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A Piece Of My Heart

by Emily

Rated: 18+ · Book · Personal · #2166092

A blog to house my musings, curiosities, and fascinations.

When it came time for me to start blogging again, I found myself paralyzed. I was trapped by the belief that my blog had to be unique, that it had to have a defined theme, and that it had to be appealing to everyone. After some time scouring Google for advice, I realized that if all I did was worry and plan, I would spend forever worrying and planning and never get to writing.

From that realization, I've decided to display my blog writing guidelines here for everyone to see, but especially for me to see when I come here to write.

~1~
Blog about what is appealing to YOU.
Don't worry about anyone else.

~2~
Allow yourself to WRITE!
Don't restrain yourself to one voice, one writing style, one genre, or one topic area.

~3~
Throw out the fear of maintaining a consistent theme.
Blog about your passions, interests, fancies, inspirations, opinions, musings, curiosities, ramblings, and loves.

~4~
Explore, experiment, and have fun!

So, this is my solution. A blog about anything and everything that sparks my interest.

The title is inspired by the quote at the bottom of this introduction. Everything you love, even for a short time, becomes part of you. Our experiences and perception of the world is colored by those things we love and have loved, whether those things are

or not. This blog will be a place to house those passions and curiosities. Please enjoy!

"It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them, and every new dog who comes into my life gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are."
-Anonymous

Cover image by Jessica Woulfe

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Kåre Enga in Montana

Aug 30, 2021 at 12:12am
In response to "It Sure Feels Like Summer"

I signed up for PPC but a year long commitment is hard for me. Especially since I get distracted and forget. Good intentions won't get me through. And prompts that don't inspire don't help. So far? I'm good.

Ask me again next May.

Kåre Enga in Montana

May 1, 2021 at 2:41pm
In response to "April Showers!"

I wrote quite a bit in April but not for contests. And apparently I didn't impress anyone with my writing either! So ... May. I'm hoping to do "The Art of the Letter" as I only found out about it today. Since I write postcards, especially when traveling, it's just something I do.

Is your address updated at Snail Mail?

I've been in the same place for over 12 years. I dread having to move.

Kåre Enga in Montana

Mar 2, 2021 at 1:41pm
In response to "Things are getting better!"

I made a list of writing goals in February and did quite well. My March goals are 'front-loaded so I need to write today.

I wrote a 1 star poem and then realized it didn't really want to be that bad.

It's based on a mathmatics text and I could rework it into something experimental. Then I took on Cupid...

So... this was cringeworthy imho:

Roses blush red
your heart bleeds black.
In your pants, Stu-
pid. Put it back.

Still not bad enough imho.

Kåre Enga in Montana

Dec 1, 2020 at 12:40pm
In response to "One day at a time..."

I didn't get all my goals accomplished.

However I have more time:

As the Grand Poobah of Pompous Poets I do joyously declare that November has 80 days.

Therefore NaNoWriMo deadlines are extended until January 20th when a certain Pompous Politician must give up his porcelain throne!

May we all rejoice!

Write on! Write on!

As seen in the feed (goat feed?): "Note: As the Grand Poobah of Pompous Poets I do joyous...".

I got 8 laughing responses! And making people laugh counts for sumpthin'.

Unfortunately I should've added that that extension didn't apply to whatever is blocking or bothering you, me or others.

Hope December goes better for us all.

Emily

Nov 3, 2020 at 3:45pm
In response to "Now entering the Holiday Season!"

I like lists mostly because I hate remembering things

My lists remind me what I want to do, but I also know I don’t HAVE to do them, so I try not to get stressed

Kåre Enga in Montana

Nov 3, 2020 at 3:43pm
In response to "Now entering the Holiday Season!"

I made a list and did most of it. Won one, placed in a couple. It exhausted me. But, it was mostly worth it.

I'll focus on my "Space Cadet" stories for NaNoWriMo but hope to enter some of the contests, especially the Second Time Around as I had high hopes for one particular poem that didn't impress the judge. I still have hope.

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Kåre Enga in Montana

Nov 3, 2020 at 3:37pm
In response to "The Election"

I do like this. Congratulations on the win.

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Schnujo is Late to Lannister

Sep 12, 2020 at 7:05pm
In response to "This Blue My Mind"

Wow! Thank you so much and congratulations to you as well!

5 Like

💙 Carly

Sep 12, 2020 at 4:56pm
In response to "This Blue My Mind"

I will dito all of you. It's so amazing. I'm still reeling. If I didn't have this teaching day job getting underway, I'd be on her more than I already am!!!

So pleased as BLUE punch!

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Shaye

Sep 12, 2020 at 12:28pm
In response to "This Blue My Mind"

What ditto are we at now, triple ditto?

As you probably know, on mobile, your portfolio icon is in the top right corner and I keep having to do a double-take because that can’t possibly be my icon.

I couldn’t have turned blue with a more awesome bunch of people either; I’m so excited!

6 Like

July 1, 2020 at 2:04pm

#986949

2020 is Half Over...

I don't understand how half of 2020 is over already. I must be getting old.

Before getting into this, I need to take a moment to thank the entire Quills team for putting on the 2019 Quill Awards ceremony last month (read the ceremony notes here: "Quill Ceremony Notes"

). It was my first time listening in live, and it was so impressive all the work Elle, Kit, and the panelists do to keep the thing running. Thank you!! If you're reading this, remember to keep the "Quill Nomination Form 2024"

bookmarked so you can nominate worthy items for next year's Quills Ceremony!

I was blessed to receive 3 Quill wins, 3 Honorable Mentions, and place as a finalist in 2 additional categories. Notably, "Callused Hands"

won two Quills for Best Medium Length Poem and Best Medical/Health!

Wow-oh-wow! Much thanks to "The Daily Poem"

for supplying the winning prompt for that poem! I'm very happy that contest is back for July

"It's a Journey"

won Best Single Person Activity.

"The Winning Color"

received Honorable Mention in the Action Adventure and Short Story categories. "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS"

received Honorable Mention as well for Best Contest. Go Bloggers!

I was also very happy to be selected as a finalist for my Portfolio and for my poem "All the Things You've Given Me"

And this shiny is pretty sweet too

In June, I managed to keep up with the "Promptly Poetry Challenge (2023-2024)"

- woohoo! I'm really enjoying taking the prompts and making them my own. I know I will not feel inspired by all the prompts (that's just a given), so I'm glad I can find ways to spin the prompt to something that does inspire me. I always want to write things that make me feel something. I don't want to share a poem on here that is an intentional "throw-away." That is, if I struggle on a poem and it comes out poorly, that's okay. But what I don't want to do is intentionally put something out onto the internet that I didn't even try to make good. Anyway, here's what I was able to write in June:

STATIC

Cyclic

(E)
How we understand time is how we make sense of our lives.
#2223718 by Emily

STATIC

Little Tree

(E)
Lessons of neighbors across worlds
#2223863 by Emily

STATIC

Escape

(ASR)
Only when I can't remember how far I’ve gone, do I stop in a little town without a name
#2224943 by Emily