Story Embers | Libby | Activity https://storyembers.org/members/libby/activity/ Activity feed for Libby. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:09:57 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 a20f107631f7ef74fdc7acbce1694630 Libby changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/104548/ Mon, 10 Apr 2023 20:20:59 -0400 0 3faea51056703b271471f23ad04f5ac1 Libby's profile was updated https://storyembers.org/activity/p/102971/ Sun, 11 Sep 2022 05:07:40 -0400 0 c8840538551f6418a390e52f681b918b Libby changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/102253/ Sun, 24 Jul 2022 03:34:23 -0400 0 0fd98b91f827ff5d97e69172931ff5b8 Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/90902/#acomment-100157 Fri, 11 Mar 2022 07:59:14 -0400 And are there any ways I can be praying for you?

In reply to - Laurel posted an update @libby Libby!!! I saw you were active yesterday and was like oh my gosh it’s been years! How have you been??? How’s life?? Blackberries?? Easter weekend?? ]]> d527ad7618be1a4215793c8c6945e446 Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/activity/p/90902/#acomment-100156 Fri, 11 Mar 2022 07:58:19 -0400 @law0413 Ahhhh, Laurel!!! I am so terrible for not responding to you when you sent this to me!!! Life happened, and I pushed it off so long… I’m so sorry! But thank you for reaching out, Laurel… wow, it’s been so long and it’s so, so good to hear from you!
I’ve been doing okay, busy of course, but that’s not unusual : ) My life is mainly a lot…[Read more]

In reply to - Laurel posted an update @libby Libby!!! I saw you were active yesterday and was like oh my gosh it’s been years! How have you been??? How’s life?? Blackberries?? Easter weekend?? ]]> a753e65cb3128fdfdc5e6a4d22aa8200 Libby's profile was updated https://storyembers.org/activity/p/100153/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 07:28:18 -0400 0 7edfe2760e1f7a6f3b49f97a785986e4 Libby replied to the topic hullo peeps! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/100152/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 07:24:32 -0400 Hi Merie, so glad to see you here : ) I’m one to talk, since I haven’t been on here consistently for a long time, but welcome to SE! I happened to be on today, saw your post, and just had to stop by.

That’s very cool xD I’m half Chinese, half Korean and have moved around quite a bit, and there just aren’t many books out there that explore all th…

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]]> 0 1e776a4940c394182a042b41d6267fac Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/prayer-for-the-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-9950 Mon, 29 Nov 2021 07:32:30 -0400 Beautiful, Sarah <3 Thank you for sharing.

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Sarah Spradlin   Sister, I see your arms are trembling. Brother, I see your tears, your stone-set face, how this fire rattling in your bones, shut up no longer, has burned […] ]]> 0ae95bafcefe56064b840d3d920b0e54 Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/i-took-a-walk-among-the-forest-pines/comment-page-1/#comment-9139 Sun, 31 Oct 2021 04:15:14 -0400 Thank you, Kathleen 🙂

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Libby Powell   I took a walk among the forest pines To be alone, away from all mankind, To listen to the sound of nothingness, And leave my doubts and worries far behind. As […] ]]> f566bd97e76418ec91d4f6363581b30e Libby's profile was updated https://storyembers.org/activity/p/95657/ Tue, 26 Oct 2021 19:44:30 -0400 0 9b4757447be38df384cabff9904f231b Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/i-took-a-walk-among-the-forest-pines/comment-page-1/#comment-6764 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:53:04 -0400 And that makes me so glad ^.^ Thank you, Emily.

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Libby Powell   I took a walk among the forest pines To be alone, away from all mankind, To listen to the sound of nothingness, And leave my doubts and worries far behind. As […] ]]> ae8bf294c42903a9564e373b4c26367c Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/i-took-a-walk-among-the-forest-pines/comment-page-1/#comment-6763 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:51:51 -0400 Your words are so kind, Terah, thank YOU for reading and commenting <3

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Libby Powell   I took a walk among the forest pines To be alone, away from all mankind, To listen to the sound of nothingness, And leave my doubts and worries far behind. As […] ]]> 7be65dd17e8266aaa187976cc73d904b Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/i-took-a-walk-among-the-forest-pines/comment-page-1/#comment-6762 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:50:31 -0400 Thank you, Madelyn, your words are so encouraging : )

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Libby Powell   I took a walk among the forest pines To be alone, away from all mankind, To listen to the sound of nothingness, And leave my doubts and worries far behind. As […] ]]> 2a85ad0cced19e01d5aacd94071fd5bb Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/i-took-a-walk-among-the-forest-pines/comment-page-1/#comment-6761 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:49:18 -0400 I’m so glad, Dakota : ) Thank you.

