Alice Wyatt, a tenderly frank emerging writer, plumbs the depths of everyday life, tapping into the complexity of wholehearted living. In her blog, Alice Picks Up a Pen, she combines poetry, prose, essays, and children's literature.

Jan 19, 2023 · Elisabeth Adoration SquaredFunny - Kind - Compassionate - Wisetwo sides of the same coinElisabeth Alice Elisabetha Love SandwichI have not posted for over a month. I feel like my well of wisdom, wit, or even wonder(?) has run dry. Or maybe six weeks of interaction with people I love most in the world has me at a loss for words? I kept having to choose between sitting at my desk or sitting ...

dainty doesmudge of brown in a green alfalfa seaback: forest, water, rest, shade, shelter, safetyforward: suburbia, asphalt, cars, dogs, humans, dangerI watch see a slender leg lift take tentative steps towards disasterpowerless to change the outcome,wisdom demandsI turn away having witnessed the death of too many beautiful things too many times before

Feb 4, 2025 · How do I grieve the woman I workedso hard to become?the woman who did the workto become self-awareemotionally intelligentgroundedbalancedholding all things ...

Oct 26, 2021 · OPIEorange, fluffy, adorable, and… feraltwo feet away is as close as one is allowed“I saved your life, you little shit!”I yell as he darts awaythis is true, me saving his life he doesn’t seem to remember or care every three hoursfor two days his emaciated little body tight against my chestkitten formula drop by droptrying to give him a fighting chancehe drinks reluctantlyavoiding my ...

Nov 2, 2021 · A few months ago, I attended a writing workshop, and one of the assignments was to write an essay about covid, how it affected you. The clock was set for ten minutes, and pens raced across paper. After hearing our pieces, the instructor said, "Ok, now condense those essays into a six-line poem." We all panicked, then rose …