TygerLily Ernst Wonch: Writer, Photographer, Feminist and Activist

It’s time for goodbye.

TygerLily — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:27:46 +0000

So it’s been quite a long time but the silence isn’t for naught! My new blog is up still somewhat in the progess but it looks good. Also, my photography site is up and almost ready for your viewing pleasure. From this point on I won’t be posting on this
page. Please go to Awake with Coffee. Hope you enjoy it! I’ll be posting more about the photo site within the coming week.

Other things…Still working on the comic book scriptwriting course. Having a great deal of fun with it as well. A little bit of sickness interrupted but now I’m better and ready to go!

One last thing. I want to write a HUGE thanks to my husband for all of the work he did on the websites. I really appreciate it!
Okay that’s it for now. Please come to AwakeWithCoffee for further updates. Hope to see you there!

Who am I?

TygerLily — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:50:40 +0000

Who am I is a question bouncing around in my head for a few weeks. What I’ve realized is that I found myself by looking back. I looked back to my beliefs that I’ve turned from for no reason that I know of. Once I figure one out the rest fell into place. So here goes…

I am:

a Tibetan Buddhist-Quaker.
- I fell from my beliefs…well I don’t know when. Probably around the same time as I got really sick and my writer’s block took a strong hold. Possibly earlier.

a writer!
- I’m writing again. Regularly in fact! My schedule is as follows. (I try to stay with it but if an idea takes over then another thing gets set aside for the day.)

daily schedule

1 new poem
10 minute writing exercise
1 new work of flash fiction (following 250 words)
1 short story per week
comic book script work

a pesco-vegetarian.
- I’ve made my diet more strict to combat the MS (and those 50 lesions) so I no longer eat meat, but as a promise to my husband I still eat fish. I feel much better for it and my MS thanks me for it each day.

So that’s me. That’s what’s going on. I still wait for my website but we’ll have that up and running soon. Until then have a great day!

One more thing…my piece “Skate” is going to be published in DOPE Magazine’s all female issue! I’ll let you know when it’s up. Until then enjoy the image.

“skate” (c) TygerLily Ernst Wonch

Goodbye Writer’s Block!

TygerLily — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:09:33 +0000

So things are looking up these days. I’m getting a new lens for my Nikon F3 on Tuesday. My husband is taking some time off starting that day as well so a couple of road trips are in our future I think. The big thing is that the comic book script writing course has begun! I’ve been sitting on this story (titled “Myles: the Real Boy”) for three years and I am so excited to get it out with the guidance that I’ve been looking for. I have also been doing daily writing exercises which leads me to this…

Dear Writer’s Block, it’s not you, it’s me. Or maybe it is you. You found a hiding place in my creative side when I was too sick to notice. Now I’m getting better and you have overstayed your welcome. (Though you were never really welcome.) I’ve tried in the past to rid myself of you, but you always held on with white knuckles. It’s time for you to get out! Time for you to say goodbye and find a home elsewhere. You are not welcome here. This is not your home. I wish I could say I was sorry to see you go, but really I couldn’t be happier. So I’m sure you’ll find some other poor soul to ruin their good time. I’m sure you’ll exist elsewhere…but not here. So…GOOD BYE!

Have a great weekend everyone!

World Environment Day & the Gulf Coast

TygerLily — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 04:16:02 +0000

I’ve been watching as much as I can about the oil spill in the gulf. To the point that I can’t stomach it much longer. It’s so hard to watch it and listen
to BP say that they’re doing all they can. I used to be a fan of BP. It was a symbol of the east coast. Each time my mother and I would travel east we would stop at every BP we passed. Now I don’t want to give them my money ever again. So on, today, World Environment Day, I wanted to say
something…anything. I’m worried that it’s going to get worse before it gets better. Over 500 birds brought in dead…

So please contact AUDUBON if you want to help.

Happy Memorial Day!

