By Allison Stein As we anticipate a new year and a fresh start, we find ourselves looking forward to the goals we will tackle in the 12 months ahead of us—but even more powerfully, we look with newfound perspective at … Read More
By Allison Stein I hope this poem reminds you to rejoice in the miracles of life and love. Enjoy! Star by Star One by one, You count miracles. Beat by beat, Our hearts meld. Beam by beam, Moonlight flickers on icicles. … Read More
By Allison Stein A journal is more than a record of the writer’s life—it is a notebook that, page by page, teaches the writer how to live. To etch a life in words is to lend it new meaning in the process. Here are the … Read More
By Allison Stein To write is to etch on paper the song of my heart. I would like to share a poem that reminds me to sing the lyrics without fear: As Long As I Have a Heartbeat Your words … Read More
By Allison Stein I scarcely believed the reverberating sound, the cascade of words crashing against each other, belonged to me. That voice—unfiltered, uninhibited—emanated straight from my heart. I had escaped my own smothering silhouette and embodied a courage too long … Read More
By Allison Stein Too often, I filter my soul. In my quest for acceptance—my fight for exterior approval—I forget that conformity is not synonymous with happiness. Poetry is a chance to step outside of this material world, to let go of superficial labels. Writing is an escape, … Read More
By Allison Stein We spend years searching for the answers encoded in our own consciences. In the whirlwind and whiplash of busy lives—in the scream of preoccupied minds and hollow heartbeats—we forget to listen to the whispers. I used to imagine … Read More
By Allison Stein I hope this short story inspires you to find faith in yourself. Enjoy! What Do I Have Left? Moonlight flickers between cornstalks like the wispy dress of a ghost. I clench my jaw and refuse … Read More
By Allison Stein I would like to share with you a slideshow of my recent work. Enjoy! Poetry Slideshow
By Allison Stein When a thought captivates my mind, it dominates the very cadence of my heartbeat. Take the summer of 2012. In those pivotal moments, I promised myself that I had the stamina to publish a book. Although I … Read More
