Ask Baba Yaga: Sometimes I Think I'm No Good At All

Hunchback Fairy by Endling

Ah yes - this one is for every other writer out there...

This week's question and answer (via poet and oracle Taisia Kitaiskaia* of The Hairpin):

(Originally posted at The Hairpin HERE)

So many relating writers on this one but I'll just highlight a couple...

• fear is a pushcart and i'm gonna ride it all night long Thank you for this. Seriously, I adore that song wholeheartedly and unironically. (stonefruit)
• So, I know we're traditionally supposed to have a vague fear of Baba Yaga and her chicken-legged hut, but I would like to drink cocktails with her. (I'm Right On Top Of That, Rose)

"Chewing words until the flavor is gone." Yes. I really like the wasp analogy, being that they make paper nests and all... I must remind myself to jolly-roll down the hill so the wounds in my in heart flush with blood-fueling wind... and to live in deathly glory! O.o

PS to "I'm Right on Top Of That, Rose": Agreed!

What do you think of Baba Yaga's advice?

Want to ask Baba Yaga a question of your own?

You can!

There's now an email address where you can send your questions

directly to Baba Yaga herself.

AskBabaYaga AT gmail DOT com

To encourage Baba Yaga to continue imparting her no-bones-about-it wisdom (ok, there may be some gristle in there... bones too), I suggest we not to leave her box empty... 

Thank you Baba Yaga (& Taisia).

* Taisia Kitaiskaia is a poet, writer, and Michener Center for Writers fellow. Born in Russia and raised in America, she's had her poems and translations published in Narrative Magazine, Poetry International, and others.