TygerLily — Fri, 28 May 2010 20:23:52 +0000

So I wanted to wish everyone a safe and fun holiday weekend. Please be careful if you’re driving. Now…there are a couple of other things that I wanted to mention…

On this day, 12 years ago Phil Hartman was murdered by his wife. It was a great loss that was felt then and can still be felt now. I wanted to share a video of him with you in honor of his life.

One more thing. Today we lost Gary Coleman. He was a huge symbol of my childhood and it’s surreal to hear that he’s gone. He didn’t seem to find much happiness on this side so I can only hope that he’s found it now.

Have a great/safe weekend!

TygerLily <3

World MS Day!

TygerLily — Wed, 26 May 2010 17:18:33 +0000

So it’s World MS Day! What does that mean? It means that many people around the world are doing something to stop MS in its tracks. I’m not asking for much just a thought. Spend some time today thinking of the ones you love. Remember how great life really is and that if it’s bad it will get better and if it doesn’t get better you can still get through it.

World MS Day

Geek Pride!

TygerLily — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:12:45 +0000

I’m still hiding out, trying to fully recover but things are happening so I thought I would give you a little update. I’ll be beginning a comic book scriptwriting course with comic book author Serena Valentino of “Gloomcookie” and “Nightmares & Fairy Tales” fame. I’ll be working on a comic inspired by my nephew Myles. I haven’t settled on a title yet but the possibilities are:

“Myles Away”
“Myles from Home”
“Myles: the Real Boy”

I’m leaning toward the last one.

In other areas my husband is taking time off next month and will be able to help me with my new blog and website. I’ll keep you up to date on how they progress. Also, I’m working on getting my etsy page back up and running (that will be announced with the site) and I need to work on the chapbooks as well. Once those are up and available I’ll post it here or on the new blog or both.

One last thing…today is GEEK PRIDE DAY or Towel Day for those of you who appreciate the book Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Today is the day to let your freak (Geek) flag fly and show everyone just how much you love Star Wars. I had the toys and a t-shirt that I slept in.:)

Okay going back to hide in the corner. I’ll write more soon.

Later days, TygerLily

Lena Horne, you will be missed.

TygerLily — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:32:08 +0000

Lena Horne was an actress, a singer and a civil rights activist, but what a lot of people don’t know is that she was living with Multiple Sclerosis. I have admired her since I was a child planning my writer/singer/test pilot/urban planner/marine biologist (I really didn’t know what I wanted to be when I grew up. She was who I looked to. Can’t say sorry for the loss truly because she lived a full life of 92 years but I hope it’s fun up there. I hope she’s still singing.

Health and writing update.

TygerLily — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:34:33 +0000

Well I’ve been more quiet than I intended to be but this fucking illness is trying to interfere with everything! So I’ve had to give up NaPoWriMo this year. I was placing too much pressure on myself to be the ‘wonderpoet’ and complete them quickly and perfectly. So I give up for now. I’m still trying to get better and get back (if I ever was) in remission. So I have to eliminate stressors as a way to help out. I’ll be quiet for a little while but you’ll hear from me again very soon. Sorry about this but I’ll make it up to you.

Health and NaPoWriMo updates

TygerLily — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:54:18 +0000

Sorry I disappeared. On Wednesday March 31 I had an appt with my new neurologist. I was a little nervous about meeting him and if I would be able to trust him. So he had me do the traditional stuff (touching my nose, walking.) but he also pointed out each lesion in my MRI…all 50 of them. It was a very
sobering moment. He was very honest with me which I respect, but it scared the shit out of me. So now we are on a new Mediterranean diet and I’m taking vitamin D (as suggested by my new neurologist). He’s allowing us until my next appointment on Sept 29th to get pregnant. If I walk into that appt and I’m not pregnant then he will start me on meds. Everyone agreed and now it’s a matter of the infertility doctor helping us out. I’ll let you know how that goes.

As for NaPoWriMo, I’m behind because I’ve had such a hard time dealing with the news of 50 lesions that I haven’t had it in me to write. So I’ll need a little time, but I’ll get back on track. My plan is to cultivate a collection of poems written in the style of stream of consciousness. No poems today but I’ll have some for you in a few of days.

See you then!
TygerLily