I’m so pleased to share my latest Modern-Day Sirens article was published this morning on Luna Station Quarterly. Valerie has a magical motion to her voice and an intuitive poetic nature, so I’d be honored if you drifted over to the magazine today and checked out my article about her life and music.
I’m including a poem from her first self-illustrated collection, Maps of the Modern World. The book is filled with gems of wisdom and beautiful artwork to enjoy.
I wake up
And face my work
Which is always larger than me
Then I remember that my job
is mostly in the doing
and rarely in the outcome
It is through the doing that
I can afford to trust each step
Ever moving
Toward my dream.
—How to Climb a Mountain by Valerie June Hockett
Yard Sale of Thoughts 
Thanks, K. Another interesting read and introduction to an artist I would never have found on my own. I like listening to the tracks you share while I read your words. It’s really cool!
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That’s so awesome. Thank you, worms. I love spreading musical happiness.
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Great write-up! Congrats on the publication! 🙂
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Another fascinating insight into a rising artist. Congratulations on publishing it, K! 🙂
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Thank you, Tom. I’m enjoying these articles and pleased they asked me to extend them. 😁
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Congratulations!
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Ah, I enjoyed this installment immensely. Valerie is an amazing lyricist and poet. The poem is exactly so. Lovely article, K. 💜
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Congrats, K.!
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