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Happy birthday, America. Today you are 244 years young, which in country years makes you only 4.
My short story recently published in The Sun magazine’s Readers Write
Top of the mornin' to ya, friends! You may have heard of The Sun magazine. They are one of the most respected and widely distributed literary magazines out there. Every time I go to my favorite local organic grocery store, I pick up a copy. I love their frank, raw essays and poetry. The Sun …
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“Courageous Women,” a new poetry anthology featuring poetry from women around the world
I am thrilled that my poem Letter to the Universe has been included in the latest poetry anthology out by Ukiyoto Publishing, Courageous Women: Handpicked Selection of Prose & Poetry. It's an honor to be included in such a diverse and multinational group of women. Here is the link to purchase a copy of the …
Lady Corona in the garden with the bats
Art by Sharry Wright, Game of Clue Covid edition 2020 Humans have been naughty to the earth, and earth has sent us to our rooms. If my blog posts could get as many shares as the coronavirus, I’d be stylin’. The house next to my daughter’s kindergarten teacher has put up signs saying THE END …
‘Til Death Do We Fart
Yes, this picture is cheesy, but nothing about this article is. For the record, we never do this in real life.
Poetry in the Time of Covid
In Eastern medicine, they believe that grief settles in the lungs. Can poetry help excavate grief in order to allow for deeper, fuller breaths?
My poem, “Solstice through Aperture,” wins statewide poetry contest
(scroll down to watch/read) I am struggling with this blog post. I've been wanting to make an important announcement for more than a month now, but I wasn't sure how to go about it. How do you announce you won an award without coming across as bragging? It's kind of impossible. The truth is I …
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Costa and the Honeys do the Safety Dance, COVID version
The Alaska State Folk Festival was canceled this year, but weird is still alive. Wednesday, April 15, would normally mark the day that Collette Costa and her band the High Costa Livin' would bring down the house on the Folk Fest main stage with back up dancers, Off the Hook Honeys, throwing down the moves. …
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Staying Connected
Our local radio station in Juneau, Alaska, is offering a new segment to help keep us connected during this time called Community Connection. They asked me to share a piece, and you can listen to it here. The title is "Grounded". Thank you, KTOO!
Plum Tree Tavern literary mag shares some of their favorites
You can imagine my delight when Plumtree tavern literary magazine sent me an email to tell me that they included my poem as one of the selected favorites from the past year. And lo and behold, mine was listed first! I wrote this poem during a walk on one of the coldest, driest days of …
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