For the last couple of weeks I've been putting the final touches on my latest poetry book, Angel Toughness. I am so excited about this book. [Read More]
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I've been digging through old poems, and it's been interesting to see how things have evolved and grown and changed. [Read More]
Keep Going, Child
I often view life as a march, one foot in front of the other while people around you either cheer or tell you that you'll never make it. Some folks point out things like your lack of college degree or the fact that you've made some mistakes. [Read More]
The Purpose of Pain
Why do we hurt? Why do bad things happen? There is plenty we can talk about with that subject, and in my years of writing about empowerment and forgiveness I've heard from lots of people who tell me about the things that have caused them pain. [Read More]
Free Pass
It's a chilly, rainy day here and it's also National Poetry Day. That prompts me to share a poem I wrote about waking up to a day like this. I find rainy days oddly comforting, so much so that I play rain sounds all day when I'm working as a way to get my mind focused on my words and not on the [Read More]