It is a rare and valuable tonic to share insights, dreams and concerns with people whom you have never met. The sole purpose for such exchanges is si…

- Allison Mackie

So worried was I that people would see through the painting into my soul - and guess at secret Alison stuff - that I scraped the paint off the canvas…

- Allison Mackie

I didn't get to be this smart by not being stupid

- Allison Mackie

The exchange of words is a lot like a virtual handshake. Is the writer's grasp of the language strong and bold? Are the words gripping? Direct? Inven…

- Allison Mackie

Interlude with sunshine. Hello monday mein lazy freund.

- Allison Mackie

Universal love is the standard-sized socket that everyone can plug into. No adapting mechanism required.

- Allison Mackie

Writing without words? Its not easy, I tell you! I stab the pen into my heart and let the blood flow. No more ink, no more words, no more b.s. Just m…

- Allison Mackie

We need a safe place, a reserve of truth, a place where words kindle ideas and set ideas sparking off in others, a word sanctuary. Poetry is this gat…

- Allison Mackie

There are two types of people in this world: Gypsy and Gadge. Which one am I? Neither. I'm a writer.

- Allison Mackie