I mailed our Christmas cards yesterday. With each card was a newsy letter that will make you think the transition to our new home has been seamless and happy. While there have been many good things about this move, the truth is that moving is hard. So here is my honest Christmas letter. * * …
We are coming to the end of a long, long year. At the beginning of 2017, I declared this my year of “Delight.” I chuckle at that now. It was not the year of delight, although there were some really good moments. It was more like the year of Frustration, or the year of Resisting. …
I am thrilled to share that I have been nominated for two Pushcart Prizes this year! Pushcart Prizes are given to writings in literary journals and small presses. My poem “Broken Egg” was just recently published in Whale Road Review, and the journal has nominated this poem for a Pushcart! Read “Broken Egg” here. Also, …
What boggles my mind about this election is that we had a candidate who had no qualifications, no experience, could not explain any ideologies or plans in detail, had a brash, uncontrollable disposition, openly mocked a disabled person, and crassly spoke of women as objects. We had another candidate who was qualified, experienced, understood international …
I’ve been quite busy this spring with the Novel Writing Workshop I’m taking through The Porch. I have LOVED this workshop, although I realize I have a lot of revising to do on my novel! The work is slow but coming along. My first two chapters have gone through several revisions based on our craft …