Tadpole Press

We're happy to share the following micro memoir from Mari Mendoza, one of our judges for the Tadpole Press 100-Word Writing Contest.

What would the world be without the creative arts? What would life be like if we never had the joy of losing ourselves in a book? Never had

In Compassiviste Publishing’s second anthology, authors from around the globe open up about their own mental health challenges and victories

One summer when I was in college, I worked as an orientation leader giving tours and presentations to prospective students and their...

Thinking back on both of these experiences, I wonder how much of our creativity is really just an uncommon idea borrowed from someone or som

When writing became my career, I unwittingly invited something else into my creative process. It became less about playing around with words

If you could choose only one word for the coming year, what would it be?

Consumerism was designed into our culture and specifically interwoven with our rituals and spiritual satisfaction. On purpose. Yet we can op

Libraries remain some of the most beautiful and soothing places in the world to me. Which is why today's blog post—an interview with my frie

I started writing this blog, Living a Life Imagined, over 7 years ago. I heard that's the amount of time it takes our bodies to regenerate n

I often wonder about the duality of good and bad, light and darkness. Does my experience with depression mean I'm doing something wrong or

Join me on a 31-day writing challenge beginning August 1, 2023. Dedicate yourself like a student during finals week.

What would you do if you couldn't speak at all? How would you use your voice if it was limited to 5 minutes a day?

You matter. Your dreams matter. Keep writing.

A mother’s heartache at putting her young children on a plane, sending them across the country for six months at a time. A longing so strong

On Valentine’s Day, I was running late. Our heater wouldn’t turn on and it was uncomfortably cold all morning. As the minutes ticked by, I t

Just as it's important to respect the people who identify with a gendered identity, it's equally important to respect those of us who don't

If you could choose only one word for the coming year, what would it be?

A quick note of gratitude for my dear blog readers: Thank you for reading. Thank you for sharing your kind feedback. Thanks for...

As November approaches, many writers are gearing up for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), an international writing event in which wr

Landscape poems capture the essence or spirit of a place, which connects us to our sense of belonging in the world. Our words paint a pictu

For a long time, I thought I was deviating from my path as a writer. I kept feeling like I should be focusing on writing another book. I fel

A few weeks ago, I hosted a poetry workshop where we played with Dictionary Poems. I randomly chose 5 words from the dictionary: spark,...

Almost 6 years ago, I got laid off from my job as a civil litigation attorney. While it's never fun to suddenly be without a job, I was...