I don't blog much these days. In fact, A Word or More has changed over the past four years from blogging twice a week to once a week to whenever I can. Sometimes, I post a poem - written with raw emotion - like my post the other day about the new struggles in raising a child… Continue reading Take Your Time: Reasons Why
Month: November 2015
Together: The Diagnosis
Autism. We are learning together. By we, I mean my husband, Ben, our son, Hayes, and me. Our daughter will learn one day, too, but, for now; the baby is Hayes's best audience. Free from it all: from crowds, from being a part of the conveyor belt taking belt buckles for future khaki pants, and… Continue reading Together: The Diagnosis
Through Tornadoes
One of the first poems from my memoir in verse currently untitled about raising a child with autism with the man I love. Through Tornadoes Let’s sit down on a park bench away from the house, watch the sun set, and Hayes run around. Look at that tree with the big knot in it. Did… Continue reading Through Tornadoes
Memoir in Verse
A writing teacher once said everyone works through the bleed on paper stage, especially when you're a young writer. I have always believed writing is a powerful tool that can engaged and cure your heart, especially if you're a person diagnosed with mental illness. In the past, I've been open about my mental illness, depression… Continue reading Memoir in Verse
Corrie's Season 