Cheating On Yourself
carriejonesbooks I was once on a panel at a writing convention in Oklahoma and made fast enemies with the agent (now an editor) on the panel. Why? Because I disagreed. I’m…
beingbrave
It’s My Birthday (and I’m trying to be brave–possibly failing)
And I think that my poetry is a bit like my voice. It is imperfect. It sounds like a Muppet. I slosh my s’s a lot. It’s not a typical…
Dear Bully, You Are Ruining Things Because We Are Awesome And You Are Not
So about nine years ago, DEAR BULLY, the anthology of authors telling their stories of being bullied, or standing by, or being bullies was released. Carrie was the co-editor for…
Be Brave Friday
Being scared doesn’t mean you’re weak. Admitting that your anxious, afraid, upset? That’s called being honest. Being honest isn’t weakness no matter how many people might try to deny your…
Leaning Into Fear in 2020
We all have times in our lives when fear gets the best of us, when we don’t know what’s going on in ourselves or in our world. Our thinking becomes…