Author Archive: Suzanna Anderson Creates
Prompt–Sunday, March 4
At the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference in Chicago last week, I went to a session Thursday called, “The Image, Written: Using Photography and Mixed Media to Teach Creative Writing and Composition Writing,” given by Rachel Somerstein, Alden Jones, and Lorraine Doran. One of the creative writing prompts was to pick a photo …
AWP
The Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Chicago was amazing. From Thursday to Saturday, writers, editors, literary magazines, and presses came for professional development and networking. It was my first AWP; I ran to sessions, explored the book fair, and of course, bought some books. I learned a lot from the sessions I …
The Finger Painter
For the record, this is the first time I’ve used a canvas and paintbrushes with tempera paint.
A Hundred Poems
Reading a short story a day took a short vacation. It’s not a habit yet, but it’s one I would like to have. I’ll keep trying. Whenever I write poems, I write down the numbers and keep track of how many I write. I’ve done this since 2010. In 2010 I wrote 254 poems, and …
Prompt–Sunday, February 26
Write a poem (or a piece of fiction or a combination, whatever you would like) ending a line with an “–no.” Here’s what I wrote. I hope to be yours–no way to become one now. I hope to be me–no, I’ve never really been true. I hope to be free–no way to tell when. I …
A well-balanced meal
I made fried chicken for the first time today. And of course I had to have green bean casserole and sweet potato casserole. Thanksgiving in February. The poetry project on hands is going well. Funnily enough I’ve injured my hands every day of the project including but not limited to: scratches, bruises, burns. I have also sliced my finger …
Paczki
I’ve used this recipe three times to great success: How to make Paczki Since today is Fat Tuesday, I made some. And after waiting, it’s time to move on to the next step. The paczki are cooked and sugared and ready to eat. Enjoy your Fat Tuesday! Eat paczki.
Prompt–Monday, February 20
A friend of mine gave me a copy of “The Ms of M Y Kin” by Janet Holmes, which is a book of cross-out poems from some of Emily Dickinson’s poetry. A cross-out poem is, by my definition (since I couldn’t find a definition in either of my poetry dictionaries), a poem created by blocking out or …
Poetry Project, Short Story a Day
The Poetry Project is over as of today. I learned a lot by mining the bracelets “I love you” and “I know” every day for two weeks. Though I am surprised it took a week for fear and logic to enter the poems. The project was a success because there are some poems I would …
Suzanna and Writing 