The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Dec 23, 2025 | Memoir

It’s the happ-happiest season of all! I love the holidays, and this year, I got to put up my trees, get presents bought mostly in advance (although I’m still delivering them). I even found something for Russ that he told me he liked. He’s the hardest person to buy for...
Favorite Childhood Toy

Favorite Childhood Toy

Dec 15, 2025 | Memoir

I really didn’t care much for dolls, but there were a few I really loved: my Drowsy Doll (which I’ve written a poem about), a little black doll who was blind in one eye (her plastic eye was missing) named Betty (named for my Mamaw’s sister who gave her to me), and my...
Year-End Writing Round-Up

Year-End Writing Round-Up

Dec 15, 2025 | Writing Life

How did it get to be December 29th already? It seems like only yesterday, I was entering poetry contests, kicking the year off with hopes of making my 50 rejections for 2025. I met my goal, almost double. I had 91 rejections. And 26 acceptances, down a few from the...
My To-Do List for 2026 (in no real particular order after #1)

My To-Do List for 2026 (in no real particular order after #1)

Dec 13, 2025 | Memoir

Spend more time with Russ when he’s available to spend time with. Find a publishing home for my Langston stories. Try at least three more places to get my chapbook published if it doesn’t work out where it is right now. Revise my memoir and send it out to at least 50...