September 2024

It's been a whirlwind couple of months! Following a baby shower and a wedding (both family reunions too), Steve and I spent a week on Cape Cod with my brother and sister-in-law. We visited Nantucket, biked, toured the bays in Osterville on a cousin’s boat, swam and played in the ocean, attended a brass and organ concert, and more! Following that happy week, we enjoyed some day-tripping to beaches in Gloucester and Rockport. Then, to close out summer, we spent a weekend with Shakespeare and Beethoven in the Berkshires. We are counting our blessings!

As for writing, Solstice Literary Magazine chose my Munch-inspired poem, "Pro Deo et Patria" as an Editor's Choice for their awards issue.  The lovely South 85 Journal published my interview with poet, Merrill Oliver Douglas, whose debut collection “Persephone Heads for the Gate,” (Silverfish Review Press), won the 2022 Gerald Cable Book Award. And last but not least, my poem, "Waking Uncle Edward," received an Honorable Mention in the New England Poetry Club's 2024 E.E. Cummings Contest. 

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