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A Photograph on the Tree of Life – A Poem

I pull a photograph of you from an album and I take in the shape of your smile, the brightness in your eyes. Looking at your face now, I realize that I had no idea our paths would diverge like tree branches. Though we...

You Have My Heart – A Poem

Many years ago, I gave you my heart. It was battered and there were scars that ran across its surface. It didn’t like to be touched and there were staples, tape and elastic bands holding it together after being broken so many times before....

Finite and Made of Stars – A Poem

I’m not afraid. As I look at the mountain in front of me, I know that I’m not ready, but I will have to be. As I look at the ravine that I must cross, I know that no sane person would dare try,...

An Imboc Seed – A Poem

There is a light that is growing within me. It comes from a seed I planted there, inside the caverns of my skin and the mountains of my mind. I can feel the warmth from the warm glow starting to find all of the...

Finding Balance – A Memoir

I’ve accidentally started a new memoir. Some things never change, not really. I recently made a decision for myself, and it was the best decision I could have made, but it left scars as these things do. That decision had everything to do with...

I’ve accidentally started a new memoir. Some things never...

I’ve accidentally started a new memoir. Some things never change, not really. I recently made a decision for myself, and it was the best decision I could have made, but it left scars as these things do. That decision had everything to do with...

Dear 2024

Dear 2024, If I had to pick a word to summarize you, that word would be balance. You were full of so many wonders, weren’t you? I did my last round of chemo this year which took a lot out of me but helped...

The Map On My Palm – A Poem

I’m looking down at the red line that connects me to you. I’ve been trying to find the journey that I carry. As I look down at the roadmap of my palms, the paper surface of my skin crinkles as I turn it this...

A Promise to Myself – A Poem

Every morning, I hate the first thing I see in the mirror. Instead of focusing on what I hate about myself, and what I want to change, I will let the light from within shine forth so that I can see myself as I...

The Best Books of 2024!

It’s that time of year again. I can’t believe that we’re already halfway through December. I’ve gone back over the year, and it’s been filled with so many good books! I had a difficult time bring the list to just ten books, so this...