So far I have put on two writing workshops at a local book shop, and it has been really fun! My friend Brandon let me know about Turn The Page Bookshop moving to the Williamsburg Outlets, and I had to check them out. One day, I was brave enough to ask Ralph (the owner) if… Continue reading My Writing Workshops!
Trigger warning, this is about miscarriage and grief. You can listen to me read this on my YouTube channel. I grip my head to keep it from spinning off. Loud noises buffet against my ears, incomprehensible as anything singular, but a culmination of ringing, pounding, and screaming. The moment of acceptance must come, but I… Continue reading Inky Black Ice Pick
For those who have not seen my latest YouTube video, I have started a new challenge for you. I am excited to see where this goes. I thought it would be fun to challenge you to submit prompt and/or exercise responses to me, and I will then share them in a future YouTube video. I’ve… Continue reading Writing Prompt Challenge for YOU! due 31 Oct
I am thrilled to do an editing workshop at the Turn The Page Bookshop in the Williamsburg Outlet Malls on Saturday the 14. I will first explore the ins and outs of editing your work and encourage you to embrace the editing journey. Please bring an excerpt of your project to work on after my… Continue reading Editing Workshop Sept 14, 6:00-8:00
This is an exercise I wrote for Ursula K. Le Guin’s Steering the Craft: A 21st-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story (not sponsored). I record myself reading it on my YouTube channel here. I highly recommend reading craft books *and doing the exercises!* to help your writing. Exercise One: Being Gorgeous. Part One:… Continue reading Yellows and Reds
I have not been posting on here or YouTube lately because of health issues. I decided to write out some of the tips I’ve both heard from others and come up on my own to help you have a better experience in your own doctor’s appointments. I simply list them out here for easy review,… Continue reading Tips For A More Beneficial Doctor’s Appointment
Please watch my YouTube video about my fundraiser for my twin sister! “Athlete’s Blessing” is an original poem I wrote for my twin sister Deborah Chucoski, who is an incredible athlete and an inspiration to many. I have watched her journey with Stargardt Disease from diagnosis at age 15 to para-triathlete 2024 Olympic hopeful. I… Continue reading Athlete’s Blessing
The paper stuck to my sweating, bare thigh As I shifted uncomfortably, waiting For the obstetrician. Six weeks is the magic number For a checkup after a procedure, It seems. Six weeks after trauma, Six weeks after surgery, Six weeks after my life shattered; Six weeks is all it takes For the doctor to decide… Continue reading My Broken Body (WIP)
This is rough, I know! I am beginning to play with how I am going to tie in my story with history. I know this will need a lot of work … but I’m curious if any of you think I’m headed in the right direction. One beautiful morning, the American teachers found their way… Continue reading When The Smoke Cleared (WIP) Cambodia
Our Southeast Asia trip order was Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, then Vietnam. We followed the guidance of Southeast Asia on a Shoestring, which was packed full of incredibly helpful information. Following the suggestion of the book, we signed up for a tour that would take most of our second day in Laos. It started early in… Continue reading My First Touch of Darkness
