I had two wonderful events last week. On Thursday, I had my first TV appearance on CBS 58 Milwaukee - check out the interview here. It...

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...

I was talking with a friend recently about the things people say to us and what we remember. I don’t always remember the kind or...

I think if you asked me at almost any point in my life, ”Do you see yourself spending a lot of time in solitude?” I would have given you...

A few weeks back, I mentioned that I had a book talk at Leopold’s Bar and Caffé. After the talk, I was chatting with a young woman named...

I am a weary but happy traveler! I’m home for a couple of months which is good – I need to re-charge and live in my normal world. Last...

We have heroes among us. I rely on them every day. I always say, “it takes a village” when someone asks me how I keep up my vast land and...

I have two exciting book talks coming up in the next week! The first is at Kismet Books in Verona, WI (west of Madison, WI) on Saturday,...

I love to cook! I think I’m a decent chef-in-the-making and it’s a terrific artistic outlet for me. I don’t always take the time to make...

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...

I had an incredible week! On Tuesday, I visited the beautiful Sun Prairie Public Library to talk about my poems and the inspiration...

It’s a full moon today! The Worm Moon. The Worm Moon gets its name from the earthworms that come out when the soil warms up. According to...

I love photographs and some of them really inspire me to write poems. I have a friend who takes the best pictures (one of them is...

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...

When I published my first book, The Liminal Space, I went to two bookstores nearby and I had radio and newspaper interviews. However, for...

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...

Today, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Chali Pittman at WORT AM radio in Madison, Wisconsin. Click here to listen! See the...

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!...

“…so many years wasted believing it wasn’t good enough, a barrier to being cherished.” From 'Generations of Women' in The End of the...

When I wrote my first book, I talked about how it was just to capture a journey (or so I thought). With this second book, I am writing...