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Looking For More Short Story Collections...

Started this discussion. Last reply by Amy Jo Sprague Jun 5, 2011. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Hi all! I"m looking for more short story collections. They've become my new favorite read and here are the ones I've read. What collections have you read? Do you have any of your own collections?…Continue

Mental &/or Physical Illness

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This is the spot for confessional poetry about illness. Please share or start chatting!

Favorite Books by Women....Share your fav's with everyone and let's start a good-read list

Started this discussion. Last reply by Lori Duffy Foster Dec 1, 2009. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Nadine Gordimer: The Pick-Up----excellllllleeennntttt, Loot)and she has a new one coming out about the writing lifeAimee Bender--The Girl in the Flammable Skirt, many shorts in Tin House, An…Continue

Yay Women

Started this discussion. Last reply by Amy Jo Sprague Nov 11, 2009. 2 Replies 0 Likes

Woman must not accept; she must challenge.She must not be awed by that which has been built up around her;she must reverence that woman in her which struggles for expression.~ Margaret Sanger ~"The…Continue

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Post-Confessional Poetry

A place To share post-confessional poetry, topics, and feed-back. Looking for the "I" poetry, particularily involving spirituality, mental illness, life...no lost love poems with moon beams http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.199493283.jpgSee More

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Gerry Miller left a comment for Amy Jo Sprague

I've been away from Shewrites for awhile and just discovered your friendship offer. Thank you so much and I'm eager to get back to writing and staying in touch. Gerry

Sep 28, 2011

Becoming SuperMommy commented on the group 'Post-Confessional Poetry'

It's not a poem, but it is post-confessional. http://becomingsupermommy.blogspot.com/2011/09/pouring-my-heart-out.html

Sep 21, 2011

Music and Writing and maybe Flash Fiction

Have certain music you play when you write? What inspires you? I'd like to try some flash NONfiction and poetry in music and writing...off-the-cuffSee More

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Music and Writing and maybe Flash Fiction

Have certain music you play when you write? What inspires you? I'd like to try some flash NONfiction and poetry in music and writing...off-the-cuffSee More

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Amy Jo Sprague replied to the discussion 'Famous Post-Confessional Poetry' in the group Post-Confessional Poetry

Also Mark Bibbins' poem "When It Was Always Dark" over at Cortland Review Michael Dickman's "We Did Not Make Ourselves" from The New Yorker and Christian Wiman's "We Did Not Make Ourselves"

Aug 4, 2011

Amy Jo Sprague commented on the group 'Post-Confessional Poetry'

My latest favorite poet is Matthew Dickman. Check out this HEART-BREAKING poem "Benelovence" up at Narrative.

Aug 4, 2011

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Thanks for friending! =)

Jul 28, 2011

Starting the Memoir...

For the thing whichI greatly feared is come upon me,and that which I was afraid ofis come unto me,I was not in safety, neitherhad I rest, neither was I quiet;yet trouble came.--JOB(from William Styron's Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness) I'm finally looking at the memoirs out there on PTSD. I'm not too enthused, aside from Jessica Stern's Denial (what I read of it--it was too…See More

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Amy Jo Sprague replied to the discussion 'Catch Me on Oprah Tomorrow!' in the group The Survivor Chronicles

Well congrats Kelley! Sorry I missed it! I ordered your memoir, I'm extremely interested in the things you are up to as a fellow survivor. I was wondering if you'd read my essay that's getting published in The Abaton later…

Jul 21, 2011

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Amy Jo Sprague commented on the group 'The Survivor Chronicles'

Kelley Harrell, wow am I excited to meet you and to have read you over at Heal My PTSD. Its so strange because just a couple days ago I was at a used bookstore and this book luckily fell into my hands "Soul Retrieval: Mending the…

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Who I am:: http://amyjosprague.wordpress.com
http://manic-truth.blogspot.com
http://ptsdcreativewriting.blogspot.com

Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:: Poetry published in a new contemporary literary journal "Psychic Meatloaf" issues 1 & 3 http://www.psychicmeatloaf.com, escarp, and The Survivor Chronicles, 7x20, Rose and Thorn Journal, Third Wednesday

Media outlets that I currently write for:: N/A

My writing is:: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Memoir, Blog Posts

Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:: starting to review books (was asked by an agent to review recently)

Services I offer to other writers:: N/A

I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:: not anymore and not yet

My professional associations:: Jessica Stern (Denial)'s web manager has asked me to review Stern's new book. I'm working on it but it is about PTSD and I find some of it triggers me so I'm taking my time with it.

