If you'd told me a decade ago if I'd have my own publishing company, I'd have never believed it. If you'd told me I'd have my poetry collection in a bookstore in an online music store run by the guy who started Apple computers, I'd have wondered what you were drinking. Then, I'd ask you …
The Groovy Granny: ‘Destined to become a family heirloom’
http://www.blurb.com/books/2156529 What readers are saying about The Groovy Granny: "Destined to become a family heirloom." "The opening poem, 'Gadget Snow Pants,' is pure genius." "I can't wait to read it to my grandkids and tell them that a special little girl drew all of these amazing pictures. They are going to LOVE it! "Priceless!" "Echoes …
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Taking the LEAP
American writer and poet Jamie Dedes, a former columnist and features writer, reviewed 'Leap' today in her Saturday Review series. I'm thrilled with her well-written, informative review (and tickled she'd put Anne Murray, k.d. lang, and Mark Vonnegut in the same sentence as my name) and wanted to share parts of it with my readers …
Celebrate Poet of 2010 Award
I'd like to thank Jingle and everyone in her wonderful poetry community for voting for me and the other talented recipients of the Celebrate Poet of 2010 Award. You can take a peek here to see this blog award and some other fun awards I've won lately. Sometimes, I even add a pair of sparkly …
I’d Like To Thank the Academy
It's very cool when award committees come to you. For awards you never even knew about, never even applied for. This has never happened to me before. It will probably never happen again. I am honored, grateful, and a little bemused. Does anyone use that word anymore? Well, I just did. Here's an excerpt from …

