My Name is Brenda and I'm a Writer : Writing

Life as Nursery Rhyme

Life as Nursery Rhyme

A Story by My Name is Brenda and I'm..


Life as Nursery Rhyme There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. She had so many children she didn’t know what to do. So she gave th..
Rose

Rose

A Poem by My Name is Brenda and I'm..


This is a poem I wrote in Myra Shapiro's workshop after the "portrait exercise". This year the theme was "what shapes us" and our ..
Second Homecoming

Second Homecoming

A Poem by My Name is Brenda and I'm..


Second Homecoming Another poem that was born in Myra Shapiro's class I could be in Belhaven singing hymns, gathering brown eggs and cooking coll..
Before I Became a Mermaid...

Before I Became a Mermaid...

A Poem by My Name is Brenda and I'm..


From the Mermaid Series
Before I Became a Mermaid #2

Before I Became a Mermaid #2

A Poem by My Name is Brenda and I'm..


From the Mermaid Series
Afraid of the Light

Afraid of the Light

A Story by My Name is Brenda and I'm..


Inspired by a dream
Spit

Spit

A Story by My Name is Brenda and I'm..


Spit She learned to tread carefully around the little house on Pungo Creek. Grandmama and Granddaddy weren’t particular about where they pu..
Love...In Honor of Valentine's Day

Love...In Honor of Valentine's Day

A Story by My Name is Brenda and I'm..


Love...In Honor of Valentine's Day "Love asks us that we be a little braver than is comfortable for us, a little more generous, a little m..
When My Mother Told Me

When My Mother Told Me

A Poem by My Name is Brenda and I'm..


When my mother told me that clothes made the woman, she was wearing a ragged housecoat with a pack of Pall Malls in the pocket and a rip on the sleeve..
Yesterday's Weather

Yesterday's Weather

A Poem by My Name is Brenda and I'm..


Inspired by Driving Across Texas