by Laura Schmidt | Sep 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s with a heavy heart that I bring this news. If you’ve been following Voyage of the Mind for a time, you’ve probably noticed that I seem a little off lately. Mostly, that posts aren’t coming very frequently. There are a few reasons for...
by adamkershner | Sep 3, 2020 | Keeping It Current
Why Kahana: Creative Insights Laura here. Today, I’m honored to bring you a guest post from my Twitter friend Adam Kershner, who’s also the creator of an awesome new product called Kahana. Adam’s been a wonderful supporter of Voyage of the Mind, and...
by Laura Schmidt | Sep 2, 2020 | The Poetry Deck
Announcing the Winners of the Second Voyage of the Mind Poetry Day! Before I announce the winners, a few words. First of all, this second Voyage of the Mind Poetry Day was an amazing experience for me! I loved reading all of the entries and seeing all the poets who...
by Laura Schmidt | Aug 24, 2020 | Original Poetry, The Poetry Deck
Canary in the Coal Mine: A Poem There’s a canary in the coal mine of our love. I sent him there. I sent several, in fact. The first timeyou failed to pick up the phone in time and allaymy fears with your voice, I sent a canaryto make sure you weren’t...
by Laura Schmidt | Aug 20, 2020 | Literature Landing, The Poetry Deck
A very short post with two important pieces of information… Number one, the second Voyage of the Mind Poetry Day (theme: metamorphosis) is ongoing! The entry window will close tomorrow night, midnight, so get your entries in before then. You can find out more...
by Laura Schmidt | Aug 19, 2020 | Walk The Plank, Writing Advice
Jokes aside, when it comes to writing a passion project, the real question is — is there a right way? We’ll talk about what a passion project is in a moment… and muse about whether all writing projects are really passion projects (or whether they should...
by Laura Schmidt | Aug 15, 2020 | Poetry Exploration, The Poetry Deck
Welcome to the Voyage of the Mind Music Diary! So, long story short, I had a lot of fun writing about Taylor Swift and her new album Folklore in a recent post. Point two, music is a big part of my life. I’m always listening. I love to sing. And, as I discussed...
by Laura Schmidt | Aug 13, 2020 | Original Poetry, The Poetry Deck
Watching You: A Love Poem You still have my shirt. Several of themin fact. You wear them to bed sometimes. I watch you from afarand sometimes up close,because we still talk. Can’t stay away fromeach other, it seems. But mostly I watch. Watching youand catching...
by Laura Schmidt | Aug 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
In the Heat of July… July Review and August Updates Voyage of the Mind in July 2020, plus updates for August. What’ll be new, and what’ll stay the same. Thank you for your readership! July Review I’m going to keep this one short but sweet. July...
by Laura Schmidt | Aug 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Sorry for the surprise announcement! I recently found out that my Twitter account was flagged, preventing many people from viewing replies to my tweets. (Though it seems they could still view the tweets themselves.) I’ve read that it’s best to give the...
