Christina Anne Hawthorne
Personal Links
Tag Archives: learning
A Spector Waiting
She’d seen them, born before death, yet trapped in a stasis, their vicarious lives forgetting to urge them to step outside. If learning was growing, if growing was living, they were crystalizing before her eyes, orchestrating a tragedy one day … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged #amwriting, #poetrycommunity, #WritingCommunity, aging, Christina Anne Hawthorne, learning, life, living, Ontyre Passages, poem, poetry, self-growth
Leave a comment
Branches
a sapling trying to grow to find her way closer to the sky it was a lonely business being a tree no other trees near none to hold she gained a leaf then lost it still alone others too far … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged #amwriting, #poetrycommunity, #WritingCommunity, Christina Anne Hawthorne, growth, learning, Ontyre Passages, poem, poetry
Leave a comment
Other People’s Memories
She’d tried it for awhile, living on other people’s memories, other children playing in their yards, other parents holding their children tight. Those other recollections, though, carried her to other places best avoided, until she recognized the self-deceit they planted … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged #amwriting, #poetrycommunity, #WritingCommunity, aging, Christina Anne Hawthorne, healthy living, learning, Ontyre Passages, poem, poetry, self-honesty
Leave a comment
Reunion with Herself
Hurtling through space and time, running from herself, chasing beckoning illusions promising nothing but promises. Stumbling, staggering, age slowing her steps allowed her to look around, to catch up with herself. Bent and breathing hard, she straightened her spine and … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged #amwriting, #poetrycommunity, #WritingCommunity, aging, Christina Anne Hawthorne, learning, life, Ontyre Passages, poem, poetry
Leave a comment
In Search of My Targeted Editing Plan
My editing plan, to this point, has been haphazard beyond the initial edit or two. That means I need a plan, but I don’t want a rigid system. When I scrapped a system for an organized, but flexible and evolving, … Continue reading
Alternative Learning, Alternative Doing
As I touched on last week, I’ve entered a new stage in my writing where learning more about editing and self-publishing are more the focus. For me, taking any step is a unique experience because I learn in a different … Continue reading
My September Motivation Series
I often share posts in October to help people avoid the pitfalls that cause so many to quit NaNoWriMo, typically, during the second week. Many months ago, though, I had a wild idea. What if I shared my top five … Continue reading
Between Edges
She traced edges, her finger jagged and unsteady, the mystifying way ahead bending corners. Sometimes, closing her eyes, it uncovered crystal life images she’d never seen. Why did life take so long to explain? Why was she taking so long … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged #amwriting, #poetrycommunity, #WritingCommunity, Christina Anne Hawthorne, learning, life, living, Ontyre Passages, poem, poetry, writing
Leave a comment
A Different Kind of 10K Writing Challenge Gratitude
On December 21st I participated in the #10kWritingChallenge with four other writers and came away with a bit of a surprise that had nothing to do with numbers… First, though, the project. I’d already begun what I’d thought was novelette, … Continue reading
Faulty Logic
One eye black, one eye blue, bones fractured in places that weren’t new. He stood over her, fists clenched to show his remorse, said only he could save her from excessive force. She knew he was right as the light … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged #amwriting, abuse, Christina Anne Hawthorne, learning, lies, Ontyre Passages, poetry
Leave a comment
Christina Anne Hawthorne 