A.B. McFarland's Blog
May 5, 2017
Writing
I write when the pain of holding back the words is greater than the pain of letting them go.
February 1, 2016
December 6, 2015
Visit my WordPress!
Check out my WordPress site, https://alymcf.wordpress.com/
I just posted a piece called "The Power of No, the Power of Yes" and I'm hoping it helps a number of people accept the imperfections in their lives.
I just posted a piece called "The Power of No, the Power of Yes" and I'm hoping it helps a number of people accept the imperfections in their lives.
November 8, 2015
NaNoWriMo 2015
Anyone else doing NaNoWriMo this year? Feel free to make me your Buddy. I'm gommyommy on there.
November 5, 2015
Blogging Challenge #crazyrebelliousart
I hope you'll join me and the other bloggers doing the Crazy Rebellious Art challenge this month. Check out my WordPress site: https://alymcf.wordpress.com/ and the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/52520...
June 26, 2015
"Pieces of Home" Kindle version Free till June 30!
You can get the eBook version of my novel, "Pieces of Home," free for the next five days. Until June 30, 2015 it will be available for download at Amazon.
January 13, 2015
Kindle version of "Pieces of Home" now available!
Just this week, I've released "Pieces of Home" for Kindle. It's available here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S0GDWSI
December 18, 2014
Poem: I was afraid of strangers
I was afraid of strangers
When I was young,
I looked before jumping
across puddles
or into relationships.
I rarely spoke
for fear of the flood.
I learned to love
those whose eyes loved me
with the bliss of drowning
and now
it is nothing
to slip on moist words—
my legs collapse underneath me
and on my knees
in this rippling pool,
I smile at you.
[Originally published in ,Jittering Microscope #3, 1991, this poem also appears in my first novel, Pieces of Home.]
When I was young,
I looked before jumping
across puddles
or into relationships.
I rarely spoke
for fear of the flood.
I learned to love
those whose eyes loved me
with the bliss of drowning
and now
it is nothing
to slip on moist words—
my legs collapse underneath me
and on my knees
in this rippling pool,
I smile at you.
[Originally published in ,Jittering Microscope #3, 1991, this poem also appears in my first novel, Pieces of Home.]
December 15, 2014
Pieces of Home has been released
Pieces of Home is a a romantic comedy literary fiction novel in the shape of a diary, complete with contributions from the other main characters in the book. It's suitable for readers fourteen and up. Visit my main blog to learn how Pieces of Home came about, and where you can buy it.
