“Still round the corner there may wait a new road or a secret gate, and though I oft have passed them by, a day will come at last when I shall take the hidden paths that run west of the moon, east of the sun”

— Frodo Baggins

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  • Free Verse Poetry

    I’ve been writing free form/verse poetry since 2008. And this was a few years after I read Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse. I fell in love with the format and poetry in this book. So over the last… Continue reading

  • Joshua Tree National Park

    For the first time I flew to California and spent a long weekend camping at Joshua Tree National Park! The entire time was an unforgetable weekend with a good friend. We stayed in the southeast part of the park in… Continue reading

  • The Next Chapter

    When one door closes, another one opens. Your life is a book and sometimes a chapter closes, and the next one begins. A clean slate to keep moving forward any direction you want! A relationship I thought was going well,… Continue reading

  • Happy New Year – 2024

    Happy New Year! Hope everyone made it through the holidays. I enjoyed quality time with family and friends, but I still feel like I need a vacation. Anyone else need the vacation after a vacation?  I’m excited for this year… Continue reading