or, Are You Ever Going to Visit Again? — An Open Letter to Audrey: I have been lonely. Your visits stopped a few weeks ago amidst stuffing and salad and pie. Maybe you have forgotten me since the cold has settled in. …

Today’s prompt at Bacon and Beach Days is an invitation to explore the ways we encourage ourselves when trying something new. For a whole…

Today’s prompt from Jennifer Burke Grehan’s December Writing Challenge is to write about what makes you feel in control. Feeling in control…

This poem is in response to Jennifer Burke Grehan’s December Challenge. Jennifer gives a list of prompts for each day in December, and…

Poetry —

even the trees part for you, each branch an enigma in green and brown,  each telling its past and future in leaves,  fallen and not…

Thoughts on the autumn season, and quiet ways to celebrate — Autumn is my favorite season. Leaves turn, air crisps, days shorten. Halloween, though, is not my favorite holiday, at least not in the way we typically celebrate it. The typical Halloween consists of cobwebs, witches, spooky stories, trick-or-treaters, and waaaaaay too much candy. While the pageantry is fun, there is…

like syrup, it pours out onto rocked creek bed, soothing edges left raw by dogged news cycles

Planning, making adjustments, and planning again — Ok. So it really is all so much more expensive. I cringe every time I head to the grocery store. Since I do one primary shop monthly, I have to supplement with fresh perishables periodically over the month. Milk, fruit, cheese, eggs, and vegetables must all be supplemented. Every time…