Mountain Mama

by | Aug 20, 2010 | Poetry

This poem of mine appeared in Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine. MOUNTAIN MAMA There is truth in the trailer park and honesty in the car on blocks. Starvin’ Marvin and “as seen on TV” live cheek by jowl with the likes of handmade quilts and apple butter;...

What I've neglected lately

by | Aug 11, 2010 | Poetry

My first love was poetry. How much easier to craft a story that fits on one piece of paper than to write a whole book? But now that I’ve caught the fiction bug, I’ve neglected my poems. I have a couple out to a magazine now and it’s been long enough...