There is a rumor going 'round that I lost my hope. Some say I sold out my hope when I dressed in black, but I put on a dress-- a soldier's unwrinkled uniform. It's pressed and ready. It might get torn, covered in mud, and my face reflects a reaction no one's nightmare wants to… Continue reading They Say I Lost my Hope, a poem
Author: Corrie's Mom
They say teacher turn over is high right now, and many teachers will leave the profession in five years or less. I will enter my seventh year as a full-time teacher, and my 12th year in education after I'd started as a sub and teacher assistant. I was the student in the 1990s you did not want in your classroom because I was diagnosed with ADHD and did not know how to socialize with other kids. I was due to be tested for autism, but this was considered an ostracizing experience for a child then, especially a girl. I am a third generation teacher and author of seventeen creative works.
Writing about Goodbye
Poetry contains photographs. Old school poetry didn’t interest me much, but when introduced to early twentieth century poets, my world changed. Poems didn’t have to rhyme. Lines could break. You could paint with words or create pictures through the placement of words. In my last blog, I wrote about how we, as writers and teachers,… Continue reading Writing about Goodbye
A Purpose to Write
Writing has dominated my life. Reader: (most sarcastic voice) Becca, I had no idea. I communicate better through writing than when I talk face-to-face because it could depend on which side of my personality I wish expose or hide when I speak with someone. Most of the time, I have little time write my memoir,… Continue reading A Purpose to Write
Don’t Mistake the Artist
Don’t Mistake the Artist Write what is real. Write unabashedly. This makes me a difficult person to whom to be a friend or related. I am an artist first. At some point, artists’ experiences deeply shape our work whether we create from the observer's perspective or personal life. Our relationship with friends, lovers, and others… Continue reading Don’t Mistake the Artist
Writing Memoir Snap Shots
A photo I took in a town forty-five minutes from where I live. Writing a memoir is like taking a good photo. What is the best angle? What snapshot do you want to show? As I taught my students three years ago, a memoir is not like an autobiography. I could not write every detail… Continue reading Writing Memoir Snap Shots
The Bridesmaid Reject Photo Challenge, Day 5
Check out the conclusion to my five day photo challenge in a self-reflection of the monster within me.
So, You Want to Write a Memoir: Characters
I have this series of titles called: So, You Want to ... Except for one part of a chapter, I don't intend to to use the title. I do have characters who represent real people in my memoir. There are ways to do it and ways not to. 1.If it Bleeds, it Leads Random Reader: But,… Continue reading So, You Want to Write a Memoir: Characters
Six Ways: The Change from Selfless to Self-full
What do you do when life goes a different direction? What do you do to battle the depression? via Six Ways: The Change from Selfless to Self-full
Take out the Dis-: Do it Anyway
The truth about neurodiveristy ... growing up differently and raising a child with autism and ADHD... via Take out the Dis-: Do it Anyway
Why Music Drives Me
Even when I work late at night, I have something playing in the background. via Why Music Drives Me
Corrie's Season 