Category: Writing
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An Interview Published on JaZzArt en Valencia!
Thank you, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, for interviewing me. I’m sure I speak for many people who feel grateful for your support of artists and writers. I’m truly honored and humbled. JaZzArt en Valencia
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Vaccine Advocacy: My Survival Story in The Columbia Missourian
Encephalitis International contacted me a few weeks back to ask me if I could help with media to promote World Immunization Week. I said, Sure! I was told The Washington Post and a local paper, The Columbia Missourian, would be in touch. They each wanted an interview and a photoshoot.…
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Butterflies on Mud Island: A Kayaker’s Adventure
My husband, Dierik, took this video of butterflies on Mud Island, a large sandbar that he named on the Missouri River. A couple of years ago, when the water receded after a flood, new life emerged. Flowering plants, bees, monarch butterflies, and moths. Some flowers reminded him of Dr. Seuss…
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“Take a Knee” finds a home in Hotel Masticadores House!
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 an oxygen tank. Depression takes over. Although you know it’s situational, you…
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Reliving Grief at Poetry Readings
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…
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Interview up with Robbie Cheadle on Writing to be Read!
Thank you, Robbie Cheadle, for sharing my insights on poetry and reviewing my book, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir for Treasuring Poetry on Writing to be Read!I invite you to read the interview, which is linked below. In it I explored the use of metaphor in Elizabeth Bishop’s poem “The…
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Spooked!
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 enjoy…
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Prayers With the Rising and Setting Sun
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! To reflect on this holiday, I republished these prayers about gratitude, hope, joy, and surrender on Medium. Prayers With the Rising Sun Prayers With the Setting Sun The featured image was taken by Dierik Leonhard. Bless you all! Love, Barbara
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How I Organized Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir to Read Like a Novel
I would love it if you joined me at this on-line event sponsored by the Garden of Neuro Institute, a vibrant community of women I’ve recently connected with. My reading from Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir will include a power point presentation explaining why my poetry book reads like a…
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”Estate Sale” up on Hotel Masticadores House
Thank you, Juan Re Crivello, for publishing this memoir poem about my father, who was unable to let go of worry and fear. Also, he was haunted by his idyllic past, an only son growing up on Lake Michigan in Escanaba, Michigan, in this cozy house built by his father.…
Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver 