It took a long time to get here. To this place where I know who I am. Poetry and wanderlust colliding. Love abiding. Stars always guiding.
I KNOW…
I need people. And journeys. Light. Lots of light. Art. I need stories. And music. Places where no one knows me. A place where everybody knows me. Freedom. A gypsy skirt. Deep dark nights. Laughter. The moon. Stars. Love. And purpose. I need purpose…
About
This site is dedicated to discovery. It’s a tribute to magical places and people. It’s about lessons. It’s about life starting anew every morning. And a world without judgements. It is about finding my tribe, and making the most of my time here. This space is a sort of declaration. At times, it’s a confessional. It’s my musings from a place of wonder, reflection, and quiet power.
This site is born of the road. It’s born of loading up my 4-Runner with one suitcase, a huge box of old writing, my laptop, a bag of thumb drives, my fifteen-year-old daughter, a fish named Mushu and a dog named Charlotte, and driving from a tiny Texas town to The Big Apple because an old dream never died.
This site is about jumping. At 45. Because I couldn’t breathe anymore…
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Lasagna Soup
I moved softly into 2023. Completely unprepared for the new year, still wandering, and mourning quietly and privately all that I’d lost in 2022. Who am I hung over me, with role of cherished ‘grandbaby’ gone forever, while I aimlessly feathered an empty nest after the last little chick flew away with summer. But they …
For Grandad
I’ve been on hiatus, been immersed in so many writing projects I haven’t had time to blog. But I find myself here now sharing heartbreaking news. I lost my precious Grandad on Valentine’s Day. Delivering his eulogy, while incredibly difficult, was the last thing I could do for him. Of course, I didn’t write a …
Ode to a Gypsy
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