J.W. Baird
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Who Am I?
I keep asking myself. I spent half of my life as a single mother. Pushing myself to be the strong independent individual that I have always been. My kids have grown and my life seems turned upside down.
I now search to find myself!
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The Story of Our History... . Honorable Mention in History Would’ve Burned This Page Challenge. Content Warning.
A day re-written in history, extremely historical lyrics but intentionally forgotten. You ask me to just pick one instance, but how can you when there are so many.
By J.W. Baird7 months ago in History
Self-Editing Epiphany. Top Story - March 2025.
Like any challenge I first read the description of what the challenge is about and what the judges are asking from us as creative writers. So in this challenge "Self-Editing Epiphany they ask us to share an excerpt that I would consider both imperfect and brimming with potential! Immediately I thought of the story I shared in the "Unreliable" Challenge. This challenge asked us to write a story from the perspective of an unreliable narrator.
By J.W. Baird10 months ago in Critique
My Life This Past Year The Unpoetic Version. Runner-Up in Echoes of the Year’s Lessons Challenge.
There’s been a lot of crying, and when I say a lot. I mean A Lot! I feel so weak. I grew up with the thought that you can’t show any weakness. Crying is weak, you gotta be tough.
By J.W. Bairdabout a year ago in Motivation
