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

Sudden Storm

Sudden Storm

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


Inspired by a recent blizzard
The First Fifteen Years

The First Fifteen Years

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


The longing to tell one�s story and the process of telling is symbolically a gesture of longing to recover the past in such a way that one..
Spring in the Yard with No Grass

Spring in the Yard with No Grass

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


I nap on a brown army blanket and I am content. I breathe in the smoke from Daddy’s Chesterfield cigarette and his Old Spice Cologne I ignor..
Then and Then

Then and Then

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


Where were you the first time you looked at me and saw yourself in my face? You told me you were living your life over through me. You told me I..
Fools Song by Paul Grant

Fools Song by Paul Grant

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


This is the beginning of a poem written by a dear friend in honor of Valentine's Day
The Windshield

The Windshield

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


Written in Allison Hedge Coke's workshop at the 2007 Taos Summer Writing Conference
FANNY'S TATTOO

FANNY\\\'S TATTOO

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


This novel was written in 28 days during NaNoWriMo
Chapter 1

Chapter 1

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Fanny’s Tattoo Chapter One Thursday Afternoon – 12:30 PM Fanny Britt stood in front of the tattoo parlor. The tinted window refle..
Chapter 2

Chapter 2

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


Chapter Two At seven o’clock Harold had been irate. By eight he was angry. At nine o’clock the anger had turned to concern. And now, at..
Chapter 3

Chapter 3

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


Chapter Three Thursday Night– 11 PM When Fanny woke up the shop was empty. On the floor next to her lay a broken teacup surrounded by a ..

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