On my to-do list for today is “write blog post.” So, here goes. What I’ve been up to, and a little of everything else. I have finished my poetry manuscript. “Finished”? I finished it last April, too, and sent it out, then withdrew it from several contests. I couldn’t say why it didn’t feel ready, […]
It has been a busy week and a busy day, but I wanted to take at least one minute to invite you to Edmonds Bookshop — tonight, optionally (as you have almost zero notice), but whenever you’re looking for quality books, great customer service, mail-order (!) and, generally, an opportunity to support and enjoy an […]
Our Advent book takes us through Epiphany, so we are still meeting, and I am still sifting through poetry to find something apt to share with the class each week. This morning I read from John O’Donohue’s book of blessings, To Bless the Space Between Us, and found a poem titled “For the Artist at the Start […]
This afternoon (Dec. 31) I helped pick up fir and cedar limbs in our backyard and now my arm is twanging. It’s been 4 weeks! Isn’t it fine now? But I promised myself I would do an end-of-the year round up of my submissions, and I’m not going to let my arm stop me. If […]