Word Play
For a gift last year, I received a magnetic poetry kit, and I’ve been having fun posting short poems and displaying them on our refrigerator.
Summer Fun at the Yountville Library
It’s a busy summer for the recreation department in Yountville. No school so what is there to do? I wouldn’t have thought that going to
Mom’s Day Out
Mom Lala, Chase, and me Three of us, Dave, our son Chase, and I, went to Windsor recently to visit Mom at Brookdale, a senior
Bon Appetit
When I wrote the poem below, which is published in my book, Light the Way, I was thinking about having lunch with three friends I
Morale Boost
I entered a competition recently, the 2023 Bookmark Story Contest, sponsored by Yountville Arts, Friends of the Yountville Library and the Napa County Library. The
Rocks in my Head
Undertow is the title of my first collection of poems, a chapbook comprised of 20 pages that I published in 2011 with the help of
Oh, Orange
I love autumn. This photo is a close-up of a decoration I set out every year. “Oh, Orange” is a favorite poem of mine from
Themes
My book, Water Over Time: A Collection of Stories and Poems, has a theme. I was 13 when I moved with my family to Guam.
Focus
When I started this blog, I had a plan. I wanted to write something noteworthy at least once a month. So do I need to
Two Bunnies and a Library?
Does it seem odd that both of my books were inspired by trips to a library? In my first book, The Bunny Poets, I was
News from The Bunny Poets! A Sneak Peek
In my first children’s book, The Bunny Poets, Bonny and Percy, take a picnic lunch to the meadow. Percy brings along his journal so he
Remembering Jackie
My good friend, Jackie Fisher, died in October from cancer. Her illness was treatable for many years, until it spread, and she needed much stronger