In my mind, this was as clear as possible, it was her speaking to me. Frankly, it was creepy and exciting: she was fascinated with death and now she was on the other side of the curtain, and able to speak her words long after her body had decayed.
Category: On Writing
How does one read Emily Dickinson?
Because, the truth is, poetry is awesome. To be more specific, Emily Dickinson is AWESOME. And I pinky promise you don't need to be able to identify meter or have intimate knowledge of the nineteenth century to enjoy her poetry.
A Mermaid Triptych
The stage and audience are underwater.
Harry Potter VS Doofenshmirtz in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’
Good characters are three-dimensional. We should not know everything about them right away, nor should their protagonistic or antagonistic role define their personality. Cardboard characters will lead the audience to rolling their eyes as they experience an underwhelming sense of familiarity; a bland main character who embarks on a quest because it’s what’s right, a witty best friend who is content on making their entire life about the main character, a villain who just wants to see the world burn while they twirl their mustache. Characters must have reasons, a desire to fulfill and indecision in their actions.
Amazingly Incoherent Writing Practice
The panda is drinking from the watering can.
A journey.
15 Book Recommendations Hidden in my Drawing
There's a little unspoken forfeiture that comes with being a writer (and keep in mind I don't consider writer synonymous with published author. If you write, you're a writer). Reading is our most treasured pastime, but when we start writing and learning how to write properly, a tragedy occurs: we start paying attention. Worse still, when… Continue reading 15 Book Recommendations Hidden in my Drawing
Some Thoughts on my Van Gogh Poem
I uploaded a blogpost a few days ago. It’s a poem I wrote, months ago by now, about Van Gogh painting Starry Night. I see him, painting the beautiful sky he wishes he could see. Granted, I’m hardly in a position where I can consolidate Mr. Van Gogh’s intentions or thought processes, but as a writer I’m in exactly the right position to imagine as much, even project a little of myself into the painter, much like Lee Israel, who wrote countless (well, actually someone counted: 400) forged letters, using her skills as a writer to project a believable and relevant version of the person whom she sought to replicate.
Somehow, I could see him clearly.
Writing is Easy
Hi! This is the first blog post that this site will see. Until now, it’s just been fonts and background pictures, little social media buttons and menu options… all those things that the person behind these words has to tweak before the actual content can begin.
…I should probably begin then.
Sabrina Parra Díaz 