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A Story For You: Writing Gifts
Photo / Drawing by Christy V. Mary Shelley wrote her novel Frankenstein because of a ghost-story competition within a literary group. In...
Christina Vourcos
Jun 19, 20202 min read
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Moving Forward With Writing
Credit: Canva.com Two rejections of my novel, and I’m moving forward. I know my novel is worth publishing. I’ve always known the power of...
Christina Vourcos
Jun 6, 20202 min read
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The Path of Passion
Credit: Canva.com One of Meg Cabot’s characters advised in her latest book, ‘No Judgments’: “Find what it is you love to do, and then do...
Christina Vourcos
May 29, 20203 min read
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The Value of Taking Risks
My journal open and ready for writing. – Photo by Christy Jeremy Jordan once said, “A risk isn’t a tiny step, it’s a leap. A leap...
Christina Vourcos
May 23, 20203 min read
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30 Poems, 30 Days 2020: New Normal (Day 30)
Credit: Canva.com When we return, we’ll be in the new normal Let’s not rush there yet until it’s safe We’ve lost too much already It will...
Christina Vourcos
Apr 30, 20201 min read
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30 Poems, 30 Days: Lucky (Day 29)
Credit: Canva.com He was fortunate to find a home at my aunt’s place As time has passed details have drifted away As my aunt’s life...
Christina Vourcos
Apr 30, 20201 min read
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30 Poems, 30 Days 2020: Writing Zone (Day 28)
Credit: Christy V. When you’re a writer, even a poet, Time seems all that you want You write like you’re running out of time When given...
Christina Vourcos
Apr 28, 20201 min read
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30 Poems, 30 Days 2020: Learning Curve (Day 27)
Credit: Canva.com We’re living in the future, it’s a learning curve Teachers and tutors are working from home The world is breaking...
Christina Vourcos
Apr 27, 20201 min read
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30 Poems, 30 Days 2020: Almanac Fantasy (Day 26)
Credit: Canva.com At the sparkling city by the bay There is a woman who grew up dreaming To be an author of stories and poems She ponders...
Christina Vourcos
Apr 26, 20201 min read
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30 Poems, 30 Days 2020: Dyad (Day 25)
Credit: Canva.com She went back to the island that had connected them Even though people, including her friends Didn’t want her to go,...
Christina Vourcos
Apr 25, 20201 min read
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30 Poems, 30 Days 2020: Blueberries (Day 24)
Credit: Canva.com Blueberries in the supermarket We forget where they come from Unlike how they are seen in the wild Lucky are those who...
Christina Vourcos
Apr 24, 20201 min read
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30 Poems, 30 Days 2020: Bright Idea (Day 23)
Credit: Canva.com Bring your bright idea forward Right you may be, but you may never know Invent something unique or create a different...
Christina Vourcos
Apr 23, 20201 min read
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30 Poems, 30 Days 2020: The Earth & Beyond (Day 22)
Canva.com – Earth from the Moon Eso es griego para mà When I think of science, I think of the Greeks I know a bit but I wish I knew more...
Christina Vourcos
Apr 22, 20201 min read
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30 Poems, 30 Days 2020: Estrellas de Cumpleaños (Day 21)
Credit: Canva.com Vemos las estrellas de tu cumpleaños Lucha para llegar a las estrellas en la galaxia Nunca sabes que puedes hacer con...
Christina Vourcos
Apr 21, 20201 min read
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30 Poems, 30 Days 2020: Folded Flower (Day 20)
Credit: Christy V. It feels like a year ago I saw flowers growing on pens I found out who made them I asked if she could teach me She...
Christina Vourcos
Apr 20, 20201 min read
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30 Poems, 30 Days: Garden Memory (Day 19)
Credit: Christy V. (March 9, 2020) It seems like a distant memory, but it was a month ago Walking through a botanical garden on a cloudy...
Christina Vourcos
Apr 19, 20201 min read
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30 Poems, 30 Days 2020: Pleasures (Day 18)
Credit: Canva.com Give me a mug of tea in my time of need It gives me good vibes when I can’t do a thing Black tea for energy, green mint...
Christina Vourcos
Apr 19, 20201 min read
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30 Poems, 30 Days 2020: Radio Tunes (Day 17)
Credit: Christy V. Pick any time and the radio got a tune Change the song or the commercial in seconds Even if you’re home, a portable...
Christina Vourcos
Apr 17, 20201 min read
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30 Poems, 30 Days 2020: You’re the Queen (Day 16)
Credit: Canva.com You’re royal as they can come You grew up dreaming about being a princess Those who know you see who you truly are The...
Christina Vourcos
Apr 16, 20201 min read
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30 Poems, 30 Days 2020: Guitars (Day 15)
Credit: Christy V. First gifted, the second bought One given away to a friend Lessons spent with reward Waiting to be played Fingers...
Christina Vourcos
Apr 15, 20201 min read
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