• My Favorite Reads of 2018 (So Far)

    My Favorite Reads of 2018 (So Far)

    According to Goodreads, I’ve read 61 books since the first of the year. And since we’re at the midway point of 2018, I thought it would be fun to share my favorite reads (so far). These are in no particular order: 1.The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey This book was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize…

  • A Poem in Memory of My Sister: The Last of the Firsts

    A Poem in Memory of My Sister: The Last of the Firsts

    I have to tell you, this has been a difficult week in a difficult month in a difficult year–the hardest year of my life. Last year, on June 22nd, my little sister (and only sibling) passed away very unexpectedly. Although I don’t write poetry very often (or all that well), writing is the way I…

  • Book Ramblings: Week of 6/20/18–Book Reviews and Thrift Store Finds

    Book Ramblings: Week of 6/20/18–Book Reviews and Thrift Store Finds

    I’m a reader. I mean, I. Am. A. Reader. I’ve been that way all my life. Books were my first friends and my close personal relationship with them is the single biggest factor for me becoming a writer. I love to talk about books. Books I love. Books I hate. Books that changed my life.…

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