A Prayer for Faith A wise woman told me If you’re going to be a faith-keeper you better step out on faith. Though sometimes faith appears a just a thin sheet of ice spread over the water tenuous at best on the first day of spring. Do you notice how it shimmers at dawn? Can […]
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Redemption: A Poem
Redemption i have been unwanted and I have been desired i have been praised and I have been called names i have been pushed down and I have been held up i have been torn down and I have stood up i have been neglected and I have been […]
Fearless Writing Challenge, Day 34: What I Liked Most About Teaching High School English
A little bit ago I invited my readers to ask me anything. One of the questions I received was what did you like the most about teaching high school English? I was waiting to answer this question because I was looking for something in particular, which I can’t find, of course. (I hate it when you just saw […]
Fearless Writing Challenge Day 17; or My Mom Visited Yesterday
Maybe it was the eclipse the day before that thinned the space between us, but something strange happened yesterday, on the 7th anniversary of my mom’s passing. As a writer, it is not unusual for me to have a “flash of inspiration” where all of a sudden I get an idea for a story or […]
Welcome to 150 days of fearless writing
I hate to start a blog post with the ubiquitous, “Oh gosh, it’s been so long since my last post…” So I won’t. 😉 The good news is I have been writing regularly and most of you know all about it. I’ve been writing a poem a day since January 1. That means as of yesterday I […]
Day 37: day 7 of a precariously personal poem serialized over 9 days
I have been told this series is: Incredibly powerful. Magnificent. Brave. Just like #women. Day 7: Bravely,
