Poetry

One Left Behind

It's an irony that I want to celebrate right now. This poem is one of the five I needed to draft today to make NaPoWriMo's goal of 30 poems in 30 days. That this poem is dark and sad adds a rather sadistic twist to my celebration for making my goal. But, when Tara's 100-Word… Continue reading One Left Behind

Writing Advice

Erikson’s Initiative Versus Guilt

I'm a little late with this, but better late than never.  Here's this week's Writer's Wednesday post. We’re moving on to the next stage in Erikson’s developmental theory.  Initiative versus guilt.  This is what kids ages three to five (or so) are working on.  It is an extension of the terrible twos.  Kids entering this… Continue reading Erikson’s Initiative Versus Guilt