A creative non-fiction, or creatively fictionalized something, about writing in the Tech Age - by J.A. Carter-Winward (CC) What do you do when you feel as though you have something important to say, and no one's around to hear it? What if what you want to share feels like a kind of message, and it… Continue reading Millennial-Megaphones and the Din
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Make America Again
July 4th, 2020 For the last 2 or more decades of my life, this day is a reminder to me, personally, of all America is not. The other 364 days of the year, we unconsciously (or maybe we're semi-aware based on our citizenship status) enjoy the many things America, our home, offers us. Especially if… Continue reading Make America Again
Writing with the Write Stuff
It’s a question the big-time interviewers ask writers all the time, usually rockstar-writers: “So where did the idea for (insert newest NYT best-selling book title HERE) come from, and why write about it now?” These writers have whatever the answer is down to a tagline: “Well, Oprah, I went to Alaska in 1988 and there… Continue reading Writing with the Write Stuff
LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA: Love Writing, Writing Love
(Cue harp music…) How do I love thee? Let me count the ways… One, two, three, four, five… Wait, that isn’t how the poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning goes, is it? In fact, she doesn’t say a single number, nor spell one out. The reason for that is numbers fail to capture all the nuances… Continue reading LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA: Love Writing, Writing Love
Connection – #alonetogether
Please enjoy the sample poem below from my upcoming release, and remember--there are more ways to connect than you realize. - J.A. connection from my earliest memories whether i was with friends or family or just roller-skating in front of my house, waving at passersby in tan station wagons i remember. i remember feeling… Continue reading Connection – #alonetogether