When my son, Jim, was ten years old he begged my husband, Dave, and me for a dog. I wasn’t in love with the idea, but Jim and his older brother, Chase, made up for my lack of enthusiasm. It had been five years since the death of Dave’s golden Lab, Nugget, and I was sure I never wanted another dog, but … [Read more…]
Of all things I never thought my inspiration for a poem would come from a traffic jam. A few years back I shared a ride to a California Writers Club meeting. When we ran into traffic on the road home one member or our group said, “Usually we whiz right by here. Now we can see everything including the wings on a lady bug.” How profound! Another pal … [Read more…]
Light the Way, my new book of poetry, has landed on my doorstep. Fifty glossy copies in a smiling box from Amazon! They look stunning in the box, but I can’t just leave them there. I’ve got to get them out to you. Ugh! I’m not what you’d call a marketing genius so I’m going … [Read more…]