“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 …
Category Archives: Writing
Celebrating Lasting Love
They say opposites attract. That was true when my husband and I first met. I found in him everything I …
Love Lost, and Renewed
Not long after I decided to leave my husband I met someone new. I was working part-time at a book …
Love’s Duplicity
When I first fell in love, it was a hot thing—urgent, possessive, almost feverish at times. I truly saw love …
The Geometry, and Geography, of Love
I wrote these poems while still quite young, and very much in love, and loving the way our bodies “meet and …
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 …
Personification – Infusing “I” in “Other”
The personification of nature and inanimate objects is age-old, something we humans have done as far back as we remember. …
La Gitana, Our Larger Self – Sea Saga, Part V
We named her “La Gitana,” Spanish for the gypsy, partly in tribute to our family’s Spanish heritage, partly because sea gypsies …
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 …
Sweet Satisfaction
There’s a sweet satisfaction in being recognized by your peers for something you love to do. I’ve been honored recently …
