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Ashley Malecha

Portfolios
Below are my Midterm and Finals Portfolios from my Creative Writing courses. Any other blog posts will be on my Blog page.


Beginning Your Poems
Poetry Exercise Responding to Published Poems “Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.” — T.S. Eliot Pick a poem to read and analyze...
ashleymalecha
May 22, 20233 min read
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Myth, Legend, and Pop Icon
Poetry Come Muse, migrate from Greece and Ionia, Cross out please those immensely overpaid accounts… — Walt Whitman Lot’s Wife The just...
ashleymalecha
Apr 8, 20238 min read
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Speeding Home in Reverse
The Controlling Metaphor What She Wanted was my bones. As I gave them to her one at a time she put them in a bag from Saks. As long as I...
ashleymalecha
Apr 8, 20237 min read
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Under the Shaded Maple Tree
Concrete Noun Poem Under the shaded maple tree I stared out at the field of fuchsia flowers, as the sweet scent of my vanilla candle...
ashleymalecha
Feb 26, 20231 min read
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Dear Blog Table of Contents
(Tentative) Layout of Blog Content Please see the contents below. I’ll update the Table of Contents each time I have post to help guide...
ashleymalecha
Feb 26, 20231 min read
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Speak, Memory
Poetry Exercise A Process for Recovering Memories Sit down with your notebook and jot down a few words or phrases for each memory that...
ashleymalecha
Feb 20, 20238 min read
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Introduction to Creative Writing Outline
Study and write imaginatively in a variety of genres--play and screenwriting, short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Read and...
ashleymalecha
Feb 8, 20232 min read
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About Me--Ashley Malecha
Two Truths and A Lie: I lived on a hobby farm with horses; I have given feedback to a published author, and I’ve been to two continents.
ashleymalecha
Feb 2, 20237 min read
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Welcome to my pristine country estate: Poison & Wine Sweeter Than Fiction
I’m the witch of this pristine country estate, aka the writer of this blog. You can call me Ashley (she/her).
ashleymalecha
May 15, 20223 min read
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