Poetry is food. In my writing room, I keep William Carlos Williams taped to the mirror … his poem, that is. A few years ago, a turquoise colored card printed with one of his succinct verses arrived in the mail with material from The Poetry Foundation. I loved the poem and could not let it go. … [Read more…]
Life is shorter than we think. That’s cliché, I know, but clichés are clichés for a reason. They carry a truth. Have you ever had a new friend that you wished, after you discovered they must soon move away, that you’d spent more time with? Have you fallen into the habit of expecting your friends … [Read more…]
Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, is nine miles from my house. Yesterday we woke to the unspeakable, horrific news of the terrorist attack and hate crime perpetrated at Pulse. In Orlando, named “The City Beautiful,” we mourn. But we will not live in fear. Our hearts go out to … [Read more…]
I’ll bet none of you expected a post today about fundamentalists. I suspect you anticipated the continuation of The Wilderness Beyond series that I’ve promised to finish. Well, that will be the next post. Because … I’m in the next phase of self-publishing my memoir (about 17 years I spent in a fundamentalist cult, … [Read more…]
Hello, my friends, acquaintances, and interested parties. Today is a triple-header. 1. This website’s first anniversary 2. My birthday (shhh) 3. The jump-off-another-cliff creation: New Wings Press! Anniversary celebration kudos go to my website designer, Mary Ann de Stefano, owner of Mad About Words. Her creativity helped make this site a reality and a continuing home for … [Read more…]