#tdwella

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “For Posterity.”

Ignore yourself. Be stronger than your fear of connection and sensitivity. Than your years of bad habits and lazy voice that was slow to object to privileges you received at the expense—of others. Plug your ears. When the familiar voices in your family and community sing sad songs that command you to be convinced that your roots have…

Who am I and why am I here

I am T. Dwella—a Writer. I love writing fiction but I’m secretly having an affair with poetry (let’s keep that between us).

I blog publicly so that I have an accessible record of my writing that is easily available. I can send a URL to anyone I want and sharing on social networks is easy. I reserve my personal journals for topics that I don’t want to share with the world.

On my public blog I will…

Ruined http://wp.me/s51F44-ruined

Remember back in elementary school when the teacher would take the class outside for recess? There was always something fun to do and it never seemed like enough time. Sometimes there would be extra play time if the class did particularly well on a spelling test or if there was a special holiday or celebration—fun times. There was also one or two kids who would ruin things for everyone else. I’m…