These are private words addressed to you in public. ~ T.S. Eliot, A Dedication to My Wife **************************************** Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime, and falling in at night. I miss you like hell. ~ Edna St. Vincent Millay […]
If you are offended by profanity, do not watch the following video. If, however, you don’t mind profanity and are looking for some encouragement to start doing (or to stay with) the things you love, this is a great talk from Gary Vaynerchuck. Gary is outspoken and swears a lot, but he’s an excellent storyteller, a […]
Soul On Paper By Ada Ireland Something dies between the heart and the page no matter how skilled a writer is. You can’t capture the soul on paper. You can only draw a crude, raw sketch of it.
Here’s a thought that came to me based on a reaction to one of my poems. I think that’s something any writer can relate to. Having someone explain one of my poems to me makes me understand it better. It also makes me like it less.
I Wonder By Ada Ireland If there were a way for me to get you back, would you tell it to me? Or would you bury that secret even deeper?
It’s a well known fact that writers (and artists in general) are highly susceptible to nervous breakdowns, dramatic outbursts, and roller coaster moods. To that I say, yes, it’s true. BUT, look at the bright side. Historically, now is the best time to be a writer. The antidepressants are better. Alcohol tastes like chocolate – […]
She was always an odd mixture of maturity and childishness, grown up in her judgment or men and affairs, child-like in her certainties, and most engaging in her entire belief in her father and the vivid intellectual world in which she had been brought up. ~ Janet Courtney (friend) about Gertrude Bell He knew my […]
Pretend Maps By Ada Ireland I look for you in places you would never visit And stay away from places that you would. I grant my heart the origami hope it needs, And giving you the freedom that you want. … I look for you on pretend maps. You aren’t mine to find.
This is my attempt at humor and at creating images with Canva. It only took me a few hours. I have more similar “advice” but I’m ready for bed so, instead of creating another image, I’ll share it in a blockquote. Much faster. Q: What do you do when you miss someone so much, you […]
Am I the one your truth’s been waiting for? – Damien Rice Yes. Enough said. P.S. During much of my young adult life, I spent a lot of time building walls around my heart. I believe most of us do. It’s a way of protecting ourselves from emotional pain. At first, I was pleased with the […]
Ada Ireland is a pen name I came up with for myself. Unashamed Writing is a name I came up with for my blog.
The pen name is fake. The writing on this blog is real ... as close to real and truthful as I can get it to be. Read More