Blog Posts
Tale of a Tail on the Gunflint Trail
July 4, 2024
For anyone who knows me, my closest friend these days is a retired Alaskan husky dog named Chacha.
Read moreThe Sacred Among Us
April 22, 2024
To contemplate again on national poetry month, I turn to the words of Father Richard Rohr. “We first need to experience ‘a lump in the throat’ to have encountered the sacred”.
Read morePoetry Month
April 8, 2024
In addition to the April showers that bring May flowers, it’s also National Poetry Month!
Read moreBeauty
March 25, 2024
I’ve been thinking about beauty a lot these days and the need for it in our lives.
Read morePublishing Stats and Banning Books
March 11, 2024
As Sofie and I have just published our first book, I thought it would be interesting to think about this generally accepted statistic from www.wordsrated.com and other writing websites. They state: Within the book publishing industry, it is agreed that the odds of an author getting their work published stands between 1% and 2%.
Read moreCreative Collaboration with My Child
February 26, 2024
When I tell people that my daughter and I created a book together, I’m usually met with lots of “Awwwwws,” and then, from other mothers of adult daughters, that look and question, “So, how did that go?” Meaning, whew, that must have been some baggage to work through!
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