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Foreword Reviews’ Reader’s Choice Award | Vote Today!

Ruminations at Twilight: Poetry Exploring the Sacred is a Finalist in the 2016 Foreword Reviews‘ IndieFab Awards! The collection could also win (gasp) a Reader’s Choice Award. If you’d like to vote, click on the link below and write‪#‎INDIEFABFAVE‬ in the comments. Much gratitude! Link to vote (Click Here)

Life-bearer: A Song for Beltane | A Poem

    Life-bearer by L.M. Browning   The lanes are dusted mauve as petals of the Hawthorn tree descend thickly through the summer sky. Blown by the warm wind, the fragrant leaves gather along the edge of the grasses— gilding our world with soft vivid lines of pastel distinction. Night falls. The swollen moon rises. […]

Body of Work | A Look at the New Freelance Page

In this digital age of hustle and bustle, it’s hard to fully take in the breadth of our achievements. The daily accomplishments are lost in the multi-task juggling; while the greater triumphs are usually short lived as we move on to the next big thing. Recently I had to assemble my freelance writing portfolio (to […]

The Whole of Life in a Day | A Poem

  by L.M. Browning for V.   I have become Mrs. Dalloway, throwing parties to cover the silence.   Come with me to the lighthouse. It is time to settle the unspoken.   I’ll buy the flowers myself. Scattering the pedals along the shore so I can find my way back from the river.     […]

Interview on WPKN

Recently I was interviewed on WPKN 89.5-Fm by Binnie Klein. We discussed my work and what sets Homebound Publications apart from the pack. If you have a moment, listen to the whole interview: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/li...

Reimagining the Possible with Academy Award Nominated Filmmaker Tomm Moore

Irish illustrator, comics artist and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Tomm Moore was born in Newry, County Down, in Northern Ireland. During his final year at Ballyfermont College in Dublin, Moore co-founded the Cartoon Saloon animation studio. Moore’s first animated feature film, which he co-directed with Nora Twomey, was The Secret of Kells, written by Fabrice Ziolkowski […]

Ruminations at Twilight | Finalist in Foreword Review Book of the Year Awards

Finalists for Foreword Reviews’ IndieFab Book of the Year Awards have been announced. Ruminations at Twilight: Poetry Exploring the Sacred was nominated in the Body, Mind & Spirit category! Each year, Foreword Reviews shines a light on a select group of indie publishers, university presses, and self-published authors whose work stands out from the crowd. In […]

CT Style Interview for Make-a-Wish

Last week I was on the morning show CT Style on WTNH in New Haven with Lauren Telesz, Wish Kid and author of The Excursion.  This adventure at CT STYLE really began a 12 weeks or so back…. In early December, Homebound Publications received a call from the Make-A-Wish Connecticut. That was the first time […]

Fleeting Moments of Fierce Clarity | New Edition!

A brand new edition of Fleeting Moments of Fierce Clarity: Journal of a New England Poet is now available! This new edition features expanded content and a new conclusion. And, in a new, little 5×7 size, it is perfect to slip into a bag and take along on your journeys. This collection holds a special place […]

The Necessity of Solitude

A Selection from Seasons of Contemplation: A Book of Midnight Meditations Who are we without our influencers; without our addictions; without our media-induced hungers? So often the voices we hear echoing in our mind are not our own but that of our influencers. Isolation, while arguably going against human nature, is essential for mental and emotional health. […]