…even when the title is too long and convoluted to be taken seriously in the serious world of titles. REPOST June 17, 2020 * excerpt from work-in-progress memoir I’m 21 …
About The Author
I See You In There
You’re still in there among all the chaos. Beautiful. Amazing. Still growing. Still blooming. I see you. Keep going… This image, and others like it, is available for sale in our print store!
Leap Year February Creativity Challenge
There are no rules. Just take the word and create art (photo, painting, drawing, poetry, writing in the sky) however you feel it — change it up every day. 1. …
I’ll Write When the Kids Are Grown: The Story We Told Ourselves
When I first landed on the Internet scene in 1999, I quickly checked out the situation and, without (too much) fear or overthinking it, I launched my first writing endeavor …
this is an inside job
*Trigger Warning* I was a good victimCompliant and scaredMy cup runneth overWith empathy and compassionOne more chance You had a hard lifeI understood You didn’t mean itThat your handsYour wordsYour bodyHurt …
What it means to practice art
-2015 It has really only been in the last year that I have fully embraced the title of artist. Previously, I’d break it down to writer and/or photographer (depending on …
Speak Your Truth
A silent video today… TRIGGER WARNING Today’s Affirmation –I speak my truth. Are you looking for someone to journey with you to the next level? I’m a trauma-informed strengths coach, …
Burn the Boat
-2020 I could hear a clock ticking that others could not. Tickticktickticktick… Time tick-tocking by, a decision that was coming, that needed to be made, that would cement the affirmations …
Warrior: Focused and Fierce
-2019 The truth is, I seriously overestimated my ability to hold down such a serious full-time job and continue to balance my life. I’m really, really good at my job, …
On letting go(ish) and starting over(ish)
-2016 Ten years ago this month, we shoved everything we could into a moving truck and hauled our kids and pets across country from Georgia to Colorado. We moved because …