Words Shape Lives.
Monica DrakeStories matter, real and imagined. Words matter.
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Writing, Dreaming, Writing.
The other day, I woke up before five in the morning—too early. The house wasn’t yet hot, but it had a serious head start in that direction, even as the sun was just starting to come up. Both tired and awake, not yet ready for the day and se...
If You're in Portland--
Hey there,
How is it that the last week of July is coming up so quickly? Wasn’t it just June?
Yes, the blackberries are ripe and the raspberries too, strawberries are muddled in the bottom of the matcha, my yard is overgrown and the law...
If You're in Portland--
Stripped Down Clown Around
Hey there,
Many of you know about these, but for those who don’t:
The Portland Writers Mixer/Social is a casual get-together with very little in the way of schedule and less in the way of hierarchy, by design...
Words + Shapes + Lives + Meaning
In the Denver Art Museum, I came to a section of a mannequin laced with words scrawled in a joyful quasi-cursive, telling the story of the birth of Jesus—a version of the commercial debris of a department store cast-off covered in the story...
We Are the Stories We Tell--or? Are We?
Bardayal Nadjamerrek, “Mimih Spirist Dancing in Corroboree,” “…where stories, music and traditions are passed down.” (1974)
Starbucks now has an AI powered “ordering companion.” Tell it your feelings, answer a few questions, give away you...
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Author of Clown Girl, The Stud Book, and The Folly of Loving Life. Short work in The New York Times Modern Love, Paris Review Daily and more. Find her on Substack at Words Shape Lives.
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