Psychic Meatloaf

I associate myself with other things...as of right now. Like the classics and the latest, strangest lit i can find. Was awe-struck by Coleridge's "Christabel"--loved it (read it aloud...well to myself) in the bathroom yesterday before i woke my daughter up for school...does that count? :) I was nominated by a professor to go to the New York Writer's Workshop. I'm getting there...

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Starting the Memoir...

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For the thing which

I greatly feared is come upon me,

and that which I was afraid of

is come unto me,

I was not in…

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Books on My Nightstand...I can never decide

Posted on May 19, 2011 at 9:42am 0 Comments 1 Like

I love to read literary journals, classics, and books about writing...along with some confessional-style novels. Can never make up my mind!

Respecting and Thanking Wisconsin Teachers

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Check out my blog post dedicated to amazing teachers in Wisconsin:

Respecting and Thanking Wisconsin Teachers

Jack Kerouac's Belief and Technique for Modern Prose

Posted on November 10, 2009 at 12:20pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

BELIEF & TECHNIQUE FOR MODERN PROSE

Jack Kerouac

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1. Scribbled secret notebooks, and wild typewritten pages, for yr own joy

2. Submissive to everything, open, listening

3. Try never get drunk outside yr own house

4. Be in love with yr life

5. Something that you feel will find its own form

6. Be crazy dumbsaint of the mind

7. Blow as deep as you want to… Continue

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At 6:29pm on September 27, 2011, Gerry Miller said…: I've been away from Shewrites for awhile and just discovered your friendship offer. Thank you so much and I'm eager to get back to writing and staying in touch.

Gerry

At 7:30am on July 28, 2011, Kelley Harrell said…: Thanks for friending! =)

At 4:35pm on August 16, 2010, Ilie Ruby said…: Gosh, I can't remember (brain cells start to fizzle in the midst of a book tour). I want to say your blog, but I can't be certain. Great words, though, and made me want to read more, ... the music was fab, too.

At 8:17pm on August 15, 2010, Jaime Herndon said…: hi Amy! I saw that you reviewed Jessica Stern's new book? I agree; it can be immensely triggering. I read it in less than 2 days because it was one of those things where I couldn't stop reading, even though I shouldn't have been reading it at all, probably. Excellent book and much needed to help illustrate the effects of trauma/PTSD but very intense....what were your thoughts on it?

At 8:09pm on August 15, 2010, Ilie Ruby said…: Amy, Love, love, love your poetry. Count me among fans.
-Ilie Ruby, "The Language of Trees"

At 10:02pm on May 28, 2010, Sarah Savasky said…: Thanks Amy, I'm trying to navigate my way around shewrites-there's a lot going on here. I will visit your blog too-Sarah

At 10:41am on May 24, 2010, Nancy Duci Denofio said…: Great to have you as a friend here on SheWrites. And hope we continue to connect here and elsewhere - I love Jack Kerouac and how he told it like it was, traveling the country with Alan Ginsberg, and the BEAT - great time with outstanding writers.

At 5:47am on April 20, 2010, Julie Jeffs said…: Hi Amy,

Welcome to the Bloggers Let’s Make it Work group! So glad you are here. Please visit the discussion New Members Visit Here First, tell us about your blog so we can list it on the members blog index.

I hope you will find, as I did, a great sense of community, loads of information and resources, and an incredible amount of talent.

Jump in on ongoing discussions or start one if there is an issue you would like to discuss.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Look forward to reading your posts.

Warm regards,
Julie Jeffs
Beginning a Life at 50

At 12:36am on March 18, 2010, Angela Christine Ragosa said…: Hey Amy,

I just finished reading your blog about PTSD and found it to be far beyond powerful...I can relate Amy...extremely informative and beautifully written yet edgy. I really enjoyed your writing style.

All my best,

Angela

At 9:40pm on January 17, 2010, Naomi Thiers said…: I would like to join the music/flash fiction group--gret idea for things to talk about! I write poetry, and find I almost never listen to music while writing/rewriting, but I often incorporate song lyrics in as epigraphs or even first lines. Hope to write songs again someday soon! Thanx for starting the group & putting it out. Naomi Thiers, SheWrites

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