Fading Light Shuns the Dream’s Embrace
Enchantment swirls on this, the shortest night
as moon glow’s humid breath among the trees —
A Good Day to Be Me (Father’s Day)
Father’s Day. Another way to older get — and yet, I bet we feel younger with a hunger thinking of the ones we love…
Catch and Release
Get up before dawn with bright beams, hunting worms. Gather rods and reels. Bobbers and hooks make the tackle complete.
To My Father on Father’s Day
A million times, I needed you. A million times, I cried. If love alone could have saved you, you never would have died.
Cozy Fantasy Review: A Dark and Secret Magic
A Dark and Secret Magic mixes cozy romance with small-town fantasy. This whimsical novel keeps you hooked with forbidden magic and a high-risk, slow-burn romance coming out of the woods.
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June 21, 2026
Enchantment swirls on this, the shortest night
as moon glow’s humid breath among the trees —
June 21, 2026
Father’s Day. Another way to older get — and yet, I bet we feel younger with a hunger thinking of the ones we love...
June 21, 2026
Get up before dawn with bright beams, hunting worms. Gather rods and reels. Bobbers and hooks make the tackle complete.
June 21, 2026
A million times, I needed you. A million times, I cried. If love alone could have saved you, you never would have died.
June 20, 2026
A Dark and Secret Magic mixes cozy romance with small-town fantasy. This whimsical novel keeps you hooked with forbidden magic and a high-risk, slow-burn romance coming out of the woods.
June 18, 2026
The late hours
of the night
are for poets, owls and toads
some who fill pages with poems,
pensive and rotund
June 13, 2026
Brothers, sisters we are called. With these words,
a beacon of hope was being built. Mom believed;
June 9, 2026
The brass band sounded the bugle call — the final roll call to signal ‘lights out’ for a man who will never die.
June 6, 2026
The book brings out theological issues like the concept of falling from grace, and the impact of a planet’s god on the entire world. Sometimes genre fiction can fall flat when it comes to deeper meanings, but Out of the Silent Planet is not one of those novels.
June 5, 2026
I had to find a place
for the pigment painted elephant
from India who wanted me to be part
of the Holi festival so we could all
splash each other with the bright colors
of knowing more
June 1, 2026
We’ll put the audiences onstage,
Hamlet, a romantic comedy now.
Macbeth on rollerblades and naked.
May 28, 2026
I’m gonna boldly speak the truth.”
She’s worried, “You know you can’t trust the system.”
I shrugged, “I don’t plan to be a victim of the system
May 27, 2026
Allison Saft captures the essence of the Disney Fairies films in Wings of Starlight through a perfect balance of magic, whimsy, and romance — although starcrossed — while ensuring a clear-cut mix of plot and characterization.
May 26, 2026
Atomic Habits can help anyone feeling overwhelmed by their goals with these suggested changes, especially professionals who need precision and structure like I do.
May 25, 2026
Praise the
fallen soldiers
with poppies and roses,
diminutive flags fly in the
Graveyard.
May 23, 2026
you wanted to be my best friend
even before you knew my whole name
you spoke to this plain girl
out of every one of your pores
May 19, 2026
When I was little, my next-door friend and I
believed we could hide among the sunflowers.
Of course, our mothers saw us, but they never
let on, so we never knew.
May 16, 2026
Come play with the saiga, mustangs, and bobcats in the latest issue of the MockingOwl Roost: Wide, Wild World. Every story, every poem, every essay wanders the world with curiosity with wildlife encounters, stunning scenery, and invigorating delight...
May 14, 2026
Our homestead, as if risen from its grave, invites the newborn sun; its brightest beams perk up the nest-hugged birds with resounding trills…
May 12, 2026
