I awoke the other morning with a heart so heavy, it felt like a brick pinning down my body and rendering me immobile. The... »
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Read The Women of Chestnut Street, a blog novel about four California moms navigating through friendship, marriage, and motherhood.
Poetry
What My Baby Teaches Me
I awoke the other morning with a heart so heavy, it felt like a brick pinning down my body and rendering me immobile. The grief of recently losing a loved one was overwhelming. How was I going to go on? How was I going to face the frenetic pace of a day that had... »
Peeing in Groups
All for one and one for all everybody march to the bathroom stall We talk about the boy we talk about the men borrow the lipstick sharpen the eyebrow pen make it right fix the hair laugh & giggle intensely stare into the mirror hoping it’s just the lighting that’s funny or thinking “Damn I look good- this corset was worth the money.” The tease stands... »
Poem
Some days my heart aches trying to pull myself together to be the mama I want to be Some days it all falls into place the rhythm, the magick of chores I am the mama I want to be Through it all I see those deep brown eyes seeing me with a wisdom I have long forgotten With a newness & hope... »
Symphony
Music has always been a huge part of my life, and since the earliest days I can remember, my creative energy has found expression through singing and songwriting. »
Phenomenal Woman: Maya Angelou
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies. »
