A Space to Call My Own
I have many spaces that I call my own. Sometimes, I ignore certain spaces because I don’t use them anymore or conversely, I overuse...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- May 13, 2022
- 1 min
An EVENTful Week
Wow, what a busy and exciting week! It started with a book signing and reading event at Kismet Books in Verona, WI. Thank you to everyone...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Apr 22, 2022
- 2 min
A Pleasant Pheasant Visit & Sweet Farewells
I get to the end of the week (Friday) and think, “Wow! That was a long week!" I realized at some point, every week is filled with new and...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Apr 8, 2022
- 1 min
The Windy City
My poetry is often pastoral and takes the reader to places and emotions that I’ve felt in my life. I have not traveled a lot in the past...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Mar 24, 2022
- 1 min
Finding Solace in a Liminal Space
The weather is getting nicer and this past weekend, I was able to open the sunroof and crank my car’s stereo. It felt so good to be...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Mar 10, 2022
- 2 min
Poetry Inspired by Photography
I love photographs and some of them really inspire me to write poems. I have a friend who takes the best pictures (one of them is...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Feb 25, 2022
- 1 min
An Ode to Pittsburgh, the Steel City
In the late 90s, I spent quite a bit of time in Pittsburgh. I would attend user group meetings as a software vendor. I traveled a lot...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Feb 17, 2022
- 1 min
Special Friendships are a Blessing
One of the places I hope to visit some day is Australia. I’m thinking of going to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. What do you think? A...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Feb 11, 2022
- 1 min
Love Isn't Just for Valentines
Ah, it’s that time of year again…my daughter’s birthday! You thought I was going to say Valentine’s Day? That’s just too predictable....
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Feb 5, 2022
- 2 min
For the Love of Music
As I’ve mentioned before, I love music. It just makes me feel better to listen to it, to sing to it, to play guitar to it and yes, to...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Jan 14, 2022
- 2 min
It's Meant to Be
I am a person who thinks that the universe gives us signs. I don’t always pick up on them, but I try! One thing that was interesting in...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Dec 24, 2021
- 2 min
Christmas Memories
The first poem in my first book is about a time when life meant simple decisions like whether or not to pull on my light-up Santa pin!...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Dec 3, 2021
- 2 min
The Simple Pleasures of Life
There are multiple layers of stress in most of our lives these days. Even with the best intentions, it’s hard to simplify our needs and...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Oct 29, 2021
- 1 min
Be Kind to Yourself
One Friday night a couple of years ago, I called a tattoo artist I knew to finally get that tattoo! I went downtown to his shop and we...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Oct 15, 2021
- 1 min
Full Moon Rising
I finished grouting my bathroom floor the night of the waxing Hunter’s Moon. As I sealed my amateur work I remembered Grandpa Chuck, a...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Aug 27, 2021
- 2 min
Where it all Started....
Sometimes I’ve been asked…Did you always know you wanted to be a writer? My mind immediately thinks 1,000 things and I manage to cobble...
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