In response to today's National Adoption Month prompt from Lost Daughters, I'd like to share a poem I wrote years ago after my first child was born. This poem was originally published at Poets on Adoption in 2011. Reflection You with your mother's wide eyes, olive skin and old-world customs, with cousins akin to sisters You … Continue reading Reflection (a poem)
How did it get to be September? Moving to a new state sucks so much energy out of you, you lose track of the months. I'm happy to say that my family and I are finally beginning to feel settled in our new home. It's time to turn my attention back to my creative goals. … Continue reading What’s Going On–September 2014
I've been away from the blog for a while, busy navigating an enormous life change that includes relocating from Atlanta to the Tampa Bay area. Things aren't yet settled, but life marches on despite my need for rest! The next Big Thing on my calendar is a trip to Washington, D.C., on June 1, where … Continue reading What’s Going On–May 2014
Things here have been exciting and hectic! Two weeks ago, an anthology I co-edited was published on Amazon in e-book format. Published by CQT Media and Publishing/Land of Gazillion Adoptees, Lost Daughters: Writing Adoption From a Place of Empowerment and Peace features essays and poems by the adopted women contributors of the Lost Daughters blog, edited … Continue reading What’s Going On–February 2014
I've been on a summer hiatus of sorts since my graduation and the end of my children's school year. I've done the family vacation thing and the hanging-at-the-pool-with-the-kids thing and not a whole lot of anything else until this month. Now I'm honored to be editing submissions for The Lost Daughters Anthology, which is due … Continue reading What’s Going On – July 2013
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