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Archive for April, 2009

A dear friend, Bob Church, passed away on April 29, 2009. Bob has touched the lives of many people in the blogging world, including me.  He is an incredible writer and an amazing man who will be sorely missed. My heart is heavy. Shirley Whiting Allard of Word Catalyst Magazine says it much better than [...]

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I’m getting ready to tell this elsewhere, but I thought I’d crawl out of the mud and share it here first.  You all have been such a great encouragement to me, and I appreciate it very much. WARNING! ****Shameless Self Promotion**** . -I’m excited to have a chapbook coming out with Backpack Press.  I’m not [...]

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One of the great things about having this site is that I can share some of the books I love.  I always feel compelled to say that I’m not a reviewer.  I’m a fan.  I’m like the buddy who knocks on your door and says, You’ve just gotta read this one. Since I’m trapped in [...]

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The Devil’s Tramping Ground . The devil walks in a circle hoof footed in the thick black Carolina woods. . Around, around sizzle pop ground. Nothing will grow where he treads. . Not one weed. Leaves won’t fall in his wake. . Dare to put a penny in his circle; it disappears by morning. . [...]

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Poetikat and Annie King have beautiful sites.  They are also just downright nice people to know.  I visit their blogs regularly.  Please click on their names and check them out. They have both asked me to answer a few questions.  Since the questions were similar, I combined them. WARNING:  Y’all are going to be let [...]

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Dear Amber.  As you fly off to begin an exciting new venture, my heart flies with you.   The title of this poem is true.  You were brought into the world with one dollar and twenty five cents.   I celebrate that now. Yes, your birth changed my life, but the changes were in ways that are [...]

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