Dear Reader, I’m sorry I haven’t blogged recently. Sometimes in life, there is a lot brewing, but I am choosy about what I pick to share...

I’ve had the opportunity to do a lot of fun things this last month or so. One thing that I’ve been doing more of the last couple of years...

I hope you are doing well and not too stressed out from the holiday hub-bub. It can be a little much at times. I am generally upbeat, but...

The anniversary of 9/11 if always a time of reflection. It’s coupled with my late husband’s death date of 9/13. I find it to be an...

My head is often filled with many thoughts that I sometime struggle to sort out to write a blog post or poem. I have to quiet myself and...

It’s been quite the year! It’s been hard for me to articulate a wrap-up for 2022. If you’ve been following along on my journey (thank you...

They say Winter is a time of reflection. When I went on my recent trip to the Outer Banks, I visited the shop - Sam & Winston, Manteo, NC...

I hope everyone had a nice long holiday weekend! The Thanksgiving meal went well and surprisingly, four desserts was not too much. I...

Well folks, that’s a wrap! I had my last poetry reading off 2022 yesterday. Shahayra Majumder and her friend Tucker’s band Extra Lime...

You already know how much I love the fall season. Leaves are changing, weather is cooling down and there are pumpkins everywhere! It's...

This week has been challenging for me to hear about the continuation of war in Ukraine and another mass shooting of children; not to...

Wow, what a busy and exciting week! It started with a book signing and reading event at Kismet Books in Verona, WI. Thank you to everyone...

I had an incredible week! On Tuesday, I visited the beautiful Sun Prairie Public Library to talk about my poems and the inspiration...

Ah, it’s that time of year again…my daughter’s birthday! You thought I was going to say Valentine’s Day? That’s just too predictable....

It’s been quite a year, hasn’t it? Another year in a pandemic. Naïvely, I didn’t think I’d see this in my lifetime. But I tend to be more...

The first poem in my first book is about a time when life meant simple decisions like whether or not to pull on my light-up Santa pin!...

There are multiple layers of stress in most of our lives these days. Even with the best intentions, it’s hard to simplify our needs and...

My daughter told me about the term “Time Poverty.” Definition: time is a limited commodity for everyone. The rich, the poor, and almost...