The mind, a dormant stone

When you’re no longer silly enough  to be with the “in crowd”, you just disappear. Sometimes it hurts, remembering… the old self in the mirror, and the shadows of age popping up like freckles. I miss you. I miss it… miss us, but I realize I’m never the person I am today when I’m with you. I am dully shining over your shoulder, questioning my intentions, and yours of mine. How many slow waltzes will we dance until we just embrace another partner that enjoys our step, and leads with grace with full swings inward and outward of the heart? I’m tired of aching, but I can’t stand blind of the ashes that have fallen, the timber of broken friendship, or small betrayal or the recourse of new life. I dream to feel whole, but insecurity never lets me stand beside you because I never know where you will go next; sometimes with me, sometimes concealed in the arms of so many more than I can even foster. Sometimes being home means being alone. Jess...

It's one of those days... and I am so proud to be a woman! Alive, well, kickin' ass, takin names (as they say!) I hold down my own business, manage a full-time gig outside of my house... write, walk, run, and laugh! This is a tribute to women! Scenes of women kickin ass! No apologies! EVER! "Battle on", sisters! I want to start off with Lucy Liu ! O-Ren Ishi from Kill Bill V.1 !!! "NOW'S THE FUCKING TIME!" Eowyn from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King! "I AM NO MAN!" ...and of course, I must add, XENA, The Warrior Princess ! Kicking ass! In fact, all the ladies are KICKING ASS in this clip! BATTLE ON! The Xena War Cry!

I am so happy to be a part of the Kotori Magazine team. This allows me to promote poetry and the literary scene even further! My first article just went up, which highlighted the Writers' Row Celebration of Women Writers!!! Rock and roll! :) Here is the link:  http://kotorimagazine.com/permalink/4529.html Here is to many many more! <3

August, one of my favorite months, for obvious reasons, will be dedicated to Women! Writers' Row, August 10th, will feature all Women Writers! Some of our guests are still being determined, but a few to add to the August calendar include: Poetic Diversity Editor, Marie Lecrivain Marie Lecrivain is the executive editor and publisher of  poeticdiversity: the litzine of Los Angeles , a Pushcart Prize nominee, and is a writer in residence in her apartment. Her work has appeared in  Askew Poetry Journal, Re)verb, Sex and Murder Magazine,The Los Angeles Review, The Poetry Salzburg Review , and is forthcoming in  Heavy Hands Ink , and  Illumen . Marie's new short story collection,  Bitchess , (copyright 2011 Sybaritic Press), will be released in August 2011 .   Poet and Doctor, Melissa Alvarado Melissa is a former editor and reviewer for   Nebraska Territory   and is co-founder of Broken Bottle Press, which publishes the literary magazine ...