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Life as I know it

‘night, Mother

August 9, 2022 / patriciakirsch / Leave a comment

I loved my literature and writing classes in college. I was a literature student, so of course I did! But more than that, my teachers and professors introduced me to works I normally wouldn't have discovered and read.  One memorable work is 'night, Mother, a pulitzer winning play in the early eighties by Marsha Norman. … Continue reading ‘night, Mother

Writing Poetry with Maria

June 17, 2022 / patriciakirsch / Leave a comment

     I was looking through old notebooks and journals, and I came across an old black spiral notebook filled with old writing stuff. There were ideas for children's stories (for a class I was taking), random journal entries and the best thing ever--poems I wrote with my old coworker Maria. 🙂 Why would I … Continue reading Writing Poetry with Maria

Career musts

May 24, 2022 / patriciakirsch / 2 Comments

Are you a journal writer? Do you keep them and read them from time to time? Or do they end up in the garbage or a firepit? I've been a journal writer since I was young--like under ten years old young. My first ones were the standard little diaries with a lock my mom gave … Continue reading Career musts

Eternally Together

May 13, 2022 / patriciakirsch / 3 Comments

       I was looking forward to meeting the nice old couple that lived across the street from our new home on South 5th Street.      If you read my last two posts, you know that my husband and I moved from Ellicott City, Maryland to western Pennsylvania last Spring. We bought a … Continue reading Eternally Together

Home (Part 2)

April 14, 2022 / patriciakirsch / 3 Comments

Is it fair to expect our new house, or any house, to live up to our former "camelot?" When we went shopping for our next house, we had a smaller budget and didn't want the large yard or need the two-car garage (though that would've been really nice). Instead, location, price and a house we … Continue reading Home (Part 2)

Home (Part one)

April 4, 2022 / patriciakirsch / 6 Comments

We sold the house we had lived in for five years last June. When we bought it in 2016, we knew it wouldn't be our forever home. But even though I knew that, it didn't stop me from nesting in it, falling in love and not wanting to leave. I am the kind of person … Continue reading Home (Part one)

My most memorable NaNoWriMo

November 4, 2021 / patriciakirsch / Leave a comment

I've participated in NaNoWriMo seven times. I reached the 50K goal every time, but it wasn't easy. Each time was stressful and hard. But I know who I am, and I know that as soon as I sign up for this personal competition, there's no other choice for me but to succeed. I'd tear myself … Continue reading My most memorable NaNoWriMo

Remembering a beautiful soul

July 12, 2021 / patriciakirsch / 3 Comments

I started writing this article months ago. But the only part I didn't delete was the short piece I wrote during NaNoWriMo last year. I wrote a series of non-fiction/memoir pieces covering a wide range of memories and events from my life. I always come back to the goodbye essays, the ones where I remember … Continue reading Remembering a beautiful soul

Going through change as an INFJ

May 24, 2021 / patriciakirsch / 2 Comments

I just got off the phone with an old coworker. Maria was the housekeeper for the veterinary hospital I worked in during the 90's. She's 67 today and really hasn't changed that much over the years. She's a simple person, a woman with a strong work ethic, good intentions and a crazy personality. I've always … Continue reading Going through change as an INFJ

Where is your soul sleeping?

March 5, 2021 / patriciakirsch / 3 Comments

What's life without writing? Words create a mood, initiate feelings and sometimes lead to healing. I've been writing my entire life to feel something other than the turmoil, fear and pain that follows close to me nearly every day. Poetry, stories, novellas, articles and lately, memoir. I've always loved memoir and nonfiction, but over the … Continue reading Where is your soul sleeping?

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Hi, I'm Trish, just a girl who reads, writes and loves with all my heart, fractures included. Also a realistic fiction author, poet and aspiring memoirist. Visit my about page for more.

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Poetry was my first writing love. I've written it my whole life. It's been a release, therapy, a needful thing.
Love this art in downtown Blairsville! ♥️
It's a snow day, a sort of gloomy day. I'm struggling with procrastination and discipline, but I'm not giving up.
Spotted these beauties on a walk. I love when seasons mix and provide a simple and lovely show.
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This pack of napkins was speaking to me!
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