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My sister loaded the wheelchair into the trunk, just in case. My daughter walked her slowly to the car, helped her lower herself into the front seat, passed her the floral cane she loves. She wanted to see the tulips … Continue reading →

“This is a story about magical thinking. About coincidence and manifestation.”                                 Maggie Smith, You Could Make This Place Beautiful This is the story of the poem I wrote for my Aunt Anne after I noticed a new painting in her … Continue reading →

Alphapoetica: A Poetry Primer for the Everyday Poet is part memoir, part poetry collection, plus writing guide. I can’t wait to share it with you! TO ORDER GO TO: finishinglinepress.com/product/alphap…RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY #poetry #primer #flp

2022 means new projects of the heart are ready to launch! My latest novel for children and a new poetry collection are both available now for preorder from their respective publishers: https://bit.ly/3eLltti and https://bit.ly/3mPDgEl. I’m so happy to share my … Continue reading →

I am over the moon that Elinormal is featured on the Children’s Book Council’s Hot off the Press list! This book began years ago as a few scribbled lines across a newspaper page as I sat in the lobby of … Continue reading →

I sent my aunt a Mary Oliver poem that spoke to me about the futility of worry. It ends with the lines Finally, I saw that worrying had come to nothing. And gave it up. And took my old body … Continue reading →

I grab a cup of coffee early, new steam rich and thickly rising as daylight rises over distant hills entering the quiet garden, fully awake now in the flowering – I wait among those that are just what they are … Continue reading →