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Signs, symbols, omens
Two poems about deeper meanings
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The ever-shifting landscape
Hi friends! Just a quick note that I’ve been working on building up my following over on TikTok, trying to market my books and reach folks with their message of peace and hope in the ever-shifting landscape of social media. If you’re on TikTok, I’d love
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To whom it may concern
A strongly worded poem
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Everything sad
"Gandalf! I thought you were dead! But then I thought I was dead myself. Is everything sad going to come untrue?” ~Samwise Gamgee I think it might be time for another Lord of the Rings read-through. I was thinking about the above quote, which is from Return of
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What's lost and what's found
A New Year's reflection
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A poem for this in-between week
Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedDecember 28th, 2025 The snow has turned to rain here, and I'm missing you Here in this week in between Christmas and New Year's Where things stop and start confusingly And I try to figure out
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Two poems for the introverts at Christmas
Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedPeace to those who spent the day with loved ones but didn't feel present Those who checked their phone without knowing why Those under a fog of anxiety or depression or something not yet known Those who wished
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Holiday sale!
Hi friends, just a quick note that I’ve reduced the price of my book, Good Morning, Friends, to $5.55 from now through New Year’s! It makes a great stocking stuffer or last minute gift. And that means that you can get Good Morning, Friends AND Open Things
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How to win arguments without even trying
I had a somewhat controversial post on Threads go viral earlier this week, and that means the trolls and bots came out, and that means RIP my notifications. So as a reminder to myself, here are two poems I wrote about how to win arguments, on the internet and beyond.
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I'm not autistic...or am I?
Hi friends! In honor of me having finally found a therapist who specializes in autism and ADHD, I thought I’d write a list of some of the Extremely Autistic things about me that, for 40+ years, I assumed were just weird little quirks I had. Turns out they’re
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How to get out of a small space
Once when I was in college, my housemates and I were on our way out, but when we got to the driveway someone had parked behind my friend’s car, blocking her in. There was space to the right of the cars, but she was solidly stuck behind this person’
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Two poems on longing
I was reading a lot of Rumi while I wrote the final few poems for my 2023 collection, Open Things, and I was fascinated by the way the Persian poets use imagery and metaphor. It’s denser than in Western poetry—they don’t so much say, “wine represents God