I was watching some Tik-Tok, as you do, and someone asked one of those questions that makes you think long and hard. If your house was on…… Read more “On Fictitious Fires”

Last night, as I often do, I woke from a dead sleep with a poem in my head. Because I struggle with insomnia, I’ve spent years ignoring…… Read more “On Poems”

Somehow life still manages to leave me breathless. I’m not exactly sure how, but I accept that it does. The last few weeks have been both some…… Read more “On Life, Update #26,594”

I started a new job two weeks ago and have I mentioned how good it is to be working full time again? It’s been a whirlwind but…… Read more “On Writing, Art, and Therapy”

Those that have been reading for a while know how hard 2020 was, for an endless parade of reasons. Art was my savior. I couldn’t focus enough…… Read more “Living Color Tarot”

My book is out, and people are reading it and it’s insane and amazing and I don’t even have the words. As odd as it sounds, the…… Read more “Author Copies!”

One of my former students shared this beautiful piece she wrote about the former singer, Gram Parsons. He was part of the band, The Flying Burrito Brothers.…… Read more “On Homework Assignments From Former Students”

I spoke too soon. At 10:10pm my novel went live. It still counts and it’s a small thing, but it matters to me. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GQSTFDS/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

I always imagined the celebration of my first novel with fanfare. It would be at a book store or some small intimate gathering space, and the people…… Read more “On Shifting Dreams”

Living in a city, everything is bigger. Squished together, but still somehow bigger. When I was young, I grew up on a farm in a small northern…… Read more “On Awe Moments”