Say What You Mean & Mean What You Say
Words Have Power
Very young, I learned the power that words have and how we use them can make or break a heart. Words carry weight, and their meaning alters from one person to the next. As a woman, a mother, a survivor, a former Mormon, and a writer, I've wielded words as tools, gifts of love, phrases of destruction, trumpets of warning, balms of healing, bombs of levity, and passing comments or texts that landed like napalm. It's my mission to endeavor to choose words with care, authenticity, and integrity. If I find myself in doubt, I vow to search out the meaning of a word before I spit it out. I commit to you, the world, to use my words and their power with care; may you do likewise. Humanity needs it!
About Kimberly Spransy
Kimberly claims Colorado as home, but she has lived all across the United States, in Ireland, and even in parts of Thailand. She is a wife, a mother, a musician, a writer, and an ex-Mormon. She is also an ally and member of the LGBTQ+ community and advocates for healing after religion. She is currently putting together a creative writing workshop (for all ages) with the hope to help others reclaim or find their own voice.
She received her BA from BYU in 2001 and MFA from Regis University in 2023. Her writing can be seen in level21 magazine, rvdcbd.com, and as host for the blog The Broken Shelf is featured here.
If you'd like to contribute to the Broken Shelf or have an interest in a creative writing workshop contact her at: kimberly.spransy@gmail.com. Thank you for your time, and make someone's day better!