First Act

I did not birth myself into this world, she tightened down to push me out. Pushing is precisely what is...

photography by Susa Silvermarie

Dream Unfurlings

Three times in the dream  I lie down in ceremony, three times I rise to meet an interruption, three times...

My Valentine Arrangement

The Daisies in ruby red, clustered in families on each stalk spray their stems in a generous arc. A single...

photographt by Susa Silvermarie

We Grow our Hearts

I want to do something for someone else. I grew up with other messages: Be strong, be smart, be separate....