

- Apr 10, 2019
Inspiration in poetry: A Single Light
Welcome to my strand of the World Wide Web. Writing Toolbox: tip #10 Book Review sites for readers Subscribe to receive articles and tips every week in your inbox This week's article: Poetry & Story Settings Excepting the diner On the outskirts The town of Ladora At 3 a.m. Was dark but For my headlights And up in One second-story room A single light Where someone Was sick or Perhaps reading As I drove past At seventy Not thinking This poem Is for whoever Had the light on This


- Nov 15, 2016
Local Author Showcase
On Saturday, I will be one of six authors presenting at a Local Author Showcase at Sutherland Library. I’ll be talking about inspiration and settings, and have collated a snapshot of “travel” photos taken from various research roadtrips. I’m often asked what it is about writing that drives me to keep at it. I process thoughts, develop ideas, and increase my memory potential by writing notes as I go. It involves me and by jotting things down I participate in the creative flow