The End of a Series. Celebration and Sadness.

I don’t know where to begin when I have come to an end. The beginning was back in 2013 when the first book was published. But was that truly the beginning or more the middle when writing a book? The first sentence of the first book starts with, “Under the ground in the land of […]

Reflections going into 2022.

I don’t make resolutions on New Years. I’d like to believe I am calmly walking through each day, and what needs my attention, I give it. What doesn’t, I throw to the wind. Everyday living inspires my goals, not the change of the year. But that’s just me. When it comes to the end of […]

Health and Wellbeing during the COVID-19 Crisis

Today I would like to talk to you about your health and wellbeing during a crisis. When we talk about health and wellbeing we often refer to our physical and emotional health. But in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we also know that our social and community wellbeing are being impacted.  The reason these two areas […]

What I have learned about writing #improvement #growth

My first book was published in 2013. That seems a long time ago now but for writing that’s not very long at all. If you add the time before that publication, there were a few blooper manuscripts. If you were to ask me how long I have been writing, I would have to say about […]

Poetry that speaks #poems #poetry

Every individual who writes poetry has their reason for writing and the motivation behind each poem. For some writers, it’s simply a pleasure to craft words into perfect positions. For other writers, there might be ethical or social issues for crafting a poem. Writers might also like the creative aspects of poetry. It might be […]

Another year goes by! 2019 will be great. #GreatBeginnings #PositiveThoughts

I’ve had a challenging but fabulous year! I’m very grateful to have experienced small personal progress artistically with receiving a special commendation from the British Independent Film Festival for my feature film, Grandfathers.   This year I had two more poems published in an art and literature journal. Out of Frame was published in February […]