I entered 3 poems into Palette Poetry’s The Rising Poet Prize 2023 Poetry Competition. I can’t share my selections, but I will publish them after the contest, if they don’t get chosen and published by Palette Poetry. Their titles are Fortune, Shattered, and Anxiety. I want to continue finding and entering competitions and challenges in […]
Here we go again! Except instead of a personal challenge, this is actually a competition. I entered the The 100-word Microfiction Challenge 2023 through NYC Midnight. At midnight on April 28, 2023 I’ll receive my assignment which will be a specific genre, action and a word that all must be incorporated in the story. I’ll
Since I discovered my love of writing poetry, I am challenging myself to join in this year’s NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month). I will write a poem a day every day in April 2023. That will be 30 poems! Maybe I’ll decide to publish a second poetry collection. We’ll see. This time I will upload
I thought it would be a simple task to paint the image I saw so clearly in my head for my book cover, of a dandelion being blown in the wind. It took me a few attempts and I was getting frustrated! I couldn’t get the colors right and, though my practice strokes were lovely,
It’s here! I just received the proof for my poetry book; for the 21 poem a day challenge I completed. The book is simply titled ‘Poems of L. E. Mastilock’. Nothing fancy. This is a raw journey from pain to healing and any other title just didn’t sit right. A second challenge has arrived: what