The story behind the narrative poem, Where to Look for Deceased Parents is pretty self-explanatory, but the bigger news is that I'm working on a new themed manuscript of poetry tentatively called, These New Orbs. The theme is 'orbs' , any and all types---shapes, ghosts, ornaments, stars, eyeballs, spirits seen in photographs etc.
Also, I'm submitting more in 2025 because, well, just because. I've had five accepted pieces published this year, and four more accepted and not out in the world yet.
CLICK TO READ text in The Literary Underground. Grateful to Michele McDannold for looking at it.
THE STORY BEHIND THE POEMS*
1) Sill-is a four line word-play on love.
2) The Ordinary-Is a salute to an ordinary day, a Sunday morning with the paper, and coffee. Since has been revised and called Extraordinary
3) The Uninvited Dance-Is about going to a wedding without a 'plus one'. The last few weddings of been to with my children and their partners we make fun of the MCs at weddings and their announcement of, "For the first time ever...Mr. and Mrs. _____," which we take to the level of announcing for ourselves, "For the first time ever, Chicken Cardon Blue!" or "For the first time ever, the table placards!" You get the drift. Below is the complete Table of Contents, and click HERE if you are interested in purchasing.
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