For Cara: Oscar Wilde said that life was too important to be taken seriouslyBut you are very important, and I take you very seriouslyBut also […]
April Showers
April showers, shaped like snowflakesMy parents say that a mile down the roadThey can see open waterBut here all we see is ice Two weeks […]
The Little Gratitudes
New books from the local bookstore A club sandwich Stocked groceries Clean home, clean clothes, clean sheets Above freezing outside; I walk without a hat […]
Birds of a feather
The saying goes:Birds of a feather flock togetherUntil the cat comes I do not have the patienceFor fair-weather friendsSimilar interests be damnedI want the friendWho […]
Good Things
I’ve had a few layers of exhaustion follow me through the week — nothing a quiet weekend won’t mend (I hope). But whether it’s an […]
Parched
Parched–More than the split lipsAnd the lumpy throatIt’s the clawing emptiness If you are dying from thirstYou’ll drink anything Love’s like that tooWe beg for […]
Query Trenches, The Haiku
Wednesday, the small joys,Like a partial request. Smile.Dig the trenches deep. With Love, Natalie
Writing Update: Into the Trenches
Okay team, I am officially going into the query trenches for running book. I mean, I kind of already started testing the water over the […]
Rest
I push at the bags under my eyesDark and swollenI keep expecting to wake upBut on another night of little sleepThe heavy head and fogged […]
Wedding, in a few pictures
Cara and Lin’s wedding in a few pictures. I’m back home, exhausted, but happy I was able to be part of something so special. I […]