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Haikubes – April 9th, 2020

Okay. Confession time. Today, I chose to be a rebel (click on the link to cue George Thorogood And The Destroyers Bad To The Bone) and naughtily disregarded the direction Haikube, which read (a vision for) and just focused on the theme, My Family.

Guest Post: How to Talk to Children About Mental Illness by Author Michelle Vasiliu

The Strawberry Post

Last week I was lucky enough to have aninterview with author Michelle Vasiliu who writes childrens books about mental health.  Being able to talk to children about this difficult subject can be daunting for some parents, but often necessary, especially if a parent is going through their own mental health problems and wants their children to understand why they might behave differently to before.  But how can we approach these subjects with children?

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Haikubes – April 8th, 2020

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Im a teacher.

Haikubes – April 7th, 2020

Theme and Direction: A regret about . . . my romantic life. Hmmm. Regret? Yes, there is that. I regret our doubts, our indecision, our seconds, minutes, hours, months, and years that we struggled without each other. Without a Tardis or a DeLorean time machine we cant reclaim those precious moments. But whats the sense of having regret? To write a friggin poem WITH HAIKUBES! Thats why! LOL.

Youths hesitation Played hide and seek with kismet. Sooner wasnt ours.

Do You Avoid or Tackle Mental Health Issues in Fiction?

Views from (Almost) All Around the World!

[image error] Hello there. How are you? Im great! Thank you so much for asking.

Haikubes – April 6th, 2020

Theme and Direction: Tirade about . . . my childhood.

Hmmm. The word tirade isnt accurate, but the Haikubes were tossed and thus:

Screams fist tears, blood smears. Vodka burns my eyes . . . but I Wasnt the target?

Haikubes – April 5th, 2020

Theme and Direction: A desire for . . . my future

Waking, I summon The suns rising. With words, I Conjure fantasies.

Haikubes – April 4th, 2020

The cubes have been tossed. Theme and Direction: A reflection on . . . our world

God thundered light. Ashamed, we writhe like wild blooms Swallowed by shadow.

What Words to Avoid in Your Writing

A Writer's Path

by K. Ross

Writing is tricky. Trying to express your meaning clearly can be hard enough, but also making it engaging can be quite the balancing act. As a writer, Im still working on it, but as an editor, ill-considered or lazy writing jumps off the page at me like a facehugger from Aliens. While much of any writers voice is a product of their individual choices, there are a few words everyone needs to be wary of.

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