One of the hardest things in the world is to inhale and exhale and mean it. Another is to say you are sorry for any hurt you may have caused. It could be a round pebble or a sharp pebble; still a pebble. That is what Beethoven’s Symphony Number 9 has brought out in me. […]
Amazing Grace
I have been listening to Ani Difranco for 20 years now – if you don’t know who Ani Difranco is, you should. A poet, a folk singer – not your everyday folk singer; she started her own label in her early 20s “Righteousbabe Records” which is based in Buffalo, NY. Righteousbabe resides in a renovated […]
Mr. Hawking
I just finished watching “The Theory of Everything” – based on Stephan Hawking’s book. It’s worth a watch – truly inspiring. I purchased his book a while ago, used. I wanted to share this passage I found inside: Pretty cool – hey. While reading, I have been taking careful consideration on the time and physical […]
Everything
I keep hearing my doctor’s voice – He puts his hands on my shoulders, stands right in front of me – he was 6 ft tall and I was me – and he says: “You can do this. You have to work very hard, but you can do this.” He would smile, take his hands […]
Josh Llewellyn-Jones
I just finished watching “Hidden Figures” for the second time. That is such an inspiring movie. What a great story. What fabulous women. Speaking of inspiration – it’s almost been two years since Josh Llewellyn-Jones did his 24 hours for CF. If you do not follow him – you should. And he has CF – […]
Love Is
Something that I learned this during this last semester – which reminds me I need to check and see if I got my grade again; I really enjoy reading other people’s poetry. I loved and was in awe of a couple classmates use of words, and the fact that they knew these words. I then […]
Light shining through
First, before I start this – I think I just told my mother off and it felt so fucking good I can’t even tell you. She left me a shit-storm of a voicemail, a vortex of insecurities that I have been listening to for all my life. In a very brief response, it went something […]
Phenomenal Woman
Yesterday, I double-checked what all I needed to submit for my portfolio, and of course, I missed or overlooked that I needed to submit ten poems that I liked and the reasons why I liked them. Oh lord. This was separate from the ten poems that I wrote. I think reading “ten” blurred in my […]
SCBWI
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators – I went to the New England conference this last weekend. This was pushing it far as it is the end of the semester – but I did it. I had to pack a lot of food, extra food. I had some funny follies I may write […]
Looming Mist
My poetry class is over! Well almost. I still have to hand in my final portfolio by next week. I am sitting here laughing because the last line of this poem makes me. I have enjoyed this class immensely. At the same time, I am super happy to have it done. It was intense. My […]