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Giving Birth

I have a plant on my counter and it has taught me about life and art and inspiration. I know, it sounds crazy. It’s just a plant. About a year ago I rescued this fine plant from Lowes. It was in the dollar section. Did you know there is a dollar section? I like to visit that lonely corner and rescue plants no one would otherwise purchase. The pot in which it currently resides was 10x the cost of the plant. What can I say, I like to give them a good home. I have watered my plant (fairly) consistently, so it thrives (for the most part).

self improvement, Writing, Observations, artMichelle BlochFebruary 1, 2017life, self awareness, observation, nature, create, art

A Piece of My Friend

I got a piece of my friend today. It came in the mail disguised as a book of poetry with her name on the cover. When it arrived, I ripped open the envelope with excitement. I jumped in, right into the center, like jumping off a rock into a deep pool of water. It was probably the wrong way to begin. I’m guessing the order of the poems was painstakingly chosen. In any creative work you give birth to, every particle of the thing matters. But I jumped in.

Writing, ObservationsMichelle BlochDecember 17, 2016writing, writer, art, poetry, book, friend, poem, prose

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