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ABOUT Most writers are also voracious readers. In middle school, while my classmates were focused on typical childhood pastimes like sports or pretending not to like boys, I was devouring novels, poetry, and memoirs. Instead of watching television, I've spent my adult years bent over the pages of books, making lifelong friends with the characters and escaping to the places described in rich metaphors by favorite authors. As a teenager, I dreamed of writing for a travel magazine. After my first year of college, I changed my major from Mass Communications to Special Education, pursuing another passion for teaching and helping others. For twenty-five years, I taught writing to my own homeschooled children along with a hundred other homeschooled high schoolers in my community. While teaching writing and literature was rewarding, I have found immeasurable joy in retirement as I have finally begun publishing my creative nonfiction work in literary magazines. A memoir is also in the works, and I'm enjoying experimenting with craft and form in several genres. Contact Guest interview on podcast Stories from the Center of the Universe Listen here Guest Interview on The Funky Writer Show Podcast Listen Read My Work Read

Published Work Creative Nonfiction/Essays The Chase If You Can Tell it, You Can Write It (Craft essay) Maybe it’s Love Close Encounters with a Main Street Prophet Saving Christmas We Don’t Talk Flash Fiction Train Ride Home When We Were Giants You Are Here The Longest Winter Ghost Writer Ghosts of Autumns Past Hybrid Work (CNF/Prose poetry) The Space Between Us: An Introvert’s Words to the World Wonder Lust Awards/Honors A Life in Seasons These three flash fiction stories were a finalist in Defenestration’s Flash Suite Contest 2025. "Sunshine Daydream" is long listed for Wigleaf Top 50 in 2025. The View from the Window in Mauthausen This flash fiction story was a finalist in Apple in the Dark’s Flash Contest 2025. Excerpts from my Zombie Diary This hybrid flash piece was nominated for a Pushcart Prize by Trash Cat Lit 2025. Author Interview with Everscribe Magazine Friday Five Q&A with Andrew Careaga

Our Lives in Pieces: A Collection of Flash Memoir Essays Available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and wherever books are sold Order here Praise for Our Lives in Pieces “Our Lives in Pieces: A Collection of Flash Memoir Essays by Tracie Adams presents a poignant and skillfully crafted mosaic of personal narratives that examine themes of grief, memory, resilience, and grace. Each short essay acts as a piece in a larger puzzle, shaped by pain, humor, longing, and the hope that emerges when the fragmented parts of life are tenderly pieced together. The book is structured into four thematic sections—Shattered, Tattered, Mattered, and Flattered—reflecting the emotional journey from trauma to healing. In “Shattered,” the essays detail significant personal losses, such as the gradual decline of a loved one due to illness or the sudden and solitary death of an unidentified veteran in hospice. Adams uses vivid imagery and sensory descriptions to animate these experiences, using metaphors like fireflies, glass globes, and snow globes to deepen the emotional impact. Throughout the collection, Tracie Adams invites the reader to sit with discomfort, yet she always offers a thread of hope. Her voice remains intimate and courageous, balancing confessional vulnerability with poetic insight. Faith and spirituality gently underscore the narratives, not in a dogmatic sense, but as part of the author’s worldview. The influence of the Japanese art of kintsugi, introduced in the prologue, serves as the book’s guiding metaphor: brokenness repaired with beauty, making each person’s story more complete for having endured and survived. This collection best suits readers who appreciate deeply personal nonfiction told with lyrical precision, as found in high-caliber literary journals. Adams’s essays are honest and evocative, ideal for those who find comfort in reflective writing and seek to understand the sacred in everyday moments. Our Lives in Pieces is a heartfelt tribute to the strength found in fragility and the light that seeps through the cracks.” —Carol Thompson, Reader’s Favorite (Five Star Award) Print Publications 01 You Tried to Kill Me But I’ll Always Love You, Anorexia This essay is in Anodyne Vol. 3. Available on Amazon . 03 This Tiny Glass Globe and Thoughts of You This essay is in The Virginia Writers Club Journal. Available on Amazon. 02 This Much I Know This essay is in Livina Press’s special issue, Womanhood. Available on Amazon.

Tracie Adams Writes is the website for writer Tracie Adams, who writes flash fiction and memoir in rural Virginia. Her work is nominated for the Pushcart Prize, published in literary magazines. Tracie Adams Writing is not just a hobby or a job, it's a passion that ignites the soul and sets the mind free. Contact About Tracie Adams Tracie Adams is dedicated to capturing the essence of human experiences through the art of storytelling. With a passion for weaving narratives that resonate, Tracie brings a unique perspective to every piece of writing. Her work reflects a deep understanding of the human condition, inviting readers to connect on a personal level. Whether through fiction or non-fiction, she aims to inspire and evoke emotions, making each word count. About Me Memberships Independent Author Network Virginia Writers Club Poets and Writers