HastyWords

HastyWords’s Followers (68)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
Carolyn...
2,551 books | 215 friends

Tony Wa...
1,026 books | 854 friends

Kenneth...
304 books | 820 friends

Stephan...
579 books | 375 friends

Chris T...
69 books | 3,322 friends

Julie Mann
108 books | 242 friends

Carl
44,693 books | 4,530 friends

Sarah Bale
1 book | 354 friends

More friends…

HastyWords

Goodreads Author


Born
in The United States
Website

Genre

Member Since
February 2014

URL


I am just a girl trying to create rainbows in a world where my mind is held prisoner! I write a lot in order to gain perspective, purge my soul, retain my memories, and to put into words what my tears and laughter are trying to say!

Writing began as therapy. Poetry, to be specific, was a way to get an active and anxious mind to focus. Taking a feeling and describing how I felt in that moment with as few words as possible became a calming meditation.

Before I started writing, I just over analyzed everything. My mind went 100 miles an hour in 100 different directions and very few of those directions led anywhere good. Mostly, it just exhausted me, wore me out, made me emotional and kept me from sleeping. Take a girl who is anxious and deprive h
...more

Average rating: 4.53 · 32 ratings · 21 reviews · 5 distinct works
Depression's Dance

4.55 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2013
Rate this book
Clear rating
Darker Side of Night

4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Turning Tears Into Words: A...

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
Rate this book
Clear rating
Let Me Love You, Anyway: A ...

by
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
Rate this book
Clear rating
Voices

by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015
Rate this book
Clear rating
More books by HastyWords…

LEAVING DISTANCE

People think

Distance

Is measured

In miles

But it’s not

It’s learning

That

“Good morning”

And

“Goodnight”

Are vital

Companions to

“I love you”

It’s cooking

The same meal

Or watching movies

And pressing play

At the same time

It’s pausing to laugh

At the same scene

Or looking over

And crying

Over the same dialogue

It’s sending reels

Of crazy squirrels

Of pretty birds

Of silly elephants

Or ridiculous people

Sharing tiny pieces

O

Read more of this blog post »
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on June 25, 2026 10:18
My Forever
HastyWords HastyWords is currently reading
by J.B. Mericle (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
The Empty Chair
HastyWords HastyWords is currently reading
by Michael Andrews (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
Oblivion
HastyWords HastyWords is currently reading
by Sasha Dawn (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating

 

HastyWords’s Recent Updates

HastyWords wrote a new blog post

LEAVING DISTANCE

People thinkDistanceIs measuredIn milesBut it’s notIt’s learningThat“Good morning”And“Goodnight”Are vitalCompanions to“I love you”It’s cookingThe same Read more of this blog post »
More of HastyWords's books…
Quotes by HastyWords  (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)

“Depression/The assassin inside me”
HastyWords, Darker Side of Night

28172 Poetry Readers Challenge — 641 members — last activity Jan 08, 2026 06:18AM
Let's talk about poetry books. This group's members read poetry collections, with the goal of reviewing twenty in a year. C'mon. Do it. It's good for ...more
10067 Clean Romances — 6003 members — last activity Jun 18, 2026 05:00AM
This group is dedicated to building a up a list of clean romance books. Not "Christian" or "Inspirational" (there are other groups for those), but goo ...more
49417 OKC Metro Area — 84 members — last activity Jul 14, 2021 06:28AM
For anyone who loves to read in the Oklahoma City area! I wanted to start a group where anyone living in or around OKC could join and discuss whatever ...more
155 C. S. Lewis — 884 members — last activity Nov 30, 2025 01:47PM
For lovers of Clive Staples Lewis.
98632 Full Circle Bookstore Readers' Lounge — 55 members — last activity Jan 15, 2017 05:29AM
This is a community for Full Circle Book readers to discuss, review and suggest books to fellow Full Circle fans!
131958 Ask Jade Lee — 132 members — last activity Dec 31, 2015 03:56PM
...April 07, 2014 to May 07, 2014...
139888 Author Superfriends Teamup — 20 members — last activity May 04, 2020 10:28AM
A group for authors to discuss, organize, and participate in promotional efforts. This group is for authors to help other authors with promotion. Word ...more
More of HastyWords’s groups…
No comments have been added yet.