WRITERS' ROW

WR: Does it grant you relief to write something like this after coming home from the supermarket or anywhere else? Viveca Malave: It does. Letting my emotions out in this kind of way, these positive ways, such as sketching, writing, singing - they keep me from holding onto these negative feelings; weights, that can hold people down. Weights that can hold me down. WR: What are people's responses when you read it to them? Viveca Malave: I've read it to four people and they all enjoyed it very much. One of the things that stood out to me was that instead of giving me feedback or stating what they thought, more than half of them had quite a few questions for me after I read it. It stood out because when I read my pieces, they get a lot of positive feedback, not usually questions. WR: What is your life's motto? Viveca Malave: Eat my shorts. I guess I should add that I have "things always work out" tattooed on my wrist.

Questions from Readers: M asks: If you made artwork for this writing, would you share it? The way it looks, feels, makes you think about? If you didn't make artwork, what do you think it would look like? Awry Diniso: Yes, I think I should definitely share it. I have been hesitant with any artwork that requires drawing or painting lately.. but I would share it. If I didn't make artwork, I think it would be mostly black and white. Maybe a hint of red in it. Maybe like a child's scribble of some sort with a hint of "I know what I'm doing but this expresses my feelings," type of drawing. Lol. Thanks for your question! MC says: That's deep! Awry Diniso: Thank you, we just met and you just read something I wrote. Thank you. K says: Far away friend was deep. It can be taken in so many ways. I wonder if you might be afraid of new relations for fear of wasting time and energy if you were to lose them in one way or another? The concept here is immaculate I think it reaches a wide audience on quite a few emotional levels. Well done Awry. <3 I'll have to submit a something soon. :) Awry Diniso: I am very happy you grasp many things from it, I meant to do that. I think you've pinned the tail on the donkey with that explanation. I could be. I am really flattered by your response, especially you being a fellow writer. I hope to see more of your work and something for submission soon! Thank you K. Questions from Writers' Row: WR: Is this a poem? Was it meant to be a poem? Awry Diniso: No.. well it is a short story that would probably come across better if it was published with a drawing right beside it. :) WR: I noticed that the girl in the story was not afraid, but rather sad and accepting. You managed to work those emotions into that piece well. Would you be able to express sad and accepting if somebody asked you to define those words? Awry Diniso: I am a very vague person, and I stumble over my words and thoughts a lot when I have to express them verbally. But to be sad and accepting.. to me it means to be hurt, down, upset and to just accept it and not look for it to change. To be content with the hurt that is going on. That's what sad and accepting is to me. Thanks very much for everybody's participation, your questions and comments have been wonderful. Keep writing!

Readers, please submit your questions or comments to Viveca Malave, they will be responded to in a later post. Thanks very much. -WR

Writer: Awry Diniso Genre: Random, Emotional-based. How Long Have You Been Writing? I've been writing on and off since the 5th grade. As a hobby though. I've written here and there for the high school newspaper and had a poem published in college, but nothing too serious. What inspired this piece? Honestly, I don't know. When I read this, I was very surprised by the end. I realized I must have been in a creepy mood or something to have even written something like this at night! I was reading it in the dark too. It could be that a lot of times in my life when I make a close friend or two, life does something and takes them away. Not to death, but to anything else life could offer up as a reason. Why did you choose to share this one? I chose this piece because.. it was very short and it made me wonder. I wanted to know what was going on and when I did.. I was basically creeped out. So in a way, it resonated with me in the moment lol. I usually write longer stuff, but this was a short story from something I hope to complete with a drawing. AWRY DINISO SHARES: Far Away Friend My friend is so far away, yet so close. Her physical being failed to fight an illness. The cancer ate her up entirely. I cried so much and the pain almost killed me. This did nothing to bring her back. At night I can hear her cry, Wishing to come back. I told her to be still and be silent. We will find a way soon. My far away friend. She isn’t so far away. She hovers over me with the deepest sadness in her eyes. Whenever I look up at night, I see her. I smile. *** READERS - Please submit a question for this piece and they will be answered in the next post. Thank you greatly for your participation.