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August 5, 2020

IWSG #7: Perseverance furthers . . .

Yesterday, I sat under a canopy in the back yard with two other writers, safely distanced, as we shared our latest writings and commiserated about the changes in our lives brought by the pandemic. We ate blissful chunks of cool watermelon, drank iced coffee, and listened to our voices, winging words and hopes into the hot afternoon.I know we writers work alone, and yet community (small gatherings
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Published on August 05, 2020 20:11

July 22, 2020

Weds Post: Back Home Again . . . and Writing!

Something about this pandemic makes me want to hit the road. So, after four and a half months of sheltering-in-place, we traveled south. Drove 7 hours straight to Oregon, only stopping for gas, with our masks in place. A four day escape to visit dear friends from long ago. We sat on their expansive patio as dusk fell, admiring the garden of flowers and the deer who came to browse. Four wonderful
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Published on July 22, 2020 21:35

July 1, 2020

IWSG #6 July: The Next Decade????

I've stopped counting days that we've spent staying at home since the pandemic began, for us in early March. We still wear our masks and observe social distancing with family and friends. We're not quite ready to go out to a restaurant or grocery shop. We are in at least one of those vulnerable groups who live cautiously, at least for the immediate future.

So, that's why when IWSG's question
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Published on July 01, 2020 08:02

June 26, 2020

Kindle freebie through June 29th!

Just a quickie to say you can download Poetry in a Time of Pandemic for free through June 29th.






Here you’ll find poems that may make you laugh, think about places and times far from today's pandemic – from Giza to the Old West, and poems that affirm the beauty of each day.


Share with a friend -- or just enjoy! 




Get your copy on Amazon.
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Published on June 26, 2020 11:04

June 17, 2020

Weds Post: An excerpt for you!

These days of pandemic and protest, I'm never really sure what new tragedy will shake my optimism. Each morning seems to present new challenges. What keeps us hopeful? 

For me, family and friends -- online and nearby -- make the difference, even when we don't agree and especially when we do. That nurturing community keeps me motivated, except when the news is so outrageous, I cannot do
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Published on June 17, 2020 20:22

June 3, 2020

IWSG #5 June: Secrets I Never Wished to Keep

Welcome to June's question of the month from the Insecure Writer's Support Group. Led by Ninja Alex Cavannagh, and with the help of this month's co-hosts, Pat Garcia, J.Q. Rose, and Natalie Aguirre, this group offers resources to help and encourage writers at all stages. Why not join in and build a community of writers?

And this month's question is: Writers have secrets! What are one or two of
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Published on June 03, 2020 10:13

IWSG #5 May: Secrets I Never Wished to Keep

Welcome to May's question of the month from the Insecure Writer's Support Group. Led by Ninja Alex Cavannagh, and with the help of this month's co-hosts, Pat Garcia, J.Q. Rose, and Natalie Aguirre, this group offers resources to help and encourage writers at all stages. Why not join in and build a community of writers?

And this month's question is: Writers have secrets! What are one or two of
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Published on June 03, 2020 10:13

May 30, 2020

May 30: Endings and Beginnings

So many days have passed
in quarantine, staying at home,
seeing loved ones well past arms length,
unable to hug, to console, to comfort.
Each 24-hour span brings more death,
more frustration, more willingness for some
to simply let go of wearing masks,
not caring for the risks to others.
My eyes do not want to remember
those crowds bullying their way into a courthouse,
swastikas and guns and MAGA
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Published on May 30, 2020 19:20

May 27, 2020

Wednesday Update: Covers and Projects, Oh My!

This last week (and the week before), all the news about pandemic has made me feel a little wobbly, like so many others. Luckily, the daily walk up to a nearby pond comforts me. The weather finally is warmer, the birds are out in force, and  red-headed blackbirds and yellow-head blackbirds squabble for space.

This staying-at-home is not for the faint of heart. Some days are more challenging than
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Published on May 27, 2020 21:45

May 20, 2020

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Something beautiful happened this morning.

On its landing page, Google celebrated what would have been Israel Kamakawiwoʻole's 61st birthday with a snippet to his rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."

I burst into tears at the beauty of his voice. Part of this may be related to the pandemic. After all, today marks Day 72 for our family, and aren't we all missing so much? And concerned in
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Published on May 20, 2020 10:40