Pop Culture and Contemporary Stories

I'm blogging about pop culture over at YA Authors You've Never Heard Of today. Stop by and join the conversation.

School Newspapers

I never wrote for my high school newspaper. I'm pretty sure we had one.

I did write for my college newspaper. I remember a fascinating story about elevators and I did a series of columns about my experience as an exchange student in London.

But I never interviewed an author. Maybe I should have.

Because I've been interviewed for a school paper.

Jillian, a high school student who edits the The Panther Press did an interview with me for her school paper. How cool is that? Go here to read the interview!

Poetry Friday - I Am The Wind

It's Poetry Friday once again, and while I toil on for my NaNoWriMo word count (more than half-way there!) I present another poem by my daughter. This one was done as a school assignment and ultimately found it's way into our local newspaper.

I Am The Wind

by KRM (grade 8)

I am flowing, yet wild.

I wonder what its like to be still.

I hear the whispering.

I see the flowers waving.

I want them to join in my dance.

I am flowing, yet wild.

I pretend I make the world spin.

I feel the thrill of the dance.

I touch the clouds' hands.

I worry I will be too harsh.

I cry when someone won't dance.

I am flowing, yet wild.

I understand I won't live forever.

I say, I live in the moment.

I dream the dance will live on.

I try to dance with the clouds

I hope to dance all over the world.

I am flowing, yet wild.

To read more poetry check out the Poetry Friday Round-up at Scrub-A-Dub-Tub.

Keep on Writing

Today I'm blogging about getting that writing done, even when life gets in the way, over at YA Authors You've Never Heard of. Stop on by.

Poetry Friday - Romeo and Rosaline

Finally jumping back onto the Poetry Friday bandwagon. I can do this because my daughter, the in-house poet, has agreed to supply me with new poems.

So, here, from my thirteen-year-old is:

Hello and Goodbye

by KRM

Romeo you’re

Too over-romantic

For me

To love

Too much talk,

Not too much love

Romeo, don’t you

Understand?

No, of course not.

You kiss my hand

Foot

Hair

Knees

Anything but my lips

You great fool

Romeo, you know

Nothing about love

You make a lover

Want to join

A nunnery

Yes, this is a break-up

Sorry to

Break it to you,

You’re a horrible

Boyfriend, with a skull

As thick as stone

I care not if you

Take this harshly,

You always seemed

To overreact, anyway.

So long,

Farewell

I don’t want to see

The likes of you again!
Adieu,

Goodbye,

I hope whatever

Girl you land next

Is as thick as you

So you can

Have a fair relationship

Instead of

The woman with the brains

And the man without.

I care not for Montagues

I’m impartial to Capulets

I do know

That

I’m never dating again

Gone to live my life as a

Carmelite Nun

I despise you men,

You make me gag.

Do not weep over me,

I weep not over you.

I’m leaving this note

On thy doorstep,

So as not

To have to deal with

Tears and begging’s,

“Please don’t go.”

Signed,

Yours truly,

Rosaline

The Poetry Friday Roundup can be found at Teaching Authors. Go there and check it out!

Writing Through

Yesterday - day there of NaNoWriMo was quite a challenge. We had a family funeral and were out of the house for twelve hours. Real life can sometimes severely impact writing time.

But true to part of the theory of NaNoWriMo - which is just keep writing, worry about fixing it later - I wrote. And I got in the number of words I needed to stay on track. Not sure how good many of them are - but I can worry about that later.

Keep on Writing!

Still Writing

Day two of NaNoWriMo found us still writing. Well, my daughter and I posted some word counts, not sure if my son worked on his story or not today. That's okay though - no pressure - it's supposed to be fun.

I'm trying to get a bit ahead on my word count, knowing that there will be days when I won't have the chance to write. So far so good.

And I'm making a lot of headway in this re-write. So it's all good.