April Pameticky Part 1There was that time she was a mothtrapped between the glass and screen of a 12-story-up window. A great Polyphemus moth, She could not have truly fit between,Flapping and patting her wings against the slide, until finally she put her head on the cool track and became something else,Always becoming something elseAnd stepped onto a shore of … Continue reading A Moth Triptych
I adore the month of April. That may seem a little self-serving, but I wasn’t born in April, and for most of my childhood, I despised my name. (see: Hey April, have you seen September?) But my adult self loves all the things in bloom, all the bursting color, the vagaries of unpredictable Kansas weather, … Continue reading 4/2 Oooh April, looking good this Spring
Feel free to explore the PDF File of our March Community Writing Workshop. I tried to put together a ‘starter-kit’ of things to know about publishing, regardless of the genre. I do NOT pretend to truly understand the markets for various formats. Having focused deeply in the poetry world, there are some distinct differences. The … Continue reading March Prompts & Getting Work Published
The worst thing I can do to my creative drive is overcrowd my plate with commitments.
Last week I dove into my mixed feelings about the daily writing practice–my resentment and guilt when that process doesn’t unleash the creative dragon within. At the root, the daily writing practice idea rests in creators being ready to receive when inspiration strikes. We are supplicants. Writing is, in fact, work. It’s solitary. It’s excruciating. … Continue reading 2/5 Hey Sunday, I see you standing there
April Pameticky 