Decade reflections

I spent the last evening of 2009 going to dinner at the Wallingford Tutta Bella in Seattle with my new … More

Are we not of interest to each other?

Why do we move so far from people we love? Why are we so hungry? What kind of poetry do … More

One of my biggest struggles as a parent is controlling my fiery temper. It’s not yet 11 am on a … More

The beginning of things. Mondays. The first of a month. The stretch of a new year before us. If we have … More

This morning I received another rejection from a literary magazine. I’m at the point where rejections dig deeper under my … More

I recently read a book about “the power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking.” Or, what it means … More

In early May, I participated in the San Francisco book launch for, “Mama Said: a collection of short stories about … More

I am unfocused ambition, devotion unraveled. I am the slit in the belly of the sky, the light that comes … More

Something that keeps coming up for me as a mother and an artist: I must be exceptionally discerning as … More

The hardest part was not writing the posts, but hitting publish. By committing to posting daily, I found myself publishing … More