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Oct 21 min read

Residency in Focus: Daily Photo Prompt #22

Day breaking over the lake in this photo prompt creates a definite mood. How can you use it in your writing?

Oct 11 min read

Residency in Focus: Daily Photo Prompt #21

Sunset on the last day of September over, and what does the image in this photo prompt bring to mind?

Sep 151 min read

Residency in Focus: Daily Photo Prompt #5

Every rock in this cairn is different--and so will be every response to today's daily photo prompt!

Sep 15, 20233 min read

Ode to the End of Summer: An exercise

Summer is almost over, and every year it's a bittersweet feeling. The end of a season, shadows growing longer, gold-tinted dusks--even...

Jan 16, 20232 min read

Water Power

As I’ve been sorting through my poems with an eye at submission and a possible collection/chapbook, I’ve noticed the frequency with which...

Jan 9, 20231 min read

Wet Weather Wonders

After months of bone-dry weather, it’s raining here in Northern California. This means that my normally dusty trails are mud covered—and...

Jan 2, 20232 min read

Surrealism, Nature, and Poetry

I draw heavily from nature both when writing and creating visual art. Often the images that come to me when I create, while based on...

Nov 14, 20222 min read

Finding Inspiration for Writing

Writing every day requires coming up with ideas. Every day. Some days, the thoughts flow freely. Other days, it's like pulling teeth....