Or “Imagined Love”/poetrymanuscript in progress (slow progress, I might add)! Observe my work come to life, each poem with its many revisions.
GOD THE FATHER My fifties childhood wasn’t unusual. Yes, there were only three of us in my grade school whose parents were divorced, but that made us special, not weird, that made us friends. Yes, I had experienced unforgettable but minor childhood trauma. Not wanting to go to kindergarten. Scared …
First Drafts, Broken Rules Someone said, and many have repeated it-where the rumor started, I don’t know-that a writer shouldn’t send first drafts out for the public eye. But, I am a writer who makes up her own rules, does her own thing, ‘cause someone said, and many have repeated, …
Hi everyone, quick note. I just finished rereading LOVE IMAGINED in its entirety since publication, August 2014 (in preparation for a radio cast next week). I didn’t cry! Writing, like love, can be painful, but also transcendent. Write, keep on writing-read, but most of all live!
WHAT AM I WORTH? What am I worth? Recently a Facebook friend posted a quote by Rocky Balboa: “The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you …
