Poem: Hello

And suddenly you just know it's time to start something new and trust in the magic of beginnings.Mandy Hale

Poem: How Can You Be Gone?

Grief is forever. It doesn't go away; it becomes a part of you, step for step, breath for breath. I will never stop grieving. . .because I will never stop loving. . . . That's just how it is. Grief and love are conjoined, you don't get one without the other.Jandy Nelson, The Sky is …

Poem: Reflections on Drinking Peach Tea While the World Burns Down

For the past few weeks, I've remained silent on the blog about what's going on in the world outside my studio. I needed time to process and sit with my feelings. Feelings of anger and sadness at the tragedies of racism and police brutality. Of anxiety and overwhelm at the sheer work that needs to …

X Marks the Spot: A Poem

During the month of April, I am participating in the A-Z Blogging Challenge

Poem: The Writer at Home

Don’t be so rigid.  If you learn a good move in one genre, use it in another.  Fiction, non-fiction. . . are a breath away from each other.  Grab the reader’s mind whatever it takes.Natalie Goldberg, Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open the Writer's Craft During the month of April, I’ll be participating in the Blogging …