The Pieta and the Writer’s Palette
It’s been said that for the writer the blank page is our canvas and words our paint. But I don’t …
Category Archives: My Writing
Into the Flow, Mountain Top and Market Place Experiences
Have you ever felt being in the flow of things? That optimum experience that many athletes and artists feel when …
Lightness of Being, Unbearable and Otherwise
I fell in love with the title of Milan Kundera’s novel “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” before I ever read …
“When Things Go Missing,” Piecing the Puzzle Together
Short stories are getting a lot of love lately. May has been proclaimed National Short Story Month. Others have dubbed …
Some Silly Little Love Poems, Unloosed at Last
In celebration of April as National Poetry Month, I will be releasing over the next week or so some poetry …
Wheeling Away on the Isle of Pines
Certain poems I return again and again to tap into a state of mind that I was experiencing while writing …
“A Scattering of Rocks” — Zen in the Garden of Eden
Sometimes there’s no other way to capture a moment–a way of seeing or being in the world–than through poetry. So …
Writing – A Leap of Faith
Writing, or any creative endeavor, to some extent is a leap of faith and a huge personal risk. Faith that …
Touching the Wild
“The word wild is like a gray fox trotting off through the forest, ducking behind bushes, going in and out …
Hot Hills in Summer Heat
“I watch them every summer, the hot hills crouched like a lion beside the road. I see the strength—tawny skin …
