Amanda StocktonDec 19, 20215 minOne Year Later...You know, it’s interesting to me. I haven’t touched this blog in a year now. A FULL YEAR. A year where I probably should have written the...
Amanda StocktonDec 19, 20205 minExisting in the Time of CovidI havent blogged in months. Caught up in the spiral of nothingness and everythingness that has been the last quarter of 2020. The fires...
Amanda StocktonSep 10, 20205 minReality BurnsI sit here and I wait. I cry myself ragged in the dark. My body shakes. My voice cracks. And then there is silence. A woeful numbness...
Amanda StocktonJul 21, 20206 minFor the Consideration of Places“This used to be my playground…” That damn song rang through my head at every opportunity. Like some poorly written Lifetime movie where...
Amanda StocktonMay 30, 20202 minHumanity ScreamsMy hands freeze. They fail to create. To pick up a pen. To write. To bring me breath and life as the only way I have ever known to find...
Amanda StocktonApr 15, 20207 minWriting Truth in FictionOr—Write what you know. I think it’s kind of funny that this concept—this age-old advice—is so contested by writers these days. A...
Amanda StocktonMar 12, 20205 minIt's Not You, It's Me (sorta)This was going to be a tweet--it ran away from me. Ok. Look. Managing your social spaces, such as Twitter, and how often you utilize...
Amanda StocktonFeb 24, 20204 minOn Balance and BullshitThis was supposed to be an Instagram post...It ran away. *** What I want to do every day is typically overshadowed by a lot of mess....
Amanda StocktonJan 22, 20203 minTransitions and Learning How to Start OverThe batteries on all my devices are nearly dead as I decide it is time I sit down and write. Isn’t that the way it always goes for people...
Amanda StocktonDec 27, 20194 minPieces Falling into PlaceHere we go. Sliding into the new year. Leaving 2019 behind us but taking along the lessons and the scars it left us with. It is weird to...
Amanda StocktonNov 20, 20198 minSelling Yourself--I Mean, Your Work20Books Vegas Takeaways: As writers we tend to have the grave misconception that the writing is the hard part of authorhood. When in...
Amanda StocktonOct 10, 20194 minDream a Little Dream of MeIt’s been awhile. Truth is…words have not been friendly lately. In fact, they have eluded me completely. Even a daily vss prompt has been...
Amanda StocktonAug 25, 20194 minDive into the TideOn the issue of failure. I think that I have failed at every single thing that I have ever attempted. I mean. When it comes to anything...
Amanda StocktonAug 22, 20193 minWhat Even is Life?What. The. Crap. An interesting way to start things off here, for sure. But let us not be bogged down with false pretenses. It's not...