2022 Sejong International Sijo Competition Winner
I’m ecstatic to share that my poem, Grandmother’s Hair, is the winning entry of the 2022 Sejong International Sijo Competition, hosted by The Sejong Cultural Society. Keep reading to be treated to this poem, which reaches across boundaries of borders and time.
“The Registration” is Coming: Interview with Author Madison Lawson
The opening lines of “The Registration” read: Dallas is busier today than on a usual Thursday. The first Thursday of the quarter, April 4th, brings promises of vengeance, clarity, relief, justice, and love.It’s Registration Day.The registration – a novel by madison lawson If that doesn’t get your spine tingling, the next 300 pages will give…
Rose Rosette Disease: What is it?
If you’re like me, more than once this past summer you walked through your precious rose garden to see your lovelies, then, spotting an oddly deep red and thorny shoot, you clutched your chest and gasped, “NO! NOT ROSE ROSETTE!” Then, after snapping a few photos of the treacherous canes, you took to the Internet…
The Story Behind the Poem: Love is Walking in the Dark
It was the evening of Independence Day, the first summer in our new home. We had just moved from the ocean to the Ozarks, where everything from the landscape to the local culture was miles apart. Like Christmas without a tree, for me, Independence Day is incomplete without fireworks. In the city where I lived…
Inspiration from Writing Prompts: Your Story from Writer’s Digest
Sometimes, when a writer gets stuck, they turn to other, finished works of art for inspiration. Movies. Poetry. Photographs. Even nature itself. Writing prompts crafted by others can also serve as inspiration (Write about a time when …) as can limiting yourself to a certain form, like haiku or flash fiction. Writer’s Digest has a…
Celebrate the Queen of Flowers through Song
Celebrate National Rose Month with 20 songs to get you in a summer mood.
Crafting Character through Music
When I approached my novel, IN THE POISON GARDEN, I only had the main character Roxanne in mind, though I ultimately felt that a whole cast of characters would be best to fulfill my creative vision. This felt like an intimidating, and nearly impossible task. While writers hew personas from shapeless marble all the time,…
Rosie the Riveter lives on as a Namesake Rose
June is National Rose Month, so I encourage you to stop and smell the roses while they’re still blooming. Why not seek out a local rose garden, like one of the many Rosie the Riveter Memorial Rose Gardens popping up all over the U.S.?
A Cure for a Case of the Mondays: Thoughts on Writing & Life
Having a manuscript out on submission is yet another step on the road to publishing. It’s sobering to remember that this still does not guarantee that your work will be published. How does one continue in the meanwhile?
This is Your Brain on Social
What happens when you cut the social media cord?
Author Katie R. Yen 