Recent content by JT Woody

i'm back in the "real world" now (so to speak) but while i was there, people kept approaching me about the poem, asking if i published it anywhere or will be publishing it. thats something to think about. it was personal, and something i wrote as child. plus, im not as familiar with poetry...

So, i did it. I was more than a little emotional... i was literally crying and sobbing as i got through the poem. then i went out in the hall and had a panic attack to which a staffer came out to coach me through it. But i did it! this is the first thing that i've written that i've read in...

Well if you'd clip your dragon talons every now and then, this wouldnt have happened😜

(doing a little more reflecting) I never really made one culture a hobby or studied it in the sense of becoming an expert in that area/topic. But growing up, i was super interested in Greek and Roman culture. I remember visiting ruins in Sicily without knowing a thing about the culture as a...

after 2,906 words today: As her eyes rolled back and her arms went limp, the last thing she saw was Falan’s smirk.

(On your WIP)

well... i was outside, on my lawn chair at the table. big umbrella and a nice breeze. was out there since 11... then down came a big black spider with a yellow spot on its butt and i freaked out. i jumped up, snatched my laptop and ran inside (forgetting my house keys out there on the table)...

One is a screenshot from my library's catalogue And the other is a slideshow my phone made with the selfies i took.

Ive always had a tea kettle. My parents and grandparents had them in their kitchen so when i moved out, i got me one, too. We have one at work, also. Like homer said, some places, its acceptabe. Also cultural. My grandma grew up in the rural south and didnt have a washer or dryer. So when she...

I have various interests, but in terms of my current WIP, i was inspired by Tuareg (and other Saharan) cultures, and east African tribes. Of course, im not writing historical fiction. But i weave in some influences when creating my world.

My paternal family is creole from Louisiana. My grandma and great-grandma used to lapse into dialects i couldnt quite understand. My grandpa really looked "west indian" and i look like him. So growing up, people always assumed i was an islander (among other things)

"i have to step away to use the bathroom".... only to return from your fake bathroom trip to find they are still standing there waiting to pick up where they left off 🥹

in a way, yes

TMW you are surprised by the emptiness of the library upon opening. .... then 2 hours later, after you've been talked at by 2 disgruntled patrons (one claiming "you just dont want to help me!"), you're wishing for the emptiness again.

So, i spent a significant portion of my childhood in Sicily. Whenni moved back tonthe US, i wanted to show people on a map, but i didnt remember my address. I did remember the name of the town. The next thing i remembered was a big cathedral that we often walked passed. Another thing was a...