Hunter Blackwell

Wishes

Maybe this will become part blog/professional website. Like, maybe I should talk about how I’m going back to school for my MFA in Creative Writing. And maybe I should talk about all the fun research I’ve stowed upon myself. Maybe I could talk about how I’ve returned to work after almost two months out ofContinue reading “Wishes”

New Year

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve posted anything. I just wanted to take a moment to say thanks to all those that read the posts. I’m a day late on the New Year. But never a dollar short. I thought about new year resolutions and I’ve never been one to make resolutions, they feltContinue reading “New Year”

Origins

It’s strange to think that so many of my poems start with a prompt, or a question, or a smell, or color, or a sound. I was asked in a workshop about three years ago to answer the question, “Where Are You From?” I could say I’m from the eastern United States. I could sayContinue reading “Origins”

The Weather

It’s really strange to think about the weather. Everyone talks about it. But does anyone really think about it? Like right now, the weather shows me I have a hurricane headed my way. The weather tells me that the calm before the storm is here, with bright blue skies, and just a few clouds. TheContinue reading “The Weather”

New Poem

My latest piece, “Stranger” was graciously selected by the folks at Mid-Heaven Magazine. This piece was written in that post graduate funk. I was working, and still currently work, at a dead-end job. No one wants to work retail their entire life. Sometimes things happened. I needed something to help pay student loans back, helpContinue reading “New Poem”

VQR Writer’s Conference

I’m back! Sorry it’s been a while. It’s crazy to think that I started writing when I could write my name. And now I’m attending writer’s conferences. A third of me never thought this could happen, the second third never thought it would and the last third is craving more. I am incredibly humble forContinue reading “VQR Writer’s Conference”