A creative individual, I draw a lot of inspiration from nature, the night sky, the written word, and the many talented people who cross my path.
Tag: Writing
Upcoming Events
The year has many exciting opportunities in store, as I devote time to my art, writing and adventures. Find out what’s happening on my creative journey, and join me for an upcoming event!
Five Days of Fiction
Over the years, I’ve learned just how much focus, study and perseverance it takes to write a novel. It’s an art and a craft that takes years, or even decades, to master. The best written lines come out of careful creativity, and the best published words appear on the page only after the writer has…
Publication
Many pieces of my creative writing have been selected for literary journals and an excerpt of my novel was published in an anthology. I also had the honor of publishing two books, with the most recent book releasing in 2020. It’s exciting to have my creative work appear in print! New! “Social Gap Experiment Anthology”…
Bridging the Social Gap
The Social Gap Experiment is a project to bridge the gap of social distancing and share creativity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unfiltered: No. 4
The mirror moment marks that unmistakable point in time when we take the courage to step up to our own destiny, and declare “I got this.”
#PoetNotes: Singularly
As the world continues to change in the midst of a global pandemic, I find myself writing more poetry than anything else. Sometimes I struggle to write a full poem, so I started taking notes. Follow the hashtag on social media!
The Social Gap Experiment
If you want to stir things up, join me for a social distancing experiment! Expect a bit of comedy, confessions, commiserating, conversation and creativity.
A Poem: Minneapolis
Written in 2005, this poem was born out of romantic love. Perhaps it holds new meaning in 2020.
Events for Social Distancing
None of us could have anticipated how challenging 2020 would become. Yet, nature blooms around us, and life goes on in the midst of social distancing. Fortunately, some of the events we look forward to will go on! Our friends have worked hard to adapt upcoming events into an online format, keeping art and writing…
melissa f. kaelin 