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Octopus Poem in The Schooner

My poem, “The Irony of Play,” is included in the Winter 2024 print edition of The Schooner (formerly Prairie Schooner). The editors got backed up so the issue just arrived…Read More »

“Transformative” Featured on Thirteen Bridges Website for the month of August 2025

My poem about my mother’s final days, “Transformative,” is the featured poem for August in the beautiful online journal Thirteen Bridges. I am so thrilled with the presentation and honored…Read More »

Poem about Trees in Humana Obscura

My poem “Asymmetry” is in the Summer 2025 issue of Humana Obscura. This is an especially gorgeous journal because of the large amount of art and photography that accompanies the…Read More »

“Turtle Tears” in Ep;phany

One evening on Jeopardy there was a question about butterflies in the Amazon that drank turtles’ tears. I looked this fact up and found that it was true, along with…Read More »