Celeste Jenkins

Writing stories about the things that matter: faith, family, travel, toddler quips, how food allergies are the worst.

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Storyteller exploring how faith and family strengthen us and tie us together, even when we are far apart. I write stories about travel, healing, and grace (sometimes with the essence of a ghost story).

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"So what's our story?"
"Why do I have to come up with it?"
"You're the writer among us."
"I write poetry, not fiction."
"Well I write historical analyses of economics. Any fiction or metaphor is usually frowned upon."

#outofcontextdialogue #WIPㅤㅤㅤ
#writerscommunity

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Current Read: Useless Etymology by Jess Zafarris.

I am entranced with learning the path words take to mean what they do today (did you know: all forms of the word "check" originate from the game of chess?)

What word do you want to know the history of?

#currentlyreading #tbr

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Haiku to first endings:

Typing words "the end"
Just to take sips of coffee,
Then back to the start.

#Haiku #firstdraft
#WIPㅤㅤㅤ #writerscommunity

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The writing side of the internet is wild. You'll see everything from "said is dead" alternate dialogue diagrams to random baby name sites to detailed descriptions on the major vital points of the neck and throat..

#writerlife #concerned #itsokaytousesaid

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London National Gallery Nostalgia

Renaissance art, talk
Of cathedrals, writing like
Charlotte Bronte's Jane

#haiku #writingcommmunity #remindersofthepast

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Edgar Allen Poe, classic

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And we thought / when the cocks crew / that the ghosts of a dead dawn / would rise and be off. But they stayed / under the window, crouched on the staircase, / the window now the colour of morning.
- "In the Dordogne" by John Peele Bishop

#poetry #WWI #Inspiration

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Haiku to [too] early mornings:

Morning routines with
Coffee and scripture and words
Fuel inspiration.

#Haiku #morningroutine #coffee #prayer

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Advice to myself: live for who God already is, not for who I want Him to be or who I want Him to make me. Art for arts' sake? How about glory to God for God's glories' sake.

#artforartssake #glorytoGod #advice

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Haiku to False Spring:

raining, but slight warmth
thaws the mud enough to tease
seasonal sadness

#seasons #spring #haiku

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Scripture lettering is relatively new thing for me, but I've really been enjoying meditating on the Psalms in this way. Simple, relaxing, and focusing.

#BibleVerse #psalms #meditating

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On a positive note, I am now inspired to read Joy Davidman's (CS Lewis' wife) sonnets and pick back up writing my own. I'm also curious about how much of this book stays true to history.

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I anticipated being enraptured with the book Becoming Mrs. Lewis. A romance rooted in history, plus I get to read about CS Lewis? I'm in.

Sadly, I was disappointed.

Has anyone else read this book and have insight? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

#bookreviews #bookclub #read

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"I wonder if my words are more alive amidst good writing community because I am more alive."

https://t.co/v6m362dF9n

#WritingCommunity #wip #blog

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What should I read next?

#bookrecommendations #tbr #Reading

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“I find nicknames in general to be mostly inapplicable or inaccurate in some way.”

“I highly agree. Like yours.  Min. You are in no way miniscule.”

#outofcontext #dialogue #wip #WritingCommunity

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Writing momentum ✅️
New self-proclaimed deadline ✅️
Excitement for the near future ✅️

#WritingCommunity #wip #goals

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Mental reset after a bit of chaos🥰

#reset #insandouts #poetry #WritingCommunity

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@Wizardraft No, I am still in very early first draft stages, so nowhere near ready for that yet.

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What do you do when you get out of writing routine and getting back to it feels overwhelming?

#WritingCommunity #routines #overwhelming