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Libby Powell   I took a walk among the forest pines To be alone, away from all mankind, To listen to the sound of nothingness, And leave my doubts and worries far behind. As […] ]]> 69210abbad9e814ae2e8713e0952d20e Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/loving-john-wilson/comment-page-1/#comment-6438 Wed, 03 Mar 2021 23:25:10 -0400 My heart… this is beautiful, Rose.

In reply to - Rose Sheffler wrote a new post In memory of Chris   “John’s dead, Maggie.” Ann stood in the doorway, her voice hollow and her cheeks streaked. In the two years that she’d been my roommate, I’d never seen her c […] ]]> 8bb4a76defb73fb39f7f20adf18ab553 Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/a-heretics-sacrifice/comment-page-2/#comment-6437 Wed, 03 Mar 2021 23:12:12 -0400 I know I’m late by a few years, but I just now read this and… well, wow. I’m amazed. One, I wish I could write like this. And two, what a jarring, convicting message. I’ll echo Cassandra, this story will stay with me far longer than if it had ended the way we all thought it would. Not than I liked the ending, oh no, it makes my heart heavy.…[Read more]

In reply to - Josiah DeGraaf wrote a new post Emiel was twice a heretic.   When he rejected the Twelve Gods for Adolsin, the church labeled him a heretic. And when he held onto the Twelve Gods’ powers after pledging hi […] ]]> b9d3d893f6e5e96a6c589ab1bdd5a7d2 Libby replied to the topic Lyrical Poems are Welcome here! in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/89509/ Sun, 28 Feb 2021 06:48:48 -0400 @dakota I love this <3 I’ve been really feeling what you wrote in My Morning Song, especially of late.  It was so refreshing to read and quieted my soul : ) Thank you for sharing, my friend.  I hope you’re doing well!

]]> 0 154a89966554bbb1fc4bab587363aa61 Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/the-eucharists-rule-of-thumb/comment-page-1/#comment-6363 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 06:31:36 -0400 This is… so good. I’m in awe of your word choice and the depth of your message.

In reply to - Graham Jackson wrote a new post The snickering blade draws a fine, sharp smile across the wrinkled surface of my thumb, and the bread I pursued with all my guile turns real, running flesh and blood. Numb with […] ]]> 526cba8f963c3b8c3322b6b48746ef1f Libby replied to the topic Lyrical Poems are Welcome here! in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/88180/ Wed, 13 Jan 2021 06:22:47 -0400 @anne_the_noob14

Thank you so much, I appreciate your kind words more than you know <3

You’re absolutely welcome to try putting it to music!  Do anything you like.  And I’d love to listen to the recording when you’ve completed it : )

My email is libby.powell@frontier.com if you want to shoot me an email about figuring out how to get it to me w…[Read more]

]]> 0 26fd3c23cb80686bce3e155574f97fb9 Libby changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/88064/ Sat, 09 Jan 2021 04:06:54 -0400 0 0ad644ced5a33ea3c27042d136add61c Libby's profile was updated https://storyembers.org/activity/p/87795/ Tue, 29 Dec 2020 06:19:40 -0400 0 359871a86abc057f3ba14e55d7611439 Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/valleys/comment-page-1/#comment-5809 Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:49:25 -0400 Hope, this is so beautiful <3

In reply to - Hope Ann wrote a new post I see a child stand at the valley entrance. Alone. Forlorn. Blood on his feet. Tears on his cheeks. The shadows draw him in. I can’t… I can’t reach him; Pull him back. I can’t […] ]]> a14a291a06b2fd5b13bf9e1f5e6e1ffe Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/announcing-the-winners-of-our-second-annual-poetry-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-5808 Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:11:53 -0400 Congratulations to all of you! What a pleasure to read your poems, each one was so unique and beautiful in its own way. “Still” touched me deeply. I was so awed as I read it, it moved my heart to sing for joy contemplating the Father’s love <3

In reply to - Brianna Storm Hilvety wrote a new post Thanks to everyone who courageously shared their work with us! We received entries that were whimsical as well as touching, in a wide range of styles and lengths. After many […] ]]> 8cd7987618e43bff585feee79022effe Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/a-simple-strategy-for-fixing-any-cliched-trope/comment-page-1/#comment-5660 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 05:28:48 -0400 Martin, I found this really helpful and engaging. I appreciate that you shared this piece – it got me my wheels turning : )

In reply to - Martin Detwiler wrote a new post Despite a writer’s best efforts to be original, familiar plot and scene devices often sneak in. But you’re not a bad writer just because your manuscript contains clichés. Writ […] ]]> ebdbaca9e5b36caae6a5634e9ea54249 Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/first-place-winner-something-green/comment-page-1/#comment-5636 Thu, 08 Oct 2020 21:45:01 -0400 Bethany, what a beautiful, beautiful story. This piece… it brought me sorrow, it was so painful – but the way hope shone through was oh, so powerfully done. Congratulations on winning, this is truly a wonderful work of art <3

