In her book Walking on Water, Madeline L’Engle says that “we have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are, to see through plastic sham to living, breathing reality, and to break down our defences of self-protection in order to be free to receive and give love.”
For me, writing is entering a long conversation where I show up wearing my true face and I show up ready to be braver than I believe I can be. Sometime the results are luminous and surprising, but mostly they’re just ordinary. The thing is, I love ordinary!
Below are links to just a few of my publications that (hopefully) demonstrate some amount of truth and bravery through the use of nuanced and richly explorative language.
“Daphne’s Daughter” published in The Brussel’s Review.
“Eve” published by Five on Fifth
“Borrowed Sight in Consider, a book of poetry by Susan McCaslin” published by Radix Magazine
I loved this collaborative piece “Vessel Art Trail: A Pilgrimage”
The above image is based on my short story, “Daphne’s Daughter” published by The Brussels Review.
Jessica May Walters 