Author of Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir (EIF-Experiments in Fiction, 2022). Pushcart Nominated Poet 2022. Editor MasticadoresUSA.
Photo by Hilmi Iu015fu0131lak on Pexels.com Thank you, Dagmara K, for publishing my double Haibun, “A Squirrel’s Front Teeth Never Stop Growing”. It’s a memoir poem about how my parents gathered for us but also had trouble letting go of their treasures. Here is the first part of the poem. Please continue to Spillwords to... Continue Reading →
I’m hiding in a meadow of wildflowers on a hike in the Rockies back in the day. Those of you who suffer from osteoarthritis know about joint failures and replacements. Surgeons want you to wait until your screams bleed because new joints have a shelf life. Taking a step is like trying to jog pulling... Continue Reading →
Image by Dierik Leonhard 2024 My gratitude to Editor Strider Marcus Jones for curating my poem today in his esteemed Lothlorien Poetry Journal. I’m so honored. Dierik took the photo of me in the field of Henbit after we did a hike of over 3 miles along the Missouri River on a trail he helped... Continue Reading →
My tribute poem to Mom was just published by Grief Book Club. The anniversary of her death was April 3. Mom, I remember You were at my side when I was paralyzed with encephalitis & recovering from the coma I cried in your arms after school each day, learning was so challenging after encephalitis, & the... Continue Reading →
Mom and me Sensitive Content: Abortion and Miscarriage I’m busy with final preparations for a major reading from my poetic memoir, Three-Penny Memories. the reading will also include a PowerPoint presentation about why my poetry book reads like a novel. I've been working on this presentation for months and even gave a version last October... Continue Reading →
My 5th birthday at my paternal grandparents’ home I 1956. I didn’t know that I would be fighting for my life 2 years later, when I was 6 going on 7. To commemorate International Encephalitis Day, which is on February 22, I have written an article about my case of Measles Encephalitis, which nearly killed... Continue Reading →
Photo by u015eeyda Hacu0131hasanou011flu on Pexels.com I have a new memoir poem up on Scuzzbucket! Thank you, Franco Amati, for publishing “Spooked”. This event was either a haunting or a shared dream. You decide. Thanks for reading! Have you ever experienced something like this? Here is the start of the poem, and I hope you... Continue Reading →
Photo of a Roller Coaster by Pixabay on Pexels.com Grief and Joy Ride the Smiler The wacky 14-loop roller coaster ride invites laughter and loss. Grief screams and hangs on to Joy as though proposing. The reeling, a dance of ups, downs, ins and outs. Twists and turns. Joy loses her lunch on Loop 8,... Continue Reading →
Thank you, Nolcha Fox, for publishing this poem from Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir! As much as I knew about my mother, she was also a mystery to me. I wish I knew more about her life routines. Although I knew the highs and lows, I never asked enough questions about her friends, schooling, hobbies,... Continue Reading →
Mother's Portrait. I'm not sure of her age. Possibly 18 years old. Grateful to Contemplate for publishing a new poem about my mother on Medium. I guess I'm still working through some grief. I was thinking about how much I knew about my mother and yet she was still a stranger. I wanted to see... Continue Reading →
Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver 