I wrote this little essay when my mother had been living in care for over a year. After four years in a care home, she has lost additional ground and is even more bedridden, and no longer speaking. I miss her loopy stories and the way her eyes used to brighten on seeing me, even […]
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 […]