Old Age is Oblique

Courageous Cruisers

This week’s Petite Pen will have you daydreaming of a vacation somewhere tropical and warm. If you’re ready for an … More

Fascination

Today, I completed my first manuscript. It’s a novel I’ve carried around with me for a decade, and I can … More

Story Time Sunday #56

Today’s flash was written for a Fire & Ice Contest last year. I was reminded of it today as I … More

The Sturgeon Moon

The stirrer matures in the muddy night,deep pools of black for him to glide.Living fossil, his snout points high,relic of … More

Everybody’s Doing It

This poem was written for a Rhythm & Rhyme’s ~ on the rails of … Grand Funk Contest. Enjoy!

Grocery Store Diary #3

A while back I decided it would be good fun to write a series of shorts based on my exploits … More

Custard Cream Evening

This week’s Petite Pen was inspired by an AllPoetry brevity contest~25 words or less to the following paint-night image. Will … More

Way More than Cool

Wasn’t his type:lipstick, pierced ears, cool chiclooking for a light.

It’s Never too Late to Taco

This piece was crafted for the 100 Word Story Photo Prompt below. Let me know if I got some giggles … More

Pillow Fightin’ Clouds

Zelda’s Fortune

This poem was written for The After Midnight Contest inspired by Zelda Fitzgerald, which aired August 2nd on Late Night … More

Call Me Home

Resurgence

I penned this poem at the base of Niagara’s Horseshoe Falls as I clumsily tried to capture the magic of … More

Blackberries by the Beach

This week’s petite pen in picked fresh from AllPoetry. 30 Words or less to this vibrant painting by Julia Rigby. … More

Rising Stars

Above me, green pom-poms rustle in the trees like the ones my sister held above the artificial turf at our … More

Haiku Just Wanna Have Fun

It was over in a blink, this month of frolicking fun, and I think the haiku I wrote reflect the … More

Modern-Day Sirens~Wet Leg

I’m so delighted that my article on the band Wet Leg went live this weekend. What a fun-loving, storytelling duo. … More

The Crabby Coast

Macaroon Delight

A fresh tray of meringue cookie clouds appear on a parchment paper sky. Cream of tartar temperatures whisk the day … More

Summer Dream

Asleep on my watch Camouflage waters Conceal peeling waves Army green mesh Militaristic surf Corporal winds inspect the turf The … More

Felo de sea and sky

Story Time Sunday #56 Special Delivery

365 Tomorrows is featuring my sci-fi, horror short “Special Delivery“ today on their website. I am thrilled to see this … More

Summer Haiku #2

Flashback Track Friday #75

Originally posted on Songshine Sounds:
Today’s flashback was inspired by Afrobeat musicians and video footage of preachers delivering sermons in half-speaking,…