A few months ago, I was lucky enough to meet “virtually” the very cool Canadian poet and blogger Vanessa Shields. No, we haven’t actually met–Windsor, Ontario, is not close by–but thanks to the magic of the Internet, she bumped into my poetry marathon this past April, and asked me to do an interview with her […]
It’s here! Yesterday was daughter #3’s 19th birthday, and somewhere in there amidst the chaos, a big box arrived for me: BODY MY HOUSE is officially here. You can get a copy from me, or zip over to Amazon. (Just click on the link above — and when you’ve read the book, I’d love […]
“I’m not a real writer.” “Who would read what I have to write?” “If I tell the truth about my life, it will hurt my parents, my brother, my kids….” “I don’t have time to write.” Over the years, I have met so many people who want to write, who wish they could write, who […]
If you’re following this blog, there must be a part of you that wants to write, or wants to write more. It’s hard to go from a wish to a new reality, but it is possible. Several years ago, I had not only a full-time teaching job, but also a houseful of kids (my twins were […]