by Jocosa Wade | May 27, 2021 | Inspiration, Writers life
My sister, Leona, was nine years older than me. The age gap was one of many reasons we were never close. Our inability to connect fueled by insecurities and parental criticism. In another playing field we might’ve bonded and helped each other soar. We both dreamed of...
by Jocosa Wade | May 19, 2021 | Inspiration, Revision, Writers life
Remember when you realized love and like weren’t interchangeable? That day when you looked at your loved one and truth slammed into your head the way the sky bonked Chicken Little. You bit your tongue to keep from saying, “I don’t like you. Did I ever really like you,...
by Jocosa Wade | May 12, 2021 | Books, Inspiration, Revision, Writers life
My printed manuscript sits beside me. The plan— one more read through to see how the story holds up after its recent word manicure. I’ve never felt more pleased with the shape of this story, but can’t bring myself to begin. Why? Good question. Life is full of whys and...
by Jocosa Wade | May 5, 2021 | Revision, Writers life
Pictures of daffodils, forsythia, dogwoods and magnolias have been battling it out for weeks in the Social Palace to prove winter is over. Is it my imagination or did peeps around the world start posting them earlier this year in order to pull themselves out of the...
