Bereaved Parents, Child loss, children, Grief, inspiration, Life, parenthood, Poetry, Writing

The Time of Year: a Corrie Poem

It’s that time of year, Darling, when I must be creative in the way I decorate.

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, Family, Life, Poetry, Writing

Roadside: A Corrie Poem

Pull off on the road side where I pick six Tiger Lillies growing between the state park and the paved road with holes careful drivers swerve around.

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, Grief, inspiration, Joy, Life, Loss

Why I Chose The Lord of the Dance for Corrie

Because my daughter lives in me, and she is a "life that'll never, never die."

Family, Life, Poetry, Writing

Of Backpacks and Hymn Books

Gold, despite what some say, doesn't just come from mines.

Life, Literature, memoir, Poetry, Writing

Parts of a Memoir

We're talking the difference between storms and hurricanes.