• More Poetry

    I heard the term “Alternative Facts” today. It reminds me of gaslighting. And this is what came to my heart:   alternative facts say he loves you love tap love bites stop crying or he’ll love you so hard you…

  • Hate and the march

    I’m so proud of all the marches across the country today. The turnout gives me great hope. I’m not a good poet, but this arose out of the last year, yesterday, and my fears going forward and this is the…

  • Whirlwind already

    The past couple weeks have proven to be a whirlwind. Already.  I’m almost done writing two different books. I plan to be done by the end of January. One is DCM 4, the other is this book that came out…

  • Over the shoulder and straight ahead

    It’s that time when we all look at the last year and make goals for next year. Looking back, last year was rough in a lot of ways. The world lost a lot of talented people, I lost friends, the…

  • Ugly Christmas Ornaments

    Actually, I prefer to call them hideous. I look for them. I buy one each year. This I only started a couple years ago. This one is this year’s choice. I found it at Michael’s in the bargain bin. Made…

  • Dentistry–Its own ring of hell

    Went in this morning to the dentist for a checkup and cleaning. I hadn’t been for a number of years, thanks to getting busy with, well, moving, writing books, my son’s illness, everything else that happens in life . .…

  • So. Thinky Thoughts

    I have been trying to gather my thoughts to express my feelings about this election and the next four years. I feel scared. Really scared. And vulnerable. That’s the word that sums it up best. I can’t imagine how other…

  • I just . . . can’t, plus cool stuff

    I’ve run across things that are just no. No no no. And yet funny. And just interesting. So first, VI Poo. The catchphrase is: “Even VIPs need to poo.” And also, “it traps the evil smell of your devil’s donuts.”…

  • Brat, Beer, and Cheese soup

    I mentioned I made this soup and folks have asked for the recipe, so here it is: (This makes a lot of soup. It does freeze pretty well). Brat, Beer and Cheese Soup I’ll give the original recipe followed by…

  • Soup and caffeine

    I made it through today without caffeine. Well, I had a chai, but I mean the diet soda caffeine. I wasn’t groggy today, so that was both surprising and really nice. Not that I got a ton of things accomplished,…