Rustic Embers

December 3, 2023 · On Writing

What the Full Moon Does to a Poet

I will be honest: I drove to Palm Springs specifically to look at a full moon. That is the kind of thing that sounds romantic in a poem and mildly unhinged in a journal.

Paired Poem Embrace With Love

November 20, 2023 · On Writing

The Poems I Did Not Write

Some poems start as fragments in a draft folder and stay unfinished for a long time. I no longer treat that as failure; I treat it as process.

Paired Poem Silver Threads in Shadowed Skies

November 8, 2023 · Travel Journal

Belize with Monique

Belize was joyful in the exact way the notes promised: Monique, her sister, Ambergris Caye, slow meals, turquoise water, and a lighter version of myself by the time I came home.

Paired Poem Whispers of Ambergris Caye

November 5, 2023 · Life & Place

First week of November 2023, Belize: I am here with my great friend Monique and her sister, and we are having an incredible time. The sea air is warm, the light is golden, and every day feels open and alive.

Paired Poem Forgiveness Unleashed

October 8, 2023 · Reflection

On Carrying Scars Like Luggage

I have a scar on my left hand from a fishing hook, age nine. I have a different kind of scar from a conversation in my thirties that reshaped everything. I used to treat both the same way.

Paired Poem We Are the Scars We Carry