• Celebrating 301 Publications

    Sunday, March 12, 2023, with the posting of 3 haiku in issue #536 of The Weekly Avocet, I reached the publication of 301 single pieces in 62 different journals, anthologies, books, and exhibits. Perseverance pays off. My writing publication journey began on July 26, 2016 with Nailpolish Stories, A Tiny and Colorful Literary Journal publishing

  • Scarred Resilience

    My third poetry chapbook was released July 15, 2021.

  • 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

  • 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,

  • Starting a new journey

    After writing, submitting, and publishing for just over two years, I decided to take the plunge and set up my own website.  I’d been avoiding this task because it seemed like it would be too much work.  Writing is a hobby, not a second career.  If it becomes too much like work, I will move