Our book #whenmusescollide is ready! 

There are three ways to purchase:

Online at Create Space: https://www.createspace.com/5634228

Online at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/When-Muses-Collide-Days-Words/dp/1515190293

Pre-sale directly from me: If you live in Riverside, just let me know you want a copy, and I will order and deliver to you. 

Thank you for your ongoing support. 

Afraid to cry

Apples

Although

Words

Some lyrics take longer

By

She was

I believe in you like

I wouldn't

Dear love,

I want

You drift in

On the elevator up to floor nine

Minnesota lover

Over the next couple of weeks, we're going to be previewing some of our most recent book-ready drafts of #artandwords. Here is a pairing for December. Tell us what you think! 

Minnesota lover

Lavender and gold

Softly

#artandwords

You are so art

You wanna know something crazy? My partner in art, Sandra, and I have only officially met one time, at a Writer's Retreat in December of 2014. My mom encouraged me to attend, and Sandra's brother encouraged her. I was in my last two weeks of writing a poem-a-day for 2014, and in walks this amazing artist. I always wanted to pair my words with someone's art, and it happened. And now, after over a year of collaborating, creating, and editing, we are going to meet again. I'm so excited to have you visit, and I can't wait to share our book with friends and family. #artandwords #whenmusescollide 

the world is wild enough for us

Had a rejuvenating weekend surrounded by ocean air and genuine love. 

Oranges

Oranges. Day 7 of a 7-day nature challenge. #citrus #nature #photography

In the part

Sometimes the best way out is through, and sometimes being here and now is enough. Happy Monday from #artandwords! 

April 5th

Forever grateful for the flips and turns... 💙

Sleeping while the moon is full

It is

Flower

Flower. Day 6 of a 7-day nature challenge. #flower #nature #photography 

Editing

Editing is a brutal, beautiful thing. I'm massaging words I wrote over the course of a year, and I think I've finally worked out most of the kinks. I worry I'll never be completely satisfied even when I'm done. But I figure that's exactly how I'm supposed to feel. 

Sandra's art is a perfect fit for my words, and I'm so proud of the work we are doing. Soon, you will all see it. Not today, but soon. 💚

Tree

Tree. Day 5 of a 7-day nature challenge. #tree #nature #photography 

Coexist

Day 3 of 7 nature challenge. 

Woodpile

Woodpile. Day 4 of a 7-day nature challenge. #photography #nature 

Flower

Flower. #nature #photography 

Day 2 of a 7-day nature challenge. 

Lettuce

Lettuce. #nature #edibleart #photography  

Day 1 of a 7-day nature challenge. 

You drift in

In a training last week, we were asked to write a story about courage. Of course, I wrote a poem...

You drift in 

and sit too close 

to my skin. I cringe. You

look nothing like me. We 

can't be friends. But 

then you speak 

and I begin 

to wonder 

about the power 

we share. Your space 

feels less foreign, 

your tears are more clear. 

I listen, with my hand 

on my chin 

to the breaks in your speech. 

I watch 

the hairs on your arm 

rise from bumped skin. 

You feel what I feel. 

We are the same. 

We don't share a life, 

but we do share the game. 

The Kiss

Your slime and moisture

will mix

in a 

science of ancient beauty

wrapped up in stars,

an Egyptian Milky Way

of crevasses and 

arms.

Berkeley

As a girl

Inheriting a marriage

An Aspen Meadow at Dawn

Alligator Bites

She will hurt you

if you

put yourself in the water

with her,

if you

search for her,

if you

attempt to uncover

her madness,

and her desire to eat

your flesh.

She doesn't want that,

but she will

if

you act like a duck

or deer

or replaceable golf ball 

she gobbles

for fun because

she is bored and

it is there.

Back away and

do your

own thing,

and

she may eat your pet,

or swing your baby doll

around

like bacon on a hot stove,

but she won't get you

because she can't.

You are quick

and in-tune,

and

she will

grow

uninterested

in you

too.

A bird