free verse
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Hypnotic Slides
driftback as soon as lunchis under her beltshe adds eat lunch to her to-do list for the immediate satisfaction of crossing it out.done. she nurses the babyinto a nap,grabs a book to readto the toddler,slides into recitingfrom memory,mumbles bits of improvas someone pullsthe shades downon the windowsof her eyes. —dotty seiter ===== ===== Notes about poem and art:• “driftback”… Continue reading
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Home Base
family-owned corner grocery store me and my sparrow friends and familyknow how to make us any place a home:we feather the branches of the privet hedgeon the corner of school and knowltonthis morning and if you don’t know better, you thinkyou’re at market basket just as the doors open—all us cashiers and stockersand cart attendantsand deli counter… Continue reading
My Story
In 2014, I grab an unexpected opportunity to paint.
To make art.
I get hooked.
In 2015 I start a blog—a diary of my creative practice.
I post my paintings and their stories. The good, the bad, the ugly.
In 2025 I begin writing poetry and include a poem and painting in each post.
My compass points: shake hands with fear, be playful, get messy, trust my gut.
