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Time to Celebrate
The front cover of my second poetry chapbook, Gifts of the Seasons, Spring and Summer, released by Kelsay Books, January, 2021 →
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Poetry Chapbook Updates
Many thanks to those of you who purchased a copy of my first poetry chapbook, Gifts of the Seasons, Autumn and Winter. I greatly appreciate your support. I hope you are enjoying some, if not all, of the thirty-six poems. I would enjoy hearing from you as to which poem is your favorite. If you have →
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“Mermaid Tears” has found an international home.
I received some wonderful news, like an early Christmas present. My poem, “Mermaid Tears” about sea glass and the NC coast, has been selected for the Proverse Hong Kong Anthology, Mingled Voices #4. Eventually the anthology will be available on Amazon. THE INTERNATIONAL PROVERSE POETRY PRIZE 2019 The judges of the Proverse Poetry Prize →
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Paintings and Poems
Recently I had the opportunity to work on a collaborative project with one of my Delta Zeta Sorority, Zeta Lambda Chapter at East Carolina University, sisters. Jenny McKinnon Wright is an award winning plein air artist, who believes that working in plein air allows her to “capture the emotion that only painting in that location →
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Writers Promoting Writers
While on my writing journey, I continue to connect with other writers and in many cases establish new and wonderful friendships. So many writers have been taking the time to show me the ropes by offering helpful tips, sharing resources, critiquing my work, and promoting my writing. I am delighted when I can reciprocate. Lynda →
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The Beauty of Collaboration
Collaboration can be challenging, perhaps, frustrating, when attempting to bring individuals with diverse experiences, work habits, and perspectives together on a project. However, when artist Nancy L. Smith and writer/photographer Anne Anthony teamed up, magic transpired. Their vision to celebrate women through an art and literary collaboration was magnificent. Nancy invited writers to submit poems →
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Publication of My First Poetry Chapbook
Exciting news! My first poetry chapbook, Gifts of the Seasons, Autumn and Winter, is going to be published by Kelsay Books in 2020. Yes, a long way off, but that’s the world of publishing. It will be worth the wait. I will keep you posted. →
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Alarming Yips and Howls
Coyotes have now made their presence known in all 100 counties of North Carolina. Now and then I’ve heard a coyote howl at night, and a couple months ago I spotted one running across our rural road during the day. I’d always heard that coyotes are timid and fearful of humans, so I’ve never been →
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Seasonally Challenged
In the Piedmont region of North Carolina, we have had a very wet autumn and winter. The water table should be in great shape. We’re on well water, so we pay attention to the water table. Our temperatures have fluctuated tremendously, which is rough on all living creatures. December 9th, we had 9-10 inches of →
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Value of Extra Eyes
It never hurts to have at least one extra set of eyes look over what you have written. Sometimes my brain is processing what I want to write, and my fingers just can’t keep up, so I leave out a word here and there. No matter how many times I reread something I have written, →
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