It's been ages since I wrote much on this blog. Life gets going and before you know it, six months has passed in a flash. Somehow it's easier to toss up a Facebook status update than write something a little longer, a paragraph or two, a couple of photos, and post them here. I'm hoping to rectify that. Is anyone still out there reading this?
Here's a rundown of the latest news from my corner of the world:
– I've been in the hospital since Sunday. Just got discharged yesterday and it feels good to be home. I had my biggest kidney stone ever, which got stuck on its way down and out. They had to put me under and use sound waves to break it up. I'm hoping that never happens again.
– I haven't been writing. It's sad but true. There's so much going on with the girls these days - music lessons, Girl Scouts, gymnastics, swimming, school. It's always my 'me time' that gets pushed to the very back. I'd like to change that. Don't know if I can.
– I haven't submitted much lately, either, but have had a few acceptances nevertheless. Upcoming publications include fourW twenty, Fifth Wednesday Review, Big Muddy, Carousel, and The Interpreter's House.
– The whole family has been sick over the past 3 weeks. Kate's had a sinus infection. I had a cold which became a sinus infection (still working on that). Dennis had a cold/sinus infection. Emma had the flu. We're hoping for better health soon, but in the meantime, we've been taking good care of each other.
– We bought a new car! Thanks to substantial help from my folks, we were able to buy the Toyota Sienna we've been dreaming about for the past few years. I do miss my PT Cruiser, but I'm loving the van with all its space, smooth and quiet ride, and new car smell.
What have you been up to? If you're still reading my little blog, won't you leave a comment and let me know how things are in your corner of the world...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Look Around
You're bound to find me somewhere these days.
Like Merge Poetry, where I have three poems in the current issue: A Firsthand Account of Leaving the Womb; When We Hold Hands; Sutures.
The Pedestal Magazine, where you can read my poem On the Ward.
Or maybe get your hands on a copy of the fourth issue of Feathertale and see how Mr. Roboto copes with loss in my poem "Domo Arigato."
Like Merge Poetry, where I have three poems in the current issue: A Firsthand Account of Leaving the Womb; When We Hold Hands; Sutures.
The Pedestal Magazine, where you can read my poem On the Ward.
Or maybe get your hands on a copy of the fourth issue of Feathertale and see how Mr. Roboto copes with loss in my poem "Domo Arigato."
Monday, June 29, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Hanging with the Coyote
My flash Back Cast is featured at David Coyote's Den where I'm guest author for the summer.
If you like fly fishing, check it out!
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
Flash
Wow, it's been busy around here. I'm so glad school is almost done for the year. I'm looking forward to a relaxed summer and a chance for the girls to just hang out and play all day.
I'm still writing poems, but boy has this round of 30/30 been tough. Only a few more days to go!
You may have forgotten, but I also write flash fiction. My latest publications:
Wigleaf recently included my flash kawaii, a short meditation on Hello Kitty. They also invited me to send in a Dear Wigleaf postcard (look below the story for the link).
The latest issue of Press 1 just went live, with my take on the Pinocchio tale, If Truth Be Told.
Enjoy!
I'm still writing poems, but boy has this round of 30/30 been tough. Only a few more days to go!
You may have forgotten, but I also write flash fiction. My latest publications:
Wigleaf recently included my flash kawaii, a short meditation on Hello Kitty. They also invited me to send in a Dear Wigleaf postcard (look below the story for the link).
The latest issue of Press 1 just went live, with my take on the Pinocchio tale, If Truth Be Told.
Enjoy!
Sunday, May 03, 2009
So Long, April. Hello, May!
National Poetry Month is over. Well, for some of us it's never over. Witness my beginning a 23rd round of 30 poems in 30 days.
Here's the list of titles for round 22:
1. Made a Wrong Turn
2. The Business of Losing
3. Death of the American Dream
4. In Picasso's Pocket
5. Brief Note to the Gentleman in 12B
6. How Can You Say I am Not Your Number
7. haiku
8. Requiem for Connectivity
9. Spring Fever
10. All About Love
11. haiku
12. Not Every Grave Can Be Found in the Cemetery
13. Katharine Hepburn Falls onto the Surface of Mars
14. We Can Lick Gravity
15. To a Daughter Turning Nine
16. Egg of the Phoenix
17. Maybe We Mean Different Things
18. Nothing More than Anticipating
19. Words Which Sever Hearts
20. jubilations (after Lucille Clifton)
21. words you use too much
22. Ode to Boise, Idaho
23. It's All in the Delivery
24. Going Nowhere, Going Everywhere
25. 7th Grade Locker Room, Redux
26. This is Not a Poem about Flowers
27. The Gentleman Said
28. Slowest Moon
29. Good
30. An Ill-Defined Dying
Here's the list of titles for round 22:
1. Made a Wrong Turn
2. The Business of Losing
3. Death of the American Dream
4. In Picasso's Pocket
5. Brief Note to the Gentleman in 12B
6. How Can You Say I am Not Your Number
7. haiku
8. Requiem for Connectivity
9. Spring Fever
10. All About Love
11. haiku
12. Not Every Grave Can Be Found in the Cemetery
13. Katharine Hepburn Falls onto the Surface of Mars
14. We Can Lick Gravity
15. To a Daughter Turning Nine
16. Egg of the Phoenix
17. Maybe We Mean Different Things
18. Nothing More than Anticipating
19. Words Which Sever Hearts
20. jubilations (after Lucille Clifton)
21. words you use too much
22. Ode to Boise, Idaho
23. It's All in the Delivery
24. Going Nowhere, Going Everywhere
25. 7th Grade Locker Room, Redux
26. This is Not a Poem about Flowers
27. The Gentleman Said
28. Slowest Moon
29. Good
30. An Ill-Defined Dying
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