A Piece Of My Heart

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 (2024-2025)"  - 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:

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

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

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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

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We are the Interrupters  (ASR) …and this is our time. #2225510 by Emily

In July, I will:

Read:
For "CLOSED!The Monthly Reading Challenge" , "Little Mouse Loves to Read"  and "Angel Product Reviews" 
"The Book of Longings: A Novel"  
"Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor"  
"Wow, No Thank You.: Essays"  

Review:
Complete PPC "Invalid Post"  

Enter Contests:
"Promptly Poetry Challenge (2024-2025)" 
"The Taboo Words Contest ~ On Hiatus" 
"Christmas in July Poetry Contest"  for "The Contest Challenge" 
April 2017 "The PET NEWS CONTEST"  Open in July. Prompt: Write a poem about having a "wild" animal as a pet.
May 2017 "The 4 Controversies Contest"  (Round open: June 17-July 17) non-fiction, at least 1,200 words, subject: COVID-19)
September 2017 "Stormy's poetry newsletter & contest" 
January 2018 "Write from the Heart Poetry Contest" 
October 2017 "The Daily Poem"  Open in July only!

Catch-Up:

April 2017 "The PET NEWS CONTEST"  Open in July. Prompt: Write a poem about having a "wild" animal as a pet.
May 2017 "The 4 Controversies Contest"  (Round open: June 17-July 17) non-fiction, at least 1,200 words, subject: COVID-19)
June 2017 "Invalid Item" 
July 2017 "WEIRD TALES CONTEST " 
September 2017 "Stormy's poetry newsletter & contest"  Due Aug 8: lighthouse hope seagull waves sand power crashing clouds
October 2017 "The Daily Poem"  Open in July only!
January 2018 "Write from the Heart Poetry Contest" 
March 2018 "The PET NEWS CONTEST"  (try to enter in August (see Joy Word Doc)
April 2018 "Poetic Traditions Poetry Contest " 
May 2018 "WEIRD TALES CONTEST "  or "The Science Fiction Short Story Contest" 

Contests to use if nothing is open ▼

"The Bard's Hall Contest" 
"Poetic Traditions Poetry Contest " 
"Rebel Poetry Contest" 
*Note that these are to be used if nothing is open or the only thing open is offensive.

Continue Regular Commitments:
Normal review crediting for "WdC SuperPower Reviewers Group"  and "Anniversary Reviews" 
Prompting and judging for "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" 

Do something that inspires you,
-Emily