Hey, there. It's been a tumultuous couple of weeks. My parents have been struggling with health issues, my mom especially. I've just returned from PA after helping out there and I'm so grateful to my employer for the chance to be there with my family. While it's hard to be so far away, things have …
Beat Night – Lunation
Hey, it's been awhile. I was just getting through the winter term. And re-working my book proposal. And worried about the health of some people I love. That's just how it was. But now here comes spring and the release of Lunation, a fabulous collection of poetry by 114 women, mostly from New Hampshire & …
I did it! First draft of book proposal is done!
I still need to print it out and deliver it to a dear friend, who is also a literary agent, who will be reading/commenting on it, but just to have gotten to the point of having a completed draft of a proposal is huge for me. For those of you who may not know, a …
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Today’s the day…
... I finish a proposal for my memoir. It's the last day of 2018, and I will not ring in 2019 until a draft of this proposal is done. I'm close, so it IS going to happen. Came across this poem as I sat at my desk, and I'm feeling it. I've been diving into …
Be SMART Forum held in MidCoast Maine
I had the chance to present the Be SMART gun safety message to members of the communities of MidCoast Maine at a public forum held in Brunswick yesterday. Richard J. Rizzo, Brunswick Chief of Police, and Shamera Simpson, Area Director for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, were also on the panel. The event was …