Life, Poetry, Published

From Fiction to Prose Poetry

My husband said, to my family's horror, the poet has gone into the cave this week. I didn't grade or check my work email. I let the most essential part of myself, the author, fly free.  I love teaching, but so much of myself has to be constrained. It goes with the professional atmosphere, and… Continue reading From Fiction to Prose Poetry

Economy, Family, Journalism, Life, marriage, Uncategorized

Shifting Focus

  I won't always have a lot of time to write, not like when I was in college the first time. It's spring break. Much to my family's terror, the long buried artist has returned to make the claim on time and writing. For so many years, I've pushed down my first love, writing, so… Continue reading Shifting Focus

read aloud, Writing

Some Memories and Prose Poetry

I am still here. It is a miracle. I have not had the time to submit writing for publishing as I did during graduate school and before my daughter was born.  Even in graduate school, I had to squeeze in the writing and editing time. My writing tends to focus on doing the writing and… Continue reading Some Memories and Prose Poetry