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After
Lo and behold, it has been 9 months since I last wrote anything for my blog, to no one’s surprise, I am sure. 2024 was a blur with many good things (In January alone, I got engaged and released a new poetry book), but the end of the year was… stressful. In the span of… Continue reading
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Planting Love Letters
To my last love – there was a before. When in the shallow of the forest I dreamed of emerald and jade landing upon my tongue as it hungered for the canopy above, the taste of endurance. Craving, this shelter of olive survival. My hands were covered in honeydew as they reached for the tether… Continue reading
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A Room For My Halo
I have been slowly digging back into my current work-in-progress — a poetry collection that, I think, will have a theme that is representative of the past few years of my life. There have been many hard moments in those years. I isolated myself in the bottom of a deep well for quite a long… Continue reading
About Me
Hi, I’m Ash!
I’m a 30-something writer living on a 3400-acre bird sanctuary in South Carolina with my forester husband and two stepchildren. I earned an English degree in 2010 and remain an obsessive bibliophile who also enjoys being outdoors, adventuring, cuddling with my dogs (& cat!), and sipping on a hefty glass of wine. This lil space of the internet is one I hope to use in my journey to cultivate more creativity and general wordsmithing in my life. Welcome!