Forty Years of Poetry

Here's a sneak peek at my hastily sketched cover art idea for Tangible Creatures. Nothing much, just forty years' worth of poems from my life. My poetry book will be coming out at the end of this year (probably in between Thanksgiving and Christmas). I can't wait to share the gorgeous abstract art cover being created right now, far lovelier than this little dream. Until then . . . use your imagination!

*A snippet from my poem "Every Imaginable Sun" . . . 

Mother ash undone universe

Breathe into me—

(Just one more time)

But how does one plead with a ghost?

How dare I ask for some

 MORE.

Unicorn Wisdom

Life lessons from the thrift store: even unicorns fall flat on their face sometimes! ✨ You just dust off your hooves and get up again. Meet my new deskmate/ paperweight, Ophelia. 

A Slow Summer Song

I had hoped to have the first draft of Agent Regalia finished by May 31st. Alas! I have this nasty habit of writing chapters that become too long and require expansion into new chapters. While the novel was originally supposed to be about 75k words, it will probably be closer to 100k by the time I am finished with it! I have about 6 chapters and 30k words to go. 

Part of the reason this WIP is taking me so long to finish is the sheer amount of crazy random research required for each individual chapter. Wedding fashion and customs, the frozen nitrogen heart of Pluto, blue sulfur fires on volcanoes, Brutalist architecture, enhydro crystals . . . this is a love story! But not just Regalia's love story. It's also my life-long love affair with science fiction and Star Wars, Star Trek, and Star Gate, etc. Everything I love about the zany, imaginative freedom of an adventure in space.  

I hope I can ink it right.

I hope I can write it. 

I'm grateful for all the pixie claps from family, friends, and my amazing SCBWI group that keep me chasing after Regalia.