Valerie Collins
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Valerie Collins was born in Tucson, Az, the last of six children. She has loved writing since a child but decided to pursue a career in Orthopedic nursing. Shortly after her marriage and birth of her first child at the age of 22, she was diagnosed with the chronic pain disease, Fibromyalgia, its subsequent conditions, illnesses, and syndromes. Once the disease disabled her in 2001, she revisited her passion for writing poetry and short stories and has accumulated over 100 poems and spoken word pieces over the years. She became a member of the International Society of poets in 2002 and The International Who's Who in Poetry in 2006. She currently is a member of Realistic Poetry International, Who's Who Among American Business Women, and Women of Facebook Create. Her accolades include 2005 Poet of the Year. She was awarded both the Outstanding Achievement Award in Poetry and the Official Commemorative Poetry Ambassador Medal while serving as a Poetry Ambassador associate in 2007. She wrote a play entitled “Fix Me Jesus” in 2012 for Alabama 1st COGIC State AIM Youth Convention Competition drama category which was awarded second place. Currently, she is in rehearsals for her second stage play for the local playwright, Shawna D. Moore which will be on stage in August 2019. She is in the process of compiling a two-volume poetry book entitled My Poetic Life: A Memoir of Love and a book detailing her life with Fibromyalgia, entitled Behind the Walls of Silence. In July 2018, she created her first blog site My Poetic Life (The Book) as @vfurrmstheblogger to act as a launch for both books and it has taken on a life of its own. She also owns a small crochet business, Val's Gifts of Warmth, where she sells her handmade crochet items.
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Brother’s Keepers
"There were a lot of secrets my brothers held between them. That’s because they truly were one another’s keepers." ...
Perception of Blackness
"Being black in America is difficult at times for me. But you can either hide away or live unapologetically in your truth. I choose the latter!" ...
Betsy Blue
"The moment took me back to my youth; when I was just discovering who I was and what life was all about." ...
Grandaughter
"One day you will read this and you will know just how big love can be You will know what each word means and how they come together to describe the beauty that is you You will know in that moment there is no greater love for me than you. ..."
Doing It Again
I never thought that I would be pursuing a relationship at this point in...
Life After Covid-19
In the third week of May 2021, my mom developed a dry cough. I...
My Mini Breakdown
Here we are a little over a year after Covid-19 first began; we might...
Ms. Cecily Tyson: The Legend, The Life, The Talent, The Inspiration
Sounder, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pitman, and Busting Loose are just a few...
Sweet Potato Pie
Pandemic aside, the last few months of 2020 have been trying but also eye-opening....
Little Girl Lost
There’s a little girl lost inside of me. How do I release my inner...