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Each success, no matter how small, in practice of what I love is a lightning strike against the dark. And I have been in dark, metaphorically dark and literally extinguished places. I’ve been around fires a blazin’ too and they can be happy places!
Ah ha, yes. Well.
I am a poet/mother/wife living with bipolar disease. [...]
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Nice to meet ya, again.
Posted in Acadiana, Art, Artists, Bipolar Disease, Body, Books, Cajun, Creative Nonfiction, Creativity, Death, Friendship, Language, Literary Journals, Literature, Louisiana, Love, Memoirs, Moon, Mother, Nature, New Orleans, Photography, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Self, Self Portraits, Short Fiction, Sunsets, The Writing Life, Theatre, Word List, Writers, tagged Art, Artists, Bipolar Disease, Body, Cajun, Clare's Publications, Creative Writing, Creativity, Death, Life, Literature, Louisiana, Louisiana Arts, Louisiana Poets, Love, Mental Illness, Mental Wellness, Nature, Photography, Poetry, Poetry Readings, Poets, Publishing, Self, Southern Literature, The Arts, The South, The Writing Life, Women, Women Poets, Women Writers, Women's Issues, Writers, Writing, Writing Life on October 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Break Time
Posted in Acadiana, Art, Artists, Bipolar Disease, Books, Creativity, Literary Journals, Literature, Louisiana, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Self, The Writing Life, Writers, tagged Art, Artists, Bipolar Disease, Cajun, Clare's Publications, Creative Writing, Creativity, Life, Literature, Louisiana, Louisiana Arts, Louisiana Poets, Mental Illness, Mental Wellness, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Self, Southern Literature, The Arts, The South, The Writing Life, Women Poets, Women Writers, Women's Issues, Writers, Writing, Writing Life on May 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I am nocturnal.
I worked all night and much of the morning on Orphans of Dark and Rain and Eating the Heart First manuscripts–tuning, cutting, and tweaking whatever needed tweaks. I took a break to cook breakfast for my husband before he left for work. Yes, he has to work today–Mother’s Day, a Sunday…but maybe only [...]
Of two minds
Posted in Acadiana, Art, Artists, Bipolar Disease, Books, Creativity, Literary Journals, Literature, Louisiana, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Self, The Writing Life, Writers, tagged Art, Artists, Bipolar Disease, Cajun, Clare's Publications, Creative Writing, Creativity, Literature, Louisiana, Louisiana Arts, Louisiana Poets, Love, Mental Illness, Mental Wellness, Poetry, Poetry Readings, Poets, Publishing, Self, Southern Literature, The Arts, The South, The Writing Life, Women, Women Poets, Women Writers, Women's Issues, Writers, Writing, Writing Life on May 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I am working on two manuscripts. I went back to Garbage Woman to reshape it and add new material, and while working on it I thought the section title Orphans Of Dark and Rain could be its own chapbook. Many of my newest writings fit thematically. So I think I will end up with two [...]
Bright Ideas
Posted in Acadiana, Art, Artists, Books, Cajun, Creativity, Literary Journals, Literature, Louisiana, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Self, The Writing Life, Writers, tagged Clare's Publications, Louisiana Arts, Louisiana Poets, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Southern Literature, The Writing Life on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I made a few efforts to send my manuscript Garbage Woman, to contests and I didn’t win any of them but I’m okay with that. I am going to tinker ever so slightly with the manuscript since it is not under submission and because I have revised a couple of the poems in it. But [...]
Nominated!
Posted in Acadiana, Art, Artists, Bipolar Disease, Books, Cajun, Creativity, Death, Death of a Child, Family, Language, Literary Journals, Literature, Louisiana, Love, Mother, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Self, The Writing Life, Writers, tagged Clare's Publications, Louisiana Poets, Poetry, Poets, Publishing on March 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My poem “Ice to Water” has been nominated by The Dead Mule for Best New Poets 2009!!!
Thanks to Helen and the editors at The Dead Mule for the recognition and support. This is such a joy–I’m very honored.
The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature
Best New Poets
In Voices Loud and Clear
Posted in Acadiana, Art, Artists, Books, Cajun, Creativity, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricanes, Katrina, Language, Literary Journals, Literature, Louisiana, Mother, Nature, New Orleans, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Self, The Writing Life, Writers, tagged Louisiana, Louisiana Poets, National Poetry Month, Poetry, Poets, Women Poets, Women Writers on January 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I will be reading with poet Lana Maht Wiggins at Casa Azul Gifts in Grand Coteau, LA on April 9th.
April is National Poetry Month and we will be honoring it in some yet to be realized way.
More details to come.
I’ll be back.
Posted in Acadiana, Art, Artists, Bipolar Disease, Body, Books, Cajun, Cajun food, Creativity, Daughter, Family, Friendship, Funny, Health, Literature, Louisiana, Love, Marriage, Mother, Nature, Photography, Poetry, Poets, Prayer, Self, Self Portraits, Sunsets, The Writing Life, Wetland Preservation, Writers, tagged Cajun, Family, Louisiana, Love, Mental Wellness, Nature, Photography, Poetry, Poets, Self, The South, The Writing Life, Wifehood, Women, Women Writers, Writers, Writing, Writing Life on December 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
…On a mission and will return soon.
Full report and visuals when I upload again.
Over and out and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
V for Validation ~ V for Vindication
Posted in Acadiana, Artists, Bipolar Disease, Books, Cajun, Creativity, Funny, Language, Literary Journals, Literature, Louisiana, Nature, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Self, Sunsets, The Writing Life, Writers, tagged Clare's Publications, Poetry, Poets, Publishing on November 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Buy it Now!
The Best of Farmhouse Magazine Anthology Vol. 1 2005-2008
My poem 4-Way Stop at Dusk is included in this anthology.
I read 4-way Stop at Dusk last night at my reading at Casa Azul and it was picked as a favorite by my good buddy Sam R. (age 13) Sam has good poetic sense. Very smart chap that [...]
Secret Hideaway
Posted in Acadiana, Books, Cajun, Cajun food, Creativity, Family, Hurricanes, Literature, Louisiana, Love, Marriage, Moon, Mother, Nature, Photography, Poets, Self, Self Portraits, The Writing Life, Writers, tagged Cajun, Family, Louisiana, Nature, Poets, The Writing Life on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last Christmas we took a little vacation (lakeside cabin, paths, fireplace, good food and drink, snuggly time) and we are set to do the same this year. Our nature getaway is 96 days away and I am already getting excited. The photos above were taken by me last year to document how I like to spend my [...]
Happy Announcements
Posted in Acadiana, Art, Artists, Books, Cajun, Creativity, Literary Journals, Literature, Louisiana, Louisiana Coast, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Self, The Writing Life, Writers on September 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here’s a run down of my fall schedule, in addition to being all things to all people, of course.
NOTE TO SELF: 10/1 – 10/31 Open Reading Period for Tarpaulin Sky Press
I’m currently seeking a publishing opportunity for my collection, Garbage Woman.
10/6 — 12/8 play.music.heal project “process sessions”
Every Monday during this period I will work with [...]
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