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!
Room with a view
Memoir News
I am so grateful to spend three and a half weeks as a Vashon Artist-in-Residence!! I had a room with a view! It started on March 27th, till I returned home on April 20th! I worked on my memoir manuscript tentatively titled: “Secrets & Life Stories of an HIV Suvivor.”
Working with Priscilla Long in the Jack Straw Writing Program, she gave me the brilliant suggestion to separate out my younger year stories and to work on two memoirs at once! I performed this surgery while a Vashon Artist-in-Residence (AIR).
Speaking of Jack Straw, this years group of writing fellows will read new writing the first three Fridays in May, each starting at 7 pm! I will read on May 19th, the third Friday.
See the invite page on Facebook. I would love to see you there, and it will also be available online. In person masks are required and there is a $10 fee, which included the Jack Straw Anthology for this years writers.
May 19th Jack Straw Reading Group
Poetry News
“Family of Random Churches,” was published by Drip Literary Magazine, Issue 2, on February 15, 2023.
“Baby-Girl,” published in Anti-Heroin Chic, on April 1, 2023.
“Watching Birds & Other,” publishe in Mad Swirl, on April 21, 2023.
At AWP (it feels so long ago!) I read in an off-site reading for the anthology Rumors Secrets & Lies: Narrative Poems about Pregnancy, Abortion & Choice! Order online from the press (linked) or from their distributor, Itasca Books.
My poem, “Salmon: Our Northwest Pride” was selected by Washington Poet Laureate Rena Priest for the anthology, “I Sing the Salmon Home: Poems from Washington State,” published by and available for sale at: Empty Bowl Press.
Writing Through the Apocalypse, writing from Marcia Meier’s Saturday morning writing group with the same name, is now available. We started meeting at the beginning of COVID-19, March 2020, and continue to write weekly. This wonderful anthology contains six of my poems:
A Love Story
Saving the World
When I Die
Breathing Space
The Gift to be a Writer
Please Remember
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It’s a great honor and privilege to have my poems in three anthologies published so close together! Plus, the Jack Straw Anthology will be published in May.