Having just finished Skyward and Starsight, which are part of the Skyward Series, I thought now would be an excellent time to talk a bit about why I’ve come to love Brandon Sanderson’s books so much. Sanderson in no way disappoints with this new young adult (YA) series. I loved it so much, I’ll definitely be checking out more of his completed YA works soon. Continue reading Brandon Sanderson Books I’ve Loved
Love is complicated enough without being clouded by chronic illness and disability, but what happens when the only person for which you can depend also gets sick? Here’s one possibility in a poem, by Michelle Beltano Curtis. Continue reading Poetry: The Warrior Bent
A new poem from the ‘Elemental’ series on narcissistic love and using people like objects for sexual gratification. Prior to the poem, an update about what’s to come for Mykie Writes It, the author page for Michelle Beltano Curtis. Continue reading Prose Poem: Receptacle
“Revisionist Histories” is another poem from the Elemental series. Working on this series with its biographical roots has certainly been interesting and revelatory for me. I’ve come to notice a pattern where I find it difficult to stop writing poems about certain lovers or even isolated events, while I have wholly neglected others. I’m sometimes surprised by my own emotional reactions; how I can’t seem to let go of some old (very old) betrayals. How difficult it can be to write about those who meant the most, or that I still look back on with some fondness. Continue reading Prose Poem: Revisionist Histories
This free verse poem falls in Part II of ‘Elemental,’ a poetry series on love, sex and relationships. This one, like many in Part II is dedicated to my husband. As always, I welcome feedback for the final draft. Continue reading Poetry: Improvident Soulmates
This poem is another from ‘Elemental,’ my series in progress on love, sex and relationships. I would really love feedback on this one. It feels… incomplete, but it also feels like I’ve gotten it as far as I can without a little help. Any thoughts on ways to improve this one? I hope I’m only being a bit hard on myself, as I feel like that poetic spark I’ve been riding high so long has dwindled. I know it’ll be back, but it always makes me nervous when it disappears. After dealing with such cognitive impairment for years, I no longer take anything for granted. Continue reading Prose Poem: Beach Girl
The anthology includes some incredible poems on themes ranging from love and heartbreak, family and friendship, the inherent beauty of nature, and so much more. I’m honored to have my work placed aside both newly emerging voices as the name implies, as well as other more established writers, such as Amanda G. Crum, Delaney L. Holt, Bobbi Dawn Rightmyer, Tatiana Ryckman and Mervyn R. Seivwright, among others. Continue reading ‘Training Wheels’ published in ‘Kentucky’s Best Emerging Poets 2019: An Anthology’
Another poem on love, sex and relationships from my series in progress, Elemental. Continue reading Prose Poem: No Charm
There are many life lessons in Smith’s words, made wise beyond her years by chronic illness and the knowledge that her lifespan would be shortened dramatically by Cystic Fibrosis. Being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at age 3 and developing one of the deadliest lung infections a person with CF could have as a young teen, Smith knew she probably wasn’t long for this world. She did everything she could to make her young life count and this journal is part of the legacy she leaves behind. Continue reading Beauty and Tragedy in ‘Salt In My Soul’
“I look into your eyes of lion; it feels like baring my soul. Pulling away layers of history, things to you unknown. I remember sixteen; hunger pacing her reviled prison…” Continue reading Prose Poem: Joie de Vivre
