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Brightness the Bird Girl

Brightness the Bird Girl

Brightness the Bird Girl is the story of a young Bird Girl raised by The Sea and The Sun. She has the deep, curious heart of a poet and a busy mind.

2024

Stories

Pinned

Live Your Own Life, Your Own Way

A teenage poet finds her way in the YA novel, Just a Girl in the Whirl

May 11, 2021

Live Your Own Life, Your Own Way

May 11, 2021

Pinned

That One Time When I Was a Guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

and I don’t think he liked me so much

Oct 20, 2020

That One Time When I Was a Guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Oct 20, 2020

My Love Letter to L.A.

My city, born and bred

Jan 18

My Love Letter to L.A.

Jan 18

My Beautiful L.A.

💔

Jan 10

My Beautiful L.A.

Jan 10

You Can Always Start Again

a painting and her poem

Dec 5, 2024

You Can Always Start Again

Dec 5, 2024

Connie Converse Went Missing One Day

My Friend, Hope, will sing/tell you all about it

Oct 14, 2024

Connie Converse Went Missing One Day

Oct 14, 2024

Storytime — Brightness the Bird Girl

Brightness the Bird Girl is a story about not fitting in and what to do about it.

Oct 14, 2024

Storytime — Brightness the Bird Girl

Oct 14, 2024

That One Time When I Followed a Philosopher into his Cave

poetic memoir(ish)

Aug 31, 2024

That One Time When I Followed a Philosopher into his Cave

Aug 31, 2024

Karma Was (is?) a Beyotch

The Story of My Karma with Karma as Karma

Aug 4, 2024

Karma Was (is?) a Beyotch

Aug 4, 2024

What About When The Morning Breaks?

memoir poetry

Jul 23, 2024

What About When The Morning Breaks?

Jul 23, 2024

A New Book for Kids (and grown-up kids) Who Feel Like They Don’t Fit In

Kirkus Review

Jul 13, 2024

A New Book for Kids (and grown-up kids) Who Feel Like They Don’t Fit In

Jul 13, 2024

but can you lift up your own heart?

poetry

Jun 15, 2024

but can you lift up your own heart?

Jun 15, 2024

We Could All Use a Little Brightness

So here she is!

Jun 5, 2024

We Could All Use a Little Brightness

Jun 5, 2024

Poetry and Writing Prompt 1

what if you’re not good at it?

May 21, 2024

Poetry and Writing Prompt 1

May 21, 2024

Is Your Lavender Done Blooming?

Magical Realism Memoir — Essay 1

Apr 28, 2024

Is Your Lavender Done Blooming?

Apr 28, 2024

For Jackson C. Frank

poetry in motion

Apr 19, 2024

For Jackson C. Frank

Apr 19, 2024

What if We Paint This Picture Together?

an idea, a poem, a wish

Apr 12, 2024

What if We Paint This Picture Together?

Apr 12, 2024

This Moment, This

poetry

Apr 10, 2024

This Moment, This

Apr 10, 2024

Find me on Substack

(but also kinda here too)

Dec 11, 2023

Find me on Substack

Dec 11, 2023

Everything is Everything

A Zeny Memory

Aug 15, 2023

Everything is Everything

Aug 15, 2023

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I act, art & write! Memoir, fiction, poems, original art. For direct Friday creative gifts from me, subscribe here: https://anniewood.substack.com/subscribe

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