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Bethany Fehr   Green. Not eaten. Not trampled into the dust. Food, or maybe poison. It didn’t matter which.   Prisoner 13358 hadn’t been actively searching for either. If he ha […] ]]> bd2904af2cd048212468229f5244e32e Libby replied to the topic Lyrical Poems are Welcome here! in the forum Poetry Discussions https://storyembers.org/activity/p/85218/ Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:43:48 -0400 @dakota I love “My Heart for You” – it’s so absolutely beautiful, and it reflects my own struggles, too <3 Thank you for sharing these poems with us!

]]> 0 c153d01b055a8b40dc40fc070f221661 Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/shoulders/comment-page-1/#comment-5597 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 19:10:59 -0400 This poem. <3
It touched me so deeply and so sweetly. Thank you for this reminder.

In reply to - Cindy Green wrote a new post I straighten my back, and shoulder blades take on a new meaning. Tension stretches its hands around my neck and claws my skin at the same time— like twisted thorns clinging to the s […] ]]> 27b323c52173a5d1093e4343c5a723ee Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/journal-entry/comment-page-1/#comment-5564 Sun, 13 Sep 2020 21:47:13 -0400 I almost cried when I read this. You are so good at expressing what’s inside a person and weaving in your beautiful message, Cindy <3

In reply to - Cindy Green wrote a new post To the girl I knew six Octobers ago, it hurts to see the way your sweater matches your eyes, because I know they turn gray sometimes like the storm cloud you zip up over your […] ]]> 296d012566515c22412c213e8302cce0 Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/redbud-hills/comment-page-1/#comment-5447 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 20:59:40 -0400 This is absolutely lovely, Dakota. You paint such a joy-filled picture with this poem… such a beautiful song of praise <3

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Dakota   From between dark cedars and whiskered pines, spring steps out. In the blush of redbud tree’s purple blooms, Wildflowers burst forth from hidden winter […] ]]> aad2c8406473efc6639a612ab0d17029 Libby replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself https://storyembers.org/activity/p/83321/ Wed, 12 Aug 2020 05:27:37 -0400 @wisdomofprose

Dear Anne,

I’m so terrible at responding and I really am so sorry that I’ve neglected you like this!  The message you just sent was so sweet and so kind – thank you, it made my day <3 I’m doing all right.  Life has been so packed full that I don’t know half of what’s happened between now and when we last talked.  A lot of th…[Read more]

]]> 0 3487dd5e929bc8113d5a4dd3f67cb6f6 Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/4-opportunities-writers-miss-if-they-arent-involved-in-a-community/comment-page-1/#comment-5444 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 04:58:55 -0400 This is a needed encouragement for me. Thank you for writing this.

In reply to - Daeus Lamb wrote a new post Editor’s Note: This article is the second and final installment in our two-part mini series on the value of supporting fellow writers. To learn why we decided to spotlight this topic, r […] ]]> 0ec4f55504cae64923cbeb666dcf88b3 Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/golden-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-5440 Tue, 11 Aug 2020 04:36:17 -0400 Emma, this is really beautiful. I loved the progression of the piece to that perfect end…
When you describe how “the trees sway like marionettes” – that line just makes me want to laugh and dance away with them <3 Lovely job, my dear.

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Emma Starr   This is golden day: a single moment that lasts for hours.   I am standing in this field of brown, crisp grass and stubborn wildflowers, where the scent of s […] ]]> 35c54f65ba1261a5b6397154f693d852 Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/the-impossibility-of-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-5439 Tue, 11 Aug 2020 04:17:55 -0400 Sarah, wow. This poem has made it’s way into one of my favorites. What a deep, beautiful encouragement, so poignant and so full of truth <3 Wonderfully written, Sarah – thank you for sharing.

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Sarah Spradlin   I feel it, a certain heaviness in my heart as I’m making my way home one evening. Joy and Sorrow are very nearly always together, are very nearly always mi […] ]]> 4e393109158785c21abcf524090a1d57 Libby changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/82408/ Mon, 27 Jul 2020 06:19:52 -0400 0 7d67b73c832c0dbe4a20f718751d4f72 Libby changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/82407/ Mon, 27 Jul 2020 05:32:40 -0400 0 5c92d8fea0cbc9de4e1b47c3489c476d Libby changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/82406/ Mon, 27 Jul 2020 05:30:42 -0400 0 d27d90e588daa5ead6213752a8bf33c1 Libby's profile was updated https://storyembers.org/activity/p/82311/ Sat, 25 Jul 2020 04:49:28 -0400 0 dd6fc6d7441f3994fe689093eda14673 Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-5364 Thu, 23 Jul 2020 05:38:42 -0400 I’m holding my breath with how beautiful this is. Lovely, Cindy <3

