Tales from the Mess

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Where the line between real and imagined gets smudged… beautifully.

Where the line between real and imagined gets smudged… beautifully.

Life rarely arrives tied up with a neat little bow, and neither does my writing.
This space is where my stories, reflections, and journal scribbles live. Some are true, some are twisted, and some walk the hazy edge between both. From mostly true stories to totally not true and the journaling that keeps my brain free to ramble.

Explore the sections below:
Each one leads to a different corner of my writing world — click to wander.

True(ish) Stories

Totally Not True

Notebook Rambles – Members Only (what happens in journal: stays in journal)

Edited, But Not Erased – Older journal entries

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Vicky Edwards is a writer, storyteller, and lifelong observer of life’s everyday messes. She blogs about memories, grandkids, life, and all the weird little moments in between—some of it’s true(ish), some of it’s not, but it’s all accompanied by a tear or a smile. She’s written for The DeQueen Dispatch, contributed to national history projects, and served as an editorial assistant for The Lindenwood Review.

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