Welcome to my blog CreaLivity!
Here I share personal musings on the art of practicing a creative lifestyle. I encourage you to comment and join the conversation about your own experiences finding and following your creative path.
Meteor Show Poem
Perseid Night Sky Middle of meadow inside sleeping bag, I gaze at Milky Way glittering sequins above. A meteor shower is due and so I watch and wait for falling stars to bless me with passionate streaks of luscious light. Time floats by, dew gathers, I want to slumber...
Being Seen Naked – A Personal Narrative
When I was young my family would go to the Chuck Wagon on Midway for the all-you-can-eat 99 cent buffet. But on my sixth birthday my parents took me to the secret room there, the Gaslight Supper Club. They wanted me to see the world’s most famous hypnotist who had...
Interview for San Diego Writers Festival
Saturday, 4/13/19 I was honored to speak on a panel at the first San Diego Writers Festival held at the downtown Central Library. Here is an interview Susan J. Farese of SJF Communications wrote for the Festival's website that I thought you might enjoy reading. SJF:...
I’m Getting a Kick Out of Promoting “The Silver Shoes”
I've attended over twenty-two book events since The Silver Shoes came out last June. It's been fulfilling to meet with readers and speak about my books. And I'm grateful to the independent bookstores, libraries and private homes that have hosted me. It's also been...
Two Fun Bird Poems
Bad Blue Jay From bare birch B-52-sized blue jay bomb dives, scatters tiny finches from feeder to giant oak. Seeds fly. Triangle headdress waves atop king’s pate as he laughs at his evil deed. I want to shoo him to go but know it’s just our nature’s way. ...
Southwest Tour Full of Adventures
I've never traveled to the Southwest in the fall before. It was quite an adventure to experience so many different types of weather and see trees changing colors. I had fun at my book events and spending time with friends and family too. AUSTIN, TEXAS - I flew...
Pacific Northwest Tour Full of Surprises
SEATTLE - Even though it was mid-August some of the leaves had already begun to change colors. I stayed at the one hundred year old MarQueen Hotel on Queen Anne Avenue which is apropos since the main character in my novels is named Anne. I always like to stay...
A Milky Way Poem
I'm so pleased this poem of mine was published today. When growing up I could see The Milky Way almost every night. Did you know there are some people in the world that have never seen it due to light pollution? No Moon Starlight at midnight, blue black velvet...
Why I Love To Do Book Events!
Let me count the ways! I get to: 1. Wear my silver shoes and festive outfits. 2. See old friends and make new ones. 3. Spend time with my She Writes Press Sisters and other authors. 4. Sign books in glamorous settings. 5. Answer questions about my writing...
Let’s Do A California Rain Dance
This piece was just published in The Avocet, A Journal of Nature Poetry, Summer 2018. I'm sharing this with you not just as a poem, but also as a prayer. Please join me in doing a rain dance. It’s Always Fire Season Now Teasing cloud, eiderdown quilt, rolls in over...
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