UPCOMING READINGS & WORKSHOPS
- 11/13/25, Thursday, FEATURE READING: Art at the Cave, 108 E. Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98660. Starts at 7 pm with an open mike.
- 1/11/26, Sunday, Seattle Public LIbary Writersroom Residents Reading! Central Library, 4th Floor, 1:30-3:30 pm.
- 1/17/26, Saturday, FEATURE READING: Willard Art and Frame (Formerly TSUGA Gallery), 10101 Main St A, Bothell, WA 98011. Starts at 7 pm, with an open mike.
- 2/7/26, Saturday, In Our Own Hands: Women’s Wellness Series: Writing as a Healing Cauldron—Writing into health, strength, and suvival. Starts at 11 am Pacific Time, on ZOOM, runs three hours. All levels of writers welcome, come with paper and your favorite pen. To register, either for the series, or for individual workshops, click here.
Trip East & to Edinburgh
2025 was a year with several trips. I visited my sister and nephew in Philadelphia for the first time since COVID. We celebrated his graduation from Drexel University, where he achieved a degree in animation.
In August we took a bucket-list trip to the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh. I arranged a lunch date with the former Maker of Scotland (National Poet for Scotland similar to our US Poet Laureate), Elizabeth Rimmer. We had a lovely afternoon discussing poetry. The last five days, John and I traveld north by train to Findhorn and explored the Findhorn Eco-Village. A mecca trip where we connected with two friends we’ve not seen in over thirty years!
Poetry GEMS
In February I was feature reader at Honeymoon Cider & Beer in Bellingham, the night of Bellingham’s inaugral Poetry Pop-up! We had a blast, the final open mike was at a bowling alley! Thanks to Rena Priest for organizing this wonderful event, I was delighted to be featured at the first stop on this open mike trail!
In May I ran two “Poeming Health” writing workshops at the Midwest Women’s Herbal Conference in Wisconsin. Plus, I read my poetry before their featured speaker, herbalist Gail Faith Edward. It was the weekend in the woods I didn’t know I needed.
In September I hosted Dana Snyder’s book lauch at Folio for his intriguing book Pocket Fairytales. What a joy, he invited everyone to dress in fairy regalia, and he dressed as Peter Pan for his reading! Handmade crafts and yummy treats were offered. Opening was poet Scott Ferry, who read from his two most recent books, Sapphires on the Graves and dear tiny flowers.
POETRY PUBLICATIONS & Residency
- Hard Fall, publshed in the Washington Queen Poetry Anthology, read here.
- Shoe Watch, published in the Washington Queer Poetry Anthology, read here. THANK YOU TO WASHINGTON STATE POET LAUREATTE: Arianne True, and CLARE JOHNSON who assisted. I’m honored to have my poems in this project.
- Pick Your Battle, published in Second Coming, read at Indolent Press.
- To Love a Car, published in Silver Birch Press, read here.
- Robot Wives Coming Soon, published in Mad Swirl, read here. Plus, it was featured in The Best of Mad Swirl: 6-21-25.
- Fires Burn Our Tomorrows, Verse Daily Book Prize, read here.
Other News
- I’ve started an Amazon Author Page, please check in and follow me here!
- Find my book in a brick & mortar store! Open Books, BookTree, Village Books (Bellingham), Geromino’s Books (Santa Fe).
- Slow Now with Clear Skies and truth be bold: Serenading Life & Death in the Age of AIDS are available at the Seattle Public Library.
- This year I was accepted into the Seattle Public Library Writersroom Residency Program. I love traveling downtown to this special room to work on my memoir.
I hope to see you soon! Please make comments on Amazon or Goodreads when you read my book!
Welcome to my new website, remodeled on a new template. I had excellent guidance from webmaster Brian Ring.
June Readings & Book Launch!!
6/3/24, Jack Straw Alumni Poetry Series, reading with Anastacia-Renee, Erin Malone, Kevin Craft, Jeanine Walker, and Wendy Call.
6/9/24, Book Launch, Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, at Pike Place Market, 4 pm. Please register, event is free, but a donation to the libary is accepted.
6/29/24, Village Books, Bellingham, 4 pm; reading with Arlene Naganawa & Susan Landgraf. Please register, for a nominal registration fee you get a coupon for $5 off any book you purchase.
Additional Readings: more information to follow!
7/11/24, It’s About Time, Ballard Library, 6 pm, with open mike
7/15/24, Everett Poetry Night at Sister’s Restaurant, 6 pm, with open mike
9/4/24, La Pasadita Cafe, Duvall, 7 pm, with open mike
9/7/24, BookTree, Kirkland, 4:30 Workshop, 6:15 Reading, with open mike
9/11/24, Poetry Bridge, West Seattle, 6 pm, with open mike
11/13/24, Ghost Town Poetry, Vancouver, 6 pm? with open mike
11/22/24, RASP, Redmond, 6 pm?, with open mike
Jack Straw Grand Finale!
My Jack Straw Interview with Priscilla Long was published!
My year as a Jack Straw Writing Fellow ended with a song! Each of us was paired with a musician from the Bushwick Book Club; I was paired with the guitar playing singer and vergioning comedian Chiku Nance! And below that my interview with curator Priscilla Long.
Poetry Publication News!
- Songs of the Revolution: Poems Against Oppression published my ekphastic poem, Futility, and a second poem, A Call for the Lost.
- The Power of the Feminine I: Poems from the Feminine Perspective, Volume 2, published my poem Bad Girls.
- Nerve Cowboy Selected Works: 2004-2012, published two poems in previous journals: Only What I Can Do (a poem selected from my first chapbook, Case Walking: An AIDS Case Manager Wails Her Blues, and read by Garrison Keilor on National Public Radio, and the poem Happy in Hawaii. Both these poems are in my full-size poetry book truth be bold: Serenading Life & Death in the Age of AIDS. Thank you to the editors of this fabulous journal that has come to it’s close. I’m honored to have been included.
- Anti-Heroin Chic published two poems: After Mother’s Death and Lost Wanna Die Moments. (12/17/24)
- Silver Birch Press published my poem, Frame Soup Cooks Best on Slow, in their Spices theme issue. (2/4/24)
- Wellspring Literary Journal published my poem, The Moment of Diagnosis, in their first issue. (3/18/24)
Jack Straw Readings
On May 18th I read my essay that was published in the Jack Straw Anthology, “Avoiding Burnout in a 365/12/7 Work Environment,” at Jack Straw. Watch it on their YouTube channel here!
On May 29th I read my essay, “Babes with AIDS,” about the start of the Babes Network, on the Center Stage at Folklife, watch it on my YouTube channel! We had a Q & A afterward that was not recorded. A huge thank you to my friend who recorded this talk!!
I’m excited to announce I’ll be on a panel with authors John Treat, Felice Picano and Patrick Milian!
How to get Banned: An LGBTQ Book Panel at Folio: The Seattle Anthenaeum, in the Pike Place Market. Thursday, September 21st, 6:30 pm. Pay what you can registration!
Jack Straw Readings:
Village Books, Bellingham: Saturday, October 14, 4pm
Seattle Public Library downtown: Saturday, November 4, 2pm—registration required.
SoulFood Books, Redmond: Thursday, December 21, 6pm
Poetry
“Insomnia,” was published in Medmic on May 22nd 2023.