June 2024 Author Updates

It’s time for a recap of June. Reading and writing updates, Instagram interviews, and poetry updates. This month I was: Writing Updates and Book Progress I received 2nd place in the 2024 Poe-it-like-Poe poetry contest for my poem The Moth ! I modeled the meter and rhyming pattern for this poem off of The Raven, which is one of my all-time Read More …

May 2024 Author Updates

May has gone away so it’s time for a recap. Reading and writing updates, Kingdom Hearts, mini vacation, book reviews and Instagram interviews. This month I was: Writing Progress and Updates You probably saw my post from the other day – I have two preorders up! One for my science, scifi, and fantasy poetry collection and the other for my Read More …

Exploring Poetry – Creativity and Trauma

This month’s poetry guest blog is a post on creativity and grief/trauma. (Check out previous Exploring Poetry posts). Rue Spark’s story they share below with us today is poignant, enthralling, and carries a message of how creativity helps you make sense of the world. Rue has written several online articles and published multiple works with awards. I’m excited to have Read More …

10 Earth Day Books for Kids

Earth Day, celebrated each year on April 22nd, is dedicated to raising awareness about environmental issues and promoting sustainable practices. There’s year’s focus is reducing plastics. How can we help children understand the importance of protecting our planet? It’s important to foster environmental awareness from an early age. Some of us adult have memories of activities at school, including the Read More …