After reviewing the second proof copy of my poetry chapbook, my book will go live on Amazon later today! And, just like that, my first book will be born! I’ll be a published author of my own compilation of work! Once I have the link, I’ll come back here and post it! My book’s link…
I’ve had a long desire to be published. And by long, I mean that it’s been a life-long dream. I remember writing when I was a new nurse practitioner and diagnosed a teen with an ovarian tumor. I tried writing about that. I remember writing my master’s thesis for Child Health – on sibling preparation…
Earth Day 2022 Isn’t Every Day, Earth Day? We’ve lived on this planet for eons. Home… For humans, For animals, For plants. For millions, and billions, of species Before our eyes many are disappearing At alarming rates But, since YOU go on, YOU forget the others that have gone. Our lives are short but collectively…
This year I signed up to take part in the Kidlit Progressive Poem. It is my first time, although I have read these poems in the past. The Kidlit Progressive Poem was created by Irene Latham in 2012, and since had the organization of the month’s events taken over by Margaret Simon. Both of these…
This first post today will be short. It is Thursday and that means Poetry Friday postings start as early as this afternoon to accommodate those living overseas. Although I am not hosting Poetry Friday this week, tomorrow is my turn to host the 2022 KidLit Progressive Poem, I need to have something ready to go…
After a somewhat downtrodden post yesterday, I am upbeat and optimistic today. Many of my Poetry Friday friends offered support and understanding about my desire for real conversation. I thank all of them that responded. It got me thinking about friendship in general and how there are many types of friends and none of them…
I feel naturally drawn to writing poetry for National Poetry Month. Lately, other than my reflective blog, poetry is my most common form of writing. I have a couple ideas for childrens’ storybooks and also want to reach out to a couple publishers who accept applications/queries to write for hire, but I have a lot…
We are back in New York this week visiting my parents. It is a transitional time of year with cold winter winds yielding to warm spring breezes. And, this trip exhibited these fickle weather patterns precisely. In Hamburg, New York (yes, that is really a place) the cold north wind whipped across the now slushy…
Here it is Poetry Friday again and once again, I do not have any new poetry to share. It’s not that I haven’t been working on poetry – I have, but my writing has taken the form of editing chores, searching for publication possibilities, and new poetry groups to join. I also have been invited…
This week I’ve been diligently working on an environmental day presentation for the first-grade classrooms at a local elementary school. Each year, I am asked back to provide a lesson for their earth day celebrations. Three of the topics I’ve presented were Forest Stewardship: Treating our Forests as our Friend, Monarch Life Cycles and Habitat,…