Category: Spillwords

  • I was Nominated for Author of the Year at Spillwords!

    I was Nominated for Author of the Year at Spillwords!

    My gratitude to the editing staff at Spillwords for this surprising nomination. I am humbled to be listed with the other nominees. Readers help to determine the winner. Can I get your vote? Voting begins in the 26th and ends the 30th, and to vote, you must login or register.…

  • The One and Only Real True Santa: A Memoir — Spillwords

    The One and Only Real True Santa: A Memoir — Spillwords

    The One and Only Real True Santa A Memoir written by: Barbara Harris Leonhard @BarbaraLeonhar4   I I was looking forward to the annual church Christmas party in the fellowship hall. 67 more words The One and Only Real True Santa: A Memoir — Spillwords Thank you, Spillwords, for publishing my…

  • Interview Q&A With Barbara Harris Leonhard — Spillwords

    Interview Q&A With Barbara Harris Leonhard — Spillwords

    THANK YOU, SPILLWORDS! Interview Q&A with Barbara Harris Leonhard @BarbaraLeonhar4   We offer our first and exclusive Q&A Interview with Barbara Harris Leonhard, a writer whose literary works have been featured on our Spillwords pages as well as being Author of the Month of October 2021.   50 more words Interview…

  • Spillwords’ Author of the Month!

    Spillwords’ Author of the Month!

    I am so grateful to learn that I am Author of the Month at Spillwords. Thank you to all who voted. I am grateful to Dagmara K., Director of Development / Editing Department, and the editing staff for accepting my poems over the years. Spillwords has definitely played a pivotal…

  • Big News

    Big News

    I’ve been nominated for Author of the Month at Spillwords! I guess writing poetry while hiding away for almost two years has paid off. May I have your support? To vote, simply click on the link. To vote, you have to register or log in. Voting ends on October 29,…

  • Spotlight on Writers – Spillwords Press

    My gratitude to the editors at Spillwords Press, Rebecca M. and Dagmara K., for the invitation to be interviewed. It was a delight and honor.

  • An Honor

    An Honor

    My poem Cooking a Life with a Wire Spine has been nominated for Publication of the Month at Spillwords Press. People can vote for the poem by clicking on the link. You may have to register for free to vote. Thank you!! 🙏🙏🙏 Update: My poem didn’t make Publication of…

  • Cooking a Life with a Wire Spine – New Publication

    Today, as a FEATURED post, Spillwords Press published a memoir poem I wrote about me and my mother. I’m so excited. Thank you, Spillwords! https://spillwords.com/cooking-a-life-with-a-wire-spine/ This poem is one of 63 poems in my first poetry collection, a poetic memoir of my mother and me. More to come on that!

  • Straw House

    Straw House

    Spillwords published my poem “Straw House”, which reflects our times with COVID-19. Dare we venture out of our nests unprotected too quickly like fledglings stumbling out of their straw houses into the grasp of the predator? My appreciation to Spillwords! Straw House   Image: https://journeynorth.org/tm/robin/jr/Book_Babies1.html

  • New Publication: My Hair Eats Everything

    New Publication: My Hair Eats Everything

    I’m delighted Spillwords Press published one of my poems. My Hair Eats Everything   My Hair Eats Everything Silver pelage. Static cling Velcro mouth gulping my life. My hair, a pantry of my days. Famished patron of my past. It shows in my sheen, the shine Of a clean plate.…