In reply to - Cindy Green wrote a new post Why does heaven feel closer in the woods? I ask that as if I do not know the answer. Maybe I simply want to tell myself why. The sky is closer up here in this tree, and the […] ]]> 30c73e413910937ce7428ea240d7b0bb Libby's profile was updated https://storyembers.org/activity/p/81990/ Wed, 15 Jul 2020 06:31:05 -0400 0 727d15cee01e2422da984bfe615d7269 Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/wind-and-rain/comment-page-1/#comment-5349 Wed, 15 Jul 2020 06:25:48 -0400 Wow, I really love this. It touched my heart in a unique way.

In reply to - Graham Jackson wrote a new post “Tell me, Wind,” said Rain, “you who catches me in your cool embrace, what it means to wander, to wander the world, to want no direction.”   “Simple, Rain,” sa […] ]]> 9b24d2a8eafaf6447c9b303f97bc55ec Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/how-to-write-when-suffering-kills-your-creativity/comment-page-1/#comment-5263 Fri, 26 Jun 2020 05:01:58 -0400 This was really encouraging to me, Rose. I honestly appreciate all of what you shared; it was like a breath of fresh air.

In reply to - Rose Sheffler wrote a new post Beginning in March, my life became a long string of upheaval, including a global pandemic, a personal spiritual crisis, and a family death. I couldn’t write—nor did I want to, whi […] ]]> 45c3099772301a4794e3e6b2954b64c5 Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/coronation/comment-page-1/#comment-5227 Fri, 19 Jun 2020 06:16:32 -0400 Wow… I’m stunned with the power and beauty of this piece <3

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Brianna Rae   The moon burned red in the deep, dark pool. The stars gazed down in awe As the maid strode down the ancient path, Her fate engraved by law.   The first to r […] ]]> 49fdd8ee7df81c4e38ce0db32deaa75b Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/the-time-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-5215 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 06:28:30 -0400 Clarissa, I really loved the sway of this piece. The last stanza leading up to the last two lines left me with a nostalgic, wistful sigh. Thank you for sharing these thoughts with us. Well done : )

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Clarissa Smith   Those long miles down old gray roads, Roller coasters on the way to roller coasters, Coast to coast, talking in codes, The leaking pipes, the broken […] ]]> 560b3fea891996c4394b4db5a256d2e7 Libby's profile was updated https://storyembers.org/activity/p/80636/ Fri, 12 Jun 2020 00:35:27 -0400 0 babf633b45c08308ac66e905f8d614c7 Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/how-to-brainstorm-a-topic-for-your-poem-when-youre-out-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-5144 Sun, 31 May 2020 22:45:41 -0400 This was really helpful and encouraging, Graham. Thank you for sharing this.

In reply to - Graham Jackson wrote a new post Whenever I’ve asked my students to write a poem, I invariably hear the question, “Where do I start?” My immediate reaction is consternation, plus a certain level of frustration (in c […] ]]> 5d6b49d8165377785e2b9cb6dabba5ed Libby changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79737/ Wed, 27 May 2020 05:07:49 -0400 0 b905f6ab071c89e9957d7e40b5a9e633 Libby changed their profile picture https://storyembers.org/activity/p/79672/ Tue, 26 May 2020 06:15:15 -0400 0 9b27576eabb1750d66a72a0c3e4decec Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/two-lonely-souls/comment-page-1/#comment-5123 Tue, 26 May 2020 05:08:09 -0400 I’m so glad, Beth, thank you : )

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Libby Powell   The forlorn girl looks up with a smileEach time the maple leaves sway with the breeze,Dancing like maidens of scarlet and goldFor the girl at the window who […] ]]> 03f652e10d556e1ee8a4c52de45c654a Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/two-lonely-souls/comment-page-1/#comment-5122 Tue, 26 May 2020 05:07:13 -0400 Thank you, Dakota : )

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Libby Powell   The forlorn girl looks up with a smileEach time the maple leaves sway with the breeze,Dancing like maidens of scarlet and goldFor the girl at the window who […] ]]> 972be0542a47f2c99704a255c5018799 Libby posted a new activity comment https://storyembers.org/two-lonely-souls/comment-page-1/#comment-5121 Tue, 26 May 2020 05:00:57 -0400 Aww, Emma – thank you <3 <3 <3 That made my day : )

In reply to - Story Embers wrote a new post By Libby Powell   The forlorn girl looks up with a smileEach time the maple leaves sway with the breeze,Dancing like maidens of scarlet and goldFor the girl at the window who […] ]]>