Blogs I Like (and You Might, Too)–4/9/2024

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This ongoing initiative showcases blogs with fewer than 500 subscribers which I think are deserving of more attention. Hopefully these blogs will spark your interest and you’ll check them out. It’s my way of spreading awareness of talented writers whose work I admire.

This week’s featured blog is Kirsten Curcio’s Ghost Human Bones. Kirsten is without a doubt one of the coolest, kindest and most talented writers I’ve come to know on WordPress and I’m happy to call her my friend. She possesses peerless skill and ability writing prose—both individual stories and serials—and her poetry is sublime. Kirsten also has the most uniquely creative and eye-catching graphic design I’ve seen on a literary blog. Her immense talents are on full display with everything she creates.

Kirsten’s writing has been published at Masticadores, The Writers Club, Reedsy, Medium and Spillwords Press. You can view her Author Bio at Spillwords here:

Kirsten Curcio, Author at Spillwords

Additionally, her poem “Hopes and Dreams” is included in the poetry anthology Hidden in Childhood, published in 2023 by Gabriela Maria Milton of Literary Revelations Publishing House, and is available here:

Hidden in Childhood: A Poetry Anthology

I asked Kirsten if she would provide a little info about herself and her writing. Here’s what she had to say:

“I’ve always enjoyed writing since I was a child but once I got the internet everything changed. The earliest I started writing online was in the early 2000s where I roleplayed in wrestling efeds as different fictional characters – I was in a weird phase but I still heart Stone Cold Steve Austin, haha. When those sites went belly up, I shared my pre-teen angst on the now defunct Melodramatic.com, which is where I learned HTML and created layouts for other people’s sites (you can find more about Melo on the Wayback Machine). Then college came, work, my son was born, and I stopped writing for a very long time, although I never forgot about it. It wasn’t until I lived in North Carolina for a few years that I decided to build my own site and write. That state is so beautiful it just ignited that spark in me. But since I gave birth to my daughter then and was working from home full time, I started a lifestyle blog on Squarespace. I was experimenting with cooking, writing up recipes, baby and beauty stuff but it grew boring and I felt like I was doing it because that’s what other women were doing but it didn’t feel like “me”.  So I returned to fiction and didn’t look back. In 2021, this became Ghost Human Bones when I moved to WordPress. Through Ghost Human Bones, I can turn my observations of people into words, letting me indulge in my love for dreaming and storytelling. Currently, I’m in the process of writing my first novel and my published poems are available on Spillwords and in the poetry anthology Hidden In Childhood (2023).”

And from her blog:

“When she isn’t playing with words, she enjoys nature, traveling, art, photography, and peculiar things. There is also a fondness for vintage maps, history, and space. In Kirsten’s work, she plays with themes of life, death, and beyond that evoke a sense of surrealism, nostalgia, reflection, and ambiguity.”

Kirsten also participated in a thoroughly enjoyable 2023 interview which can be found here:

Kirsten Curcio—Interview at Gobblers & Masticadores

For a taste of what you’ll find at Ghost Human Bones, check this out:

“Arizona”

I hope you’ll take a moment to stop by and visit Ghost Human Bones. Kirsten’s masterful wordcraft builds universes of adventure and intrigue that are highly original and will leave you eager to explore further.

Let’s spread the love and support our fellow bloggers.

22 thoughts on “Blogs I Like (and You Might, Too)–4/9/2024”

  1. Heyoo! Ahhh Mike, you are such a kind, good-hearted human being. (big hugs) Thank you so much for your thoughtful words and introduction to Ghost Human Bones. I really appreciate you for taking the time to do this. It means a lot. You’re a great friend. :]

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    1. It’s totally my pleasure, Kirsten. Honestly, I’m a HUGE fan of your writing and have been impressed in a mind-blown sort of way since the first time I read you. I can’t wait until I see your novels on bookstore shelves! 

      Seriously, I’m glad I could do a little something to hopefully raise awareness of your amazing work. You deserve all good things, my friend. Thanks for being a part of this wonderful community. 😊

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  2. Mike this is very kind of you. I have been busy trying to get my book up and running and we finally think it will be tomorrow, thank goodness. I went into Kirsten’s site and read her lovely writings on SpillWords and left her some love there. We also were in the same anthology, too. She can say she is a co-author in the #1 Anthology, Hidden in Childhood. It was a beautiful Anthology. I also went in and joined her blog. I especially loved her third poem in Spillwords about the little flower, simply written but much said and so beautiful. This was very kind of you Mike. Not surprised. I am so glad you introduced us and she looks very familiar. She is a lovely poet and I am sure a very busy woman with two little ones. Thank you for sharing her with us. Very nice to meet you Kirsten.

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    1. Thanks so much, Joni. I’m sure Kirsten will be delighted. She truly is an amazing writer and person–so supportive, upbeat, funny and kind. I’m honored to spread the love for her blog and hopefully more folks will take a peek at it and find it worthy of their time. Kirsten represents the best of us here on WordPress (as do you as well, Joni). I just want to pay forward the kindness that’s been shown to me in this wonderful community. 😊

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    1. Thanks, Michele. Kirsten’s writing is pretty amazing, and she’s among the kindest people I know. I’m glad to help spread awareness of her talents any way I can. I’m sure she’ll appreciate you kind words. 😊

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    1. Thank you kindly, Ana. Kirsten’s a wonderful writer and person. I’m just spreading the love in the hopes folks will check out her blog. Hope you’re doing well, my friend! 😊

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