, but not broken I remember you Years of laughter in the skies Feet trodding by the trees We saw many sunsets Sunrises apart I look back to you You have floated on When will I remember To live as you lived Sky gazing, tree gazing Heart always open Helping and healing… Continue reading For my father
Drawing – hurt, but not broken warrior woman
Put the right music on and this just flowed out of my pen! Just a messy, wonky-eyed  scribble but I feel inspired to write...she's one of my characters... 🙂 Until next time, Chaitanya
Tarot and Writing: 2
Tarot Inspirations In my first tarot and writing post I said I'd be sharing my tarot drawings, but instead I'm going to share a new thing that has come up for me. The Fool's Journey When I first started studying tarot, one of the books I read (alas, I can't remember which) told the story of… Continue reading Tarot and Writing: 2
Typing Madly 