I Flew Down Under

Cosmic Completion

Don’t Be Coy

A petite pen to tide over a tough Tuesday. 30 words or less to the artwork below. If you feel … More

A Sulky Sleep

Grumpy skies,cranky flat cloudforms my pillow;tucked to one side.Thunder grumblesas letdown lightning strikes. Pitter-patter,pins and needles,my sullenness pours.Gurgling gutter,I’m pulled … More

Story Time Sunday #52

“Passengers, pardon the interruption, but we will need to make an emergency landing due to severe weather.”  I’m a few … More

The Straw That Broke

A petite pen request for 30 words or less to artwork by Malcolm T. Liepke. If you feel inspired by … More

My Lady, Margarite

First eye to morning sun.She loves me; I eat those.She loves me not; drop those to rot.

Let The Good Times Roll

Flashback Track #58 asks us to use a track title from the 1978 album “The Cars” to create inspiration for … More

Sabotaged Day

A sabotaged day–sky blends with cement,good intent bloated,a swirl of Earl Grey;the city is an ashtray.

Cosmic Grooming

A late-night petite pen request on this busy Tuesday. 15-25 words divined from the painting “Higher Self” by Spooky Girl. … More

Double Rainbow Morning

I’m doubly pleased today as I have two wonderful surprises to announce (plus a bonus third surprise at the end … More

The Plunge

“It’s lopsided.” “Better?” I shift the shield over Brenda’s eyes. Adjust her metal cave. Clank on the side a few … More

Have I Told You Lately

I wrote this for a fun challenge on AllPoetry: pick a song your mother loves or loved and craft a … More

Evening Mothering

Happy Mother’s Day to all of my readers who are mothers, in any of the many capacities of the word. … More

Story Time Sunday #51

Today’s story is a bit of flash fiction inspired by this photo from April 21st of Flemish Minister-President Jan Jambon … More

Afternoon Mothering

An errant knight, I mount my faithful steed post tea-time, charge through bramble weed to rescue my fair children from … More

Midday Mothering~The Way Out

As we head towards Mother’s Day here in the United States, I am sharing some poems written about motherhood. I … More

Share the Covers

Flashback Track #67 asks us to share our feelings on covers, and I’m not talking about the bedroom kind, although … More

Mothering~Midmorning

As we head towards Mother’s Day here in the United States, I am sharing some poems written about motherhood. I … More

Pre-Dawn Motherhood

Every spring,my son’s syncopated sneezes,water the green duvet covers,his cough, a predawn chorus,followed by a birth bath laughbut whether he … More

Haiku in Bloom

April’s patch of haiku are a bit thin due to National Poetry Writing Month. But, I’ve plucked a few of … More

On The 7th Day

April has been full of surprises, but oh so exhausting. And now, dear readers, it is time for my muse … More

NaPoWriMo#30 This Cruel Season

NaPoWriMo#29 I’m Just A Girl

Modern-Day Sirens

Dear Readers, I’m excited to share that the second article in my series, Modern-Day Sirens, was published in the speculative fiction … More