Happy holidays! Tidings of some comfort and everyday joys. Thank you, readers & writers, for all your support during these challenging and surprising times. This isn’t the holiday season that any of us would have imagined, but I am finding smaller, more personal ways to celebrate, and am blessed with a kid who still […]
Continue readingBook Spine Poetry Gets My Creative Gears Turning
Who can focus in the whirling changes of autumn in 2020? I often can’t. To grab my creative mind, and sometimes reign it in, I’ve turned to found poetry. Book spine poetry is a particular favorite of mine. It’s fun, it’s fast, and it reminds you of how crucial book titles are. Here are some […]
Continue readingDiscover My Fresh Flash on Curious Fictions
Flash fiction fan? Enjoy some of my very short, strange & moving stories on Curious Fictions! If you enjoy them, consider subscribing to receive monthly stories and to support my ongoing writing projects. Every subscriber means the world to me. Check it out: https://www.curiousfictions.com/authors/390
Continue readingFiction Exploding Into Images
Seeing your words explode into images on the canvas is truly thrilling! When the pictures words conjure in my mind sync with the vision of a painter or collage artist, a warm flame fills my heart. This fall I was honored to be a part of the Art and Words Show that is […]
Continue readingNew Flash Fiction Inspired by Alaska
Travel awakens the muse. My recent, bucket-list trip to Alaska has inspired me to begin sharing my flash fiction here again. From Juneau’s coastal beauty to Denali National Park’s defiant, wild peaks, Alaska was worth every penny saved and mile flown. She shared many stories… and inspired a few of mine… Fierce Gray […]
Continue readingCurious and Grateful for My Learning Curve
Who said growth was comfortable? 2018 has been a growing year for me–a year that stretched my mind, challenged my skills and sometimes worried my soul. It was a year when I asked myself, over and over, is my art getting too political? And it was the year that I decided, unless one lives […]
Continue readingCollaborating With A Visual Artist Sparked Creative Transformation
Who knew collaborating with an artist could be such a fun learning experience? I don’t mind telling you, when I signed up to collaborate on a project with another member of Women in the Visual and Literary Arts, I was a little nervous. While I have always wanted to try collage, my visual art […]
Continue readingA Halloween Poem for Readers & Writers
Happy Halloween, readers, writers & friends! To celebrate one of my favorite nights of the year, here’s a spooky, new poem. It was inspired by the photo above (thanks to Jerry Shafer). Night Ghosts Carve gourdish ghouls by lamplight, they shan’t contain our fervor to just one night. Ancestors dance by bonfires […]
Continue readingBook Reviews: Can Cleveland and Bohjalian Live Up to the Hype?
Can a book get too much praise? Reviews help me decide what to pull from my heaping TBR pile, and when I read good reviews from readers whom I trust, my expectations are high. These expectations led me to look at two recent thrillers in different ways. Readers have raved about the clever plot […]
Continue readingGet Curious About Fiction
Do you love to read short fiction? I know I do! I have a tiny little problem with buying too many collections of short stories, and my TBR pile threatens to fall onto the floor. Fiction fans, I am excited to report that I was invited to join a fun reader’s resource, Curious Fictions. […]
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