121. National Poetry Month

Happy National Poetry Month! While all writers spend a great deal of time reading and refining their craft, April is the perfect month to redefine one's personal goals as a writer. Not only is the...

120. Dream a Little Dream

I am currently enjoying a surge of poetic energy. I attended the AWP Book Fair earlier this month, and while I was steadily writing and submitting my work before the event, meeting so many...

119. Prompt: Gratification of the Ingrate

Post-college life has been hectic. While my new job as a library assistant and my shop All You Need is Pug are both keeping me busy, I do find that I have more time to write for myself now that I...

118. For the Romantics

117. Post-Nemo

I genuinely enjoy a blizzard when I am allowed to stay home and watch it spread its soft, white havoc. Fortunately, the governor of Massachusetts issued a driving ban that forced all residents to...

116. Avalanche Apple Crisp

Here in New England, we are about to get up to three feet of snow! All of that post-blizzard shoveling is bound to make you ravenous, but even sitting inside during the storm can bring on the cabin...

115. The Humble Grave of H.D. Thoreau

I feel lucky to have been born and raised in New England - a part of the country that was the home to many literary luminaries. Any time I need to feel a jolt of inspiration, I need only to get...

114. Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie

Mint Chocolate Chip has always been one of my favorite ice cream flavors, but I tend to feel the post sugar-high crash after splurging on a bowl of soy ice cream. I decided to make a sweet smoothie...

113. Treehouse Magazine

I am thrilled to announce that two of my poems have been published by Treehouse Magazine this week. You can read these pieces entitled "Vacancy" and "Before I Have Kids" on their website. I noticed...

112.DIY Inspiration Checkerboard

I am the type of artist that needs an image or phrase to help spark my own creativity when I am in a rut. After becoming tired of flipping through books and magazines, I decided to create my own...

111. No-Bake Bite-Sized Brownies

Busy. That is the word that most 21st century adults would use to describe their lives. I understand that. I work a part-time job, run my own small business, have too many hobbies, and must tend to...

110. A Riddle for Our Generation

Forget attempting to solve how a raven is like a writing desk. The Mad Hatter has stumped Alice and the likes of her for long enough. Here is a new puzzle to consider as this week's writing prompt:...

109. Wicked Little Reading List for 2013

All avid readers do it. At the beginning of each year we create lists for ourselves that contain the books that we hope to read over the next twelve months, but very few adhere to the list or even...

108. Faulty Resolutions

On the first day of the New Year my Facebook feeds, conversations, and emails are flooded with people sharing their resolutions or reminding me to form my own. I generally fail to keep my...

107. Have a Wicked Little Holiday

2012 has been quite a year. The world was supposed to end today, but I am glad to see that everything outside of my window appears to be intact, as I feel as though my greatest adventures have yet...

106. Forever Young

Between classes and the businesses, there has been little time to sleep and eat, let alone to keep up with my little blog. I miss writing here dearly and I hope that I will be able to steal a few...

105. Motivation Monday: Little Idols

Happy Monday! After last week's busy schedule it is nice to take a moment to relax and consider what inspires me at the moment. I began my final college semester last Tuesday and had a hectic week...

104. Motivation Monday : Oh, The Places You'll Go...

Today's post is a bit later than usual, as I spent my morning at Walden Pond. It seems fitting that the writing prompt for this week is fairly simple, as each of us enjoys the last lazy summer...

103. Fashionably Friday : Blue Moon

I don't know about you, but I often hear people say "that happens once in a blue moon..." as though blue moons are something mythical that never occur. As fate would have it, tonight is going to be...

102. Motivation Monday : At the Parade...

I hope you are as excited as I am that this week's Motivation Monday post is a photo prompt! At times when I am feeling particularly plagued by writer's blog, word prompts may not be enough to...

101. Days

Days By Philip LarkinWhat are days for? Days are where we live. They come, they wake us Time and time over. They are to be happy in: Where can we live but days? Ah, solving that question Brings the...

100. Hundreth Post Party

Energy and persistence conquer all things.-Benjamin Franklin- When I initially began this blog in January I came in armed with little more than a catchy name and a brain full of ideas that I simply...

99. Motivation Monday: What's Appropriate Now?

Despite Freedom of Speech, most people find themselves treading lightly when it comes to sharing their political, religious, or moral views. It seems as though we have developed a fear of...

98. Fashionably Friday: Out of This World

When I was a child my favorite day trip was to the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium in Concord, New Hampshire. My mum often would refuse to tell us where we were going before packing my sister and me...

97. Motivation Monday: How to Be Light on Your Feet

I'm kicking off this week with the blog's second Motivation Monday: a post dedicated to finding inspiration and utilizing it in a medium of your choice. This week's focus is upon creating movement...

96. Vegan Breaded Grilled Eggplant

When I was a child my grandmother had a lunch date every week with three of her best friends. Italian fare was always the choice meal (though they were all French women), and often the smell of...

95. Motivation Monday : Out on a Limb

It is the consensus among my friends and family that Monday is the most atrocious day of the week. For most, Monday means coming down from the high of being free from the obligations of work and...

94. Perkins Cove, Maine

It has been a busy past few weeks and I am glad to have finally had the chance to sit and take a good look at the photos that I took on my trip to Maine with my best friend, Meagan. In order to...

93. The Muse Jar

It has been some time since I have last posted, and I have missed sharing the ideas that bombard my brain daily. After a trip to Maine with my best friend and her very sweet family, I returned to...

92. Maple in the Morning Granola

Granola is delicious, but it can be fattening and quite expensive to enjoy one that is truly wonderful. I recently bought a tasty maple granola from a local farmers stand that cost $8 for a pound...