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Jane
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 7:06am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I think of all the hours she spent, holding me as I trembled and tried to talk about what had happened to me. She smelled like Tide detergent and although she hadn't had her coffee yet, she held me close the way my mother could never manage, soft and strong and soothing and challenging all at once. She took in all the darkness and told me she loved me still.
Resolute
Posted on January 4, 2012 at 8:50am 0 Comments 0 Likes
My new years resolution 2012 was
Speak the Truth
(and the Truth will set you free)
and my bones ache with the need
to tell it all
to tell it clear and loud
but what if I speak
and no one hears
does it wither like a dream denied
what if I speak
truly, but truly
no one wants to know
is this truth too…
Continue Back to Nature
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 1:08am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Dreaming of walking into the woods
Barefoot
Stumbling over roots and dirt and branches
Silent
Dark of night with stars and leaves and tiny spiders
Alone
Rough bark for touching but none for eating
Lost
in the forest
Falling
in the forest
Dark of night with nothing and no-one and never
waking up…
Continue Day 17 - Flux by Orson Scott Card
Posted on September 27, 2011 at 12:23am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Just finished this and my thoughts are: Excellent! Wish I'd known there was going to be a little author's note about each story. They were all grouped together at the end of the book but I'd have liked to read them directly after finishing each story. Also: what did I study in college? Literature? Why weren't we reading THIS? Sci-fi is not lit? I think it is. Also, it's the most open field for new authors, which most lit. majors wanted to be. Authors, that is, not necessarily sci-fi… Continue Latest Activity
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"To have something to write is horrid. To write is torture. To have written, oh, to have written is glorious."
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Jane
I think of all the hours she spent, holding me as I trembled and tried to talk about what had happened to me. She smelled like Tide detergent and although she hadn't had her coffee yet, she held me close the way my mother could never manage, soft and strong and soothing and challenging all at once. She took in all the darkness and told me she loved me still. See More
Nicki Johnson commented on the blog post 'What Electrifies You? Tell us and win!'
"Learning Chinese electrifies me. When I come across a new phrase or finally figure out how the grammar works or get the phrasing just right...oooh. I nearly jump up and down with joy. Words, literacy, fluency: expressing myself in this new/old…"
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Resolute
My new years resolution 2012 wasSpeak the Truth(and the Truth will set you free)and my bones ache with the needto tell it all to tell it clear and loudbut what if I speakand no one hearsdoes it wither like a dream deniedwhat if I speaktruly, but trulyno one wants to knowis this truth too muchfor the world to bearbut if they cannot hear itif they turn away in silencehow can Iask them to carrythe truthwhen I cannot?See More
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Back to Nature
Dreaming of walking into the woodsBarefootStumbling over roots and dirt and branchesSilentDark of night with stars and leaves and tiny spidersAloneRough bark for touching but none for eatingLostin the forestFallingin the forestDark of night with nothing and no-one and neverwaking upSee More
Nicki Johnson liked Jill Starishevsky's blog post 10 Reasons Not to Discuss Child Sexual Abuse in 2012
Nicki Johnson commented on the blog post '10 Reasons Not to Discuss Child Sexual Abuse in 2012'
"Thank you."
Nicki Johnson commented on the group 'The Survivor Chronicles'
"I have a post up discussing surviving sexual abuse and the fear of rape: http://mousenej.livejournal.com/6601.html
Lots of triggers there, so take care of yourself if you choose to read it, please."
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Day 17 - Flux by Orson Scott Card
Just finished this and my thoughts are: Excellent! Wish I'd known there was going to be a little author's note about each story. They were all grouped together at the end of the book but I'd have liked to read them directly after finishing each story. Also: what did I study in college? Literature? Why weren't we reading THIS? Sci-fi is not lit? I think it is. Also, it's the most open field for new authors, which most lit. majors wanted to be. Authors, that is, not necessarily sci-fi authors. So…See More
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Day 15 - I'll just add that to my resume, then...
I've taught English to two-year-olds in split bottom pants. The trick there is not letting them sit on your lap for storytime.I've taught English to bartenders and asked them to repeat after me. Bud...Wise...Er...I've taught businessmen and doctors, flight attendants and fry cooks.I've taught Little Emperors in large classes, I've taught university students and training school…See More
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Day 16 - It's not easy being fourteen
I remember being fourteen. It's not an age I'd ever want to repeat. The only thing that might have made it worse though, might have been being 14 in China.Scott is fourteen this year, and I teach him English every Saturday morning for two hours. I like him a lot. He's a good student and although he still occasionally sits silently for a couple of minutes trying to work out how to say what he wants to say, his English is steadily…See More
Nicki Johnson commented on the blog post 'Raising Heroes'
"Hey, quit making me cry in my coffee already, ok?
;)"
Nicki Johnson commented on the blog post 'SO YOU WANT TO BE AN ACQUISITIONS EDITOR?'
"I figured with this name I would be basically un-google-able. There had to be so many Nicki Johnsons in the world, I was sure to be lost in the babble. Googled myself on a whim last week though, and was a bit shocked to see my face in the top five…"
Nicki Johnson commented on the blog post 'Our Vicious Attack Dog Named Muffy'
"Aww, your poor misunderstood doggie! We've found a lot of people here in China are terrified of dogs. To the point that I'm walking by with my dog tightly leashed and heeling and a woman 15 feet away on the sidewalk caught sight of the dog…"
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- At 1:46pm on September 5, 2011,
Kelly Fitzpatrick said… - Thanks, Nicki! I went back and fleshed it out with a few more lines here and there about the actual setting and about my background that brought me there to the men's prison. Your interst is encouraging and your question helpful.
I love your artwork and the beginings of what I have read of yours. Will be reading more! warm regards, kelly
- At 6:09am on April 22, 2011,
Sarah La Rosa said… - Hi Nicki! I just wanted to say thank you for reading my blog post, and so glad you liked it! :) It looks like you have an amazing writing practice, yourself! I'm looking forward to jumping in and reading some... :) Blessings!
- At 4:46pm on November 12, 2010,
Meg Waite Clayton said… - Nicki, Adding my voice to the welcome. If you’re looking for a place to jump in, we’d love to have you join us in the in Novelists – Struggling or Not group.
Enjoy the site!
Meg Waite Clayton
Moderator, Publishing Industry News, and Novelist Group
Author of the national bestseller, The Wednesday Sisters, and the forthcoming The Four Ms. Bradwells (Ballantine, March 2011)
- At 6:16am on October 24, 2010,
Tena Loveland Russ said… - Hi Nikki, Thanks for visiting my page :-) My question about chapter length (is it kosher to have a chapter of only four pages?) is somewhat premature. I was just adding to it. My husband is reading a novel that has 61 chapters, but the book about 550 pages (paperback). Some of those chapters are really short. I guess the answer is the chapter is done when it's done.
Best, Tena
- At 5:49am on October 19, 2010,
Tracy Slater said… - Hi Nicki. Welcome to the Global Writers' list! If you have a moment, please post a self-intro on the wall letting us know what you write and what you're doing in China! (I'm in Japan--married a local...) Looking forward to staying connected,
Tracy
- At 5:15am on October 18, 2010,
Kate Hanselman said… - Welcome to She Writes Nicki! So glad to have you here.
Check out Getting Started, an easy-to-use guide to, well, getting started.
Don’t forget to head over to the She Writes Blog and let us know what you think!
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