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Yecheilyah’s 2nd Annual Poetry Contest: Entry Submission Acceptance ENDS TONIGHT!!
You have until 11:59pm EST to get your poems emailed to me!! When that clock strikes 12:00am I will not be accepting any more entries so yes, you have time to enter after you get off work people! DO NOT miss out on this. There is NO entry fee to enter and tons of prizes… Continue reading
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FINAL COUNTDOWN: Yecheilyah’s 2nd Annual Poetry Contest Ends Soon! Enter TODAY
It’s the final countdown people! You have until midnight tomorrow (Tuesday, 7/31) to enter your poem into my 2nd Annual Poetry Contest. The contest is heating up and we have some very talented poets out there! …and some awesome prizes! We are giving away money, publishing, promotion, books and more! DO NOT miss out on… Continue reading
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The Diary
My first practice in writing was the diary. Sometimes it wasn’t an actual diary but a journal I turned into one. It was a special thing for me because prior I had been writing in notebooks but notebooks didn’t provide the kind of privacy that diaries did. With the privacy of the diary, I could… Continue reading
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Self-Love: A Process
When I started my self-love journey, at 30, I didn’t even know it was a thing. I didn’t know that other women had started self-love journeys too, many of them starting in their 30s. I also thought, when I started, that I was headed to a specific place. “I’m on a journey of self-love,” I’ll… Continue reading
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Self-love and Poetry Contest
I’ve been watching The Handmaid’s Tale on Hulu. It’s slow, a little boring and I find the portrayal of submission and authority and the use of scripture to verify abuse offensive, filled with all of the stereotypes and misconceptions the world has taught in regard to a woman and man’s divine role. But, there is… Continue reading
