Musings — The Mistress of the House of Books

Poem: Broken Glass

It seems I found a new layer of masks

A filter through which I once saw the world

It once seemed completely real

But it’s shattered

MusingsSkye WagnerOctober 9, 2022Skye Wagner, Broken Glass, poem, poetry, female poet, self-love, self care, mus, cre, ori

Poem: You Can Be Happy If You Want

I want to be alone.

I want to say out loud how I am feeling.

I want to do this in only one place.

I decide to walk to a hidden lake.

Reflection: Unique beauty from within

Everyone is beautiful in their own way. I firmly believe that. I know that in life this gets said by many people. I used to think that this was something that was said to make someone feel better in those low self-esteem moments, without much depth to back it. However, it’s actually completely true.

Comparison: Does the Station Eleven miniseries live up to the book?

Is the Station Eleven miniseries a good adaptation, worthy of your ten hours? The short answer is yes. It’s an emotionally devastating series with fantastic acting and one of the coolest soundtracks of any show from the last decade. Whether you’ve read the book or it’s on your TBR (no shame if you skip to the show first), it’s well worth a watch, and at ten episodes long, it’s very much binge-able.

Poem: Fanning the flame within

You have it.

You know it’s there.

That spark of inspiration.

That flame of passion.

That energy that smolders at times

But other times climbs to high heights.

Analysis: The representation of women in 19th-Century poetry through the works of Tennyson, Browning and Rossetti

In this piece, I reflect on the representation of women in poetry in the 19th-century, through a selection from the works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, Robert Browning and Christina Rossetti. It’s also interesting to see the difference in perception and portrayal of female characters by male writers vs female authors.

Poem: Vision

The past is long gone.

MusingsKristi SilvaJuly 10, 2021Kristi Silva, female author, female poet, poem, musings, feminism, feminist

Poem: Past Present and Future

She is tired and weary.

Reflection: Carson McCullers and why disabled women writers need to be included in the literary world

Can you name any disabled writers? No? I struggle to do it too and I am one. Whilst many other marginalized communities are finally getting their day in the literary sun (think of writers of colour and LGBTQ authors), disabled writers remain sadly hidden, with D Lit — as it’s apparently known. It says a lot that I didn’t know this was a genre, being both a literary editor and writer — really not having proper representation in the writing and publishing world.

Poem: Call

The issues – and there are many –

start like this:

MusingsMaggieDecember 6, 2020Maggie, poem, female author, female poet, Call

Analysis: Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina García

The novel Dreaming in Cuban is a journey, for the reader and for the characters inside alike. It is their journey to accept or reject their home countries and host countries; to accept or reject their mother tongue or learned language. Perhaps most importantly, it is a journey in acceptance of where they came from and where they are going.

MusingsMolli SébrierAugust 9, 2020analysis, feminism, feminist

Short Story: Goodbye Coffeeshop

I have not been to this coffee shop in years. Since I moved back, this dull but persistent need to come here has been taking over my subconscious, or is the ghost of her taunting me to go back to it? So because of this on this day, the one day I have off of work, I decide to go.

MusingsYasmine HaroMay 10, 2020queer, feminist, feminism, short story, story, musings

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