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The Forked Road
Hello folks. I am not sure if I mentioned this before as it all came about suddenly at the end of April when I was done with the poem a day challenge, but I have a daily blog now filled with all sorts of good stuff. The Forked Road This website started as a … Continue reading
New Adventures in Writing
April has been poetry month and I have taken that into full embrace. I have been participating in writing prompts daily and will have a forthcoming chapbook of work that I will publish as an Issuu from that. It has been a catharsis as I am working through the grief of my mother’s death. … Continue reading
Delineated Visions: Volume One
For several years I have been working on amassing poems written about paintings. This is not a new business, I know, but I wanted to approach it in a different way. In these poems I take on the point of view of either the subject or the painter. I put myself in the painting or … Continue reading
Winter Publications 2013-2014
I haven’t been publishing much with all the family situations going on, but I am very happy to be a part of Words Dance Issue 15 and minimalbooks:marzec. I have one poem in Words Dance and two poems that have been translated into Polish at minimalbooks. I do hope to be getting back to publishing soon. … Continue reading
Life is Full of Second Chances
Recently my mother died unexpectedly. On the same day, an old friend resurfaced. We had parted in a sad and distressful way after what had been one of the most freeing experiences of my life. I was stunned at the time when she dropped me off at the airport and told me to … Continue reading
More Than Flowers and Cards
Yesterday Michael remarked, sheepishly, that he hadn’t gotten me anything for Valentine’s Day. I told him it wasn’t important and I wasn’t a box of chocolates-flowers-love you one time a year sort of girl. He still looked disappointed. I started to think about Valentine’s Day and there are always those single, thwarted women who … Continue reading
Easy Come, Easy Go
On January 23 rd, we added a new member to our family. We rescued a Siberian Husky named Marshall from our local SPCA. I hadn’t intended to get a dog in the winter, nor had I planned on getting such a huge dog that would require the most amount of work of any … Continue reading
Good Intentions
I always have good intentions when it comes to writing….and art….and sewing…and….and…and…. I’m a Cancer. What do you want? We are great at starting projects but not so great on follow through. In the time lapsed I did some writing in November for a challenge with a group of others. There were some … Continue reading
“….Harper Valley PTA….”
Ok…so maybe not THE Harper Valley PTA, but I did find myself at my daughter’s middle school PTA meeting last night. For years I had avoided “joining” the PTA thinking I would turn into a Stepford Wive or something. I volunteered at the school, but I could never bring myself to pay dues and go … Continue reading