Hot and a bit tired – August Update

Hello whoever out there is reading this today! I missed my offline day this past weekend and I am missing it. I am also fighting some glitchy wi-fi. In my head and through my keyboard I am making progress on the first draft of a short noir-ish crime story set on the Pacific coast - … Continue reading Hot and a bit tired – August Update →

Duelling Robins

Photographed in my backyard earlier this summer.

Offline Time

I spend a lot of time sitting at my desk, staring at my computer. And I like to not do that sometimes too. This past weekend I took 72 hours off - completely disconnected from the internet and without looking at my computer screen once. (I started on Friday.) One of the last things I … Continue reading Offline Time →

June 6 – works in progress

Have you been to the everlasting June Where all the girls dance with strawberry flowers in their hair How do you get there? It is found on the other side in the silver of a waxing daytime moon And every day is one of the first days of summer

Before they come

Here is another one of the poems I wrote this month - this one does not quite make it to the serious editing stage either - while it might be tuned a little tighter, the general consensus from my critique readers is that I have other stronger poems from this month to work on improving … Continue reading Before they come →