Embarking on the Next Chapter of My Journey
It’s been quite the year! It’s been hard for me to articulate a wrap-up for 2022. If you’ve been following along on my journey (thank you...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Nov 21, 2022
- 2 min
Thankful for a Year of New Adventures
Well folks, that’s a wrap! I had my last poetry reading off 2022 yesterday. Shahayra Majumder and her friend Tucker’s band Extra Lime...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
An Experience of a Lifetime
Well y’all, I’ve had quite the weekend! I took my son Austin (17 years old and spoiled) to Austin, TX for the Formula One race. He loves...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Sep 26, 2022
- 2 min
Hello There, Beautiful Fall
I love fall. It’s a beautiful season. I enjoy being out and about with a crisp chill in the air wrapped in a warm sweater or jacket...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Sep 12, 2022
- 2 min
Remembering the Past & Counting Our Blessings
On September 11, 2001, I was pregnant with my daughter Sydney and had left for a trip to Nashville, TN. I flew from Madison to Milwaukee,...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Sep 4, 2022
- 2 min
The Roller Coaster that is Life
A lot of emotions are swirling around this week. Not that they aren’t normally, but it’s an interesting time of year. My son Austin is...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Jul 1, 2022
- 2 min
Making New Memories
As you know, dear reader, I was in Vienna just two weeks ago. It feels like it was six months ago! I absolutely loved my time there and I...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Apr 22, 2022
- 2 min
A Pleasant Pheasant Visit & Sweet Farewells
I get to the end of the week (Friday) and think, “Wow! That was a long week!" I realized at some point, every week is filled with new and...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Apr 8, 2022
- 1 min
The Windy City
My poetry is often pastoral and takes the reader to places and emotions that I’ve felt in my life. I have not traveled a lot in the past...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Feb 25, 2022
- 1 min
An Ode to Pittsburgh, the Steel City
In the late 90s, I spent quite a bit of time in Pittsburgh. I would attend user group meetings as a software vendor. I traveled a lot...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Feb 17, 2022
- 1 min
Special Friendships are a Blessing
One of the places I hope to visit some day is Australia. I’m thinking of going to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. What do you think? A...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Feb 5, 2022
- 2 min
For the Love of Music
As I’ve mentioned before, I love music. It just makes me feel better to listen to it, to sing to it, to play guitar to it and yes, to...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Jan 14, 2022
- 2 min
It's Meant to Be
I am a person who thinks that the universe gives us signs. I don’t always pick up on them, but I try! One thing that was interesting in...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Dec 24, 2021
- 2 min
Christmas Memories
The first poem in my first book is about a time when life meant simple decisions like whether or not to pull on my light-up Santa pin!...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Dec 3, 2021
- 2 min
The Simple Pleasures of Life
There are multiple layers of stress in most of our lives these days. Even with the best intentions, it’s hard to simplify our needs and...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
Spend Your Time Wisely
My daughter told me about the term “Time Poverty.” Definition: time is a limited commodity for everyone. The rich, the poor, and almost...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Oct 29, 2021
- 1 min
Be Kind to Yourself
One Friday night a couple of years ago, I called a tattoo artist I knew to finally get that tattoo! I went downtown to his shop and we...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Oct 22, 2021
- 2 min
Still Learning
After I got married, just before I was pregnant I bought a mahogany guitar. I’ll play it on trail rides… Hold sing-a-longs… Belt out...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Oct 15, 2021
- 1 min
Full Moon Rising
I finished grouting my bathroom floor the night of the waxing Hunter’s Moon. As I sealed my amateur work I remembered Grandpa Chuck, a...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Aug 27, 2021
- 2 min
Where it all Started....
Sometimes I’ve been asked…Did you always know you wanted to be a writer? My mind immediately thinks 1,000 things and I manage to cobble...
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