Maiden, Mother, Crone… the journey of a woman twists deep through life’s turns

My son joined the Navy this year and this is something I wrote about all the feels that went along with that decision.

Remember the thing you said to me twenty years ago that made me upset? No? Oh... well, that sucks.

A woman heard these words. You are useless, lazy, gross. A woman heard these words. But her children did as well A man offered threats You'll regret this, you whore, you cunt A man offered threats Hi...

Motherhood's simple, made up of the tiny, and someday--some day--these memories will swell, and it's me who'll look back with a lingering tear...

Motherhood's simple, made up of the tiny, and someday--some day--these memories will swell, and it's me who'll look back with a lingering tear; over yogurt, and wet socks, oranges and shoes...

Commaful.... help a girl out.

Sinking to the bottom of the Atlantic was not how I thought my day would go. One failed mission and a backstabbing later and there I was, careening to Earth, nothing but water as far as the eye could ...

A poem I wrote during an existential crisis. Suddenly my world was falling apart. The future looked grim, and the words flowed out.