Category: poems
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Halfway There
I’m halfway through my reading goal for the year. I finished the fiftieth book out of my one hundred book challenge. Out of those fifty, I currently have thirty books in my possession. Two of my nonfiction books and two fiction are out on loan, one title I borrowed from a friend, I read five…
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Photographic Evidence
I’ve been playing hooky Running away from stress Enjoying the weather And forgetting my whole mess I’ve been playing hooky And seeking out beauty That comes this time of year While running after cuties I’ve been playing hooky I have my proof, you see All that I’ve been doing Is inspiration for me
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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Hope everyone had a magical weekend. Here’s a peek at one of our seasonal adventures. On a side note, if you put both an orange and a vanilla flavored Tootsie Fruit Roll in your mouth at the same time it tastes like an orange creamsicle. Autumn on the Gulf Coast came and went and came…
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So Much to Read, So Little Time
Most of my down time lately has been spent reading. Studying is more like it. Up to my ears in non-fiction reading. Here’s a sampling of titles, all from the local library: Secret Lives of Boys: Inside the Raw Emotional World of Male Teens by Malina Saval *Graphic language at times—the first chapter has it…
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Numb no More
I’ve felt emotionally numb off and on over the years, especially since becoming a mother. It’s difficult to draw the line between mother-fatigue and depression but either (and most diffidently the combination of the two!) could be counted as a cause of the numbness. Since my WIP is a teen novel, I felt the urge…
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