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November 8, 2013
Video Time! Let’s Get Our Poetry On
How wonderful to compose a video today with my friend and fellow poet Maxima! Please enjoy this video that we have put together. It features my newest poem If We Go Back. As I read the poem, Maxima plays piano. We both contribute the photos you see during the video. I hope you enjoy it! Wishing […]
November 4, 2013
Guest Post: Poet Maxima is Here
We have a visitor today! Many of you already know poet Maxima but for those of you who do not, let me tell you more about him. He is a wonderful writer of romantic poetry. What I find amazing is that English is not his native language! I have followed his blog for a long time now […]
November 1, 2013
Poetry of Hope, with Purple Hues
Happy November to you all! May this month recharge your spirit and bring you closer to your goals. x Here is a poem of hope, of reaching forward. My inspiration came from a beautiful work of art posted at Jem Farmer – The Boi Poet. Below is the artwork by Jill Griffin, titled Summer Dawn Haze, so […]
October 27, 2013
Short Story: The New Customer
Halloween is almost here. Spooky, eerie and fun. Let’s get in the spirit with a mysterious short story, shall we? Here is my latest piece, called The New Customer. I hope you enjoy the read! The New Customer The bookstore hadn’t always been a deserted one. Paula was coming up on her five-year anniversary of […]
October 22, 2013
A Poem: Dysfunctional Sweeping
Tattoos, hearts and armies. Such different images… or are they? They align in my newest poem, Dysfunctional Sweeping. Dysfunctional Sweeping The dysfunction swept over your skin and Tattooed itself in swirls I envied. I chose to enlist in your army of corruption, Only I needed your assistance with filling Out the paperwork and deleting my family. […]
October 19, 2013
Flash Fiction Inclination
Are you having a good weekend? I hope so! Is it just me or did this week go by in a flash? Flash. Questions. Oh yes, where was I? I’ve been writing flash fiction lately, and want to share my latest published piece here. The readers who also follow me on social media networks may […]
October 15, 2013
An Interview, Friends and Mr Shakespeare
Hello, friends! How is the day going? Are you creating, motivating and dancing? Are you smiling at me now? I hope so. The friends I have made online never cease to amaze me. I am pointing out three of them today. There are many more, yet today I focus on three people who have stood […]
October 13, 2013
Sunday Interview - actually, more of a guest post
Reblogged from mywithershins: Welcome, Everyone! Many of you may know Christy, follow her blog, or remember my previous interview of her. Today, she will be taking over my blog to talk about poetry. I have, on occasion, written a poem or two, but only when divine inspiration strikes. Maybe you and I can learn how […]
October 12, 2013
5-Star Review for Pathways to Illumination
“My, oh my” is what I say, instead of “Why, oh why.” After all, why question the good stuff? There’s a new 5-star review for my debut poetry collection Pathways to Illumination. I’m ecstatic! Here is a quote from the reader’s post, as published on my publisher Redmund Production’s website: “Pathways is a journey, yes. […]
October 10, 2013
A Poem of Thanks to Spirits That We Love
I am thinking about a friend who passed away, nearly a year ago now. In January, I wrote him a tribute with Voices Above: A Poem of Remembrance. Today, I pen more words and hope they reach you when you need them. People pass in body, but their spirits live on within our minds. This […]
