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Images and Words
Each story a journey, each page a promise of hope, destiny, and the power of love...
or maybe not, you never know.
Free verse with a contemporary Christian worldview.
about Grace Period
Faith, imagination, and whimsy: this is poetry that takes us on a journey through creation in touch with the Creator, taking part in baking bread, celebrating new births, and walking in the woods. From repentance to restoral and the difficulties that lie between, these are poems that ultimately lead to joy and celebration.
Cudos for Grace Period
Book Fest Award, Bronze 2024
Selah Finalist for Inspirational Books 2025
Selah Bronze for Individual Poem 2025
The Nature of These Gifts
~ small poems for the journey
The vivid haiku within The Nature of These Gifts evolve from radiant garden dawns to evenings aglow with starlight. Succinct yet deep, this poetry encourages mindful stillness, revealing the subtle rhythms of ecology through intimate scenes and vast horizons. This gathering of eighty works provides a serene refuge, delivering a restorative clarity and calm for every person navigating the stresses of our modern era.
Contains grand-prize winning Haiku from Dreamer's Creative Writing Contest 2023
AWARDS
Haiku and short form poetry for lovers of nature and their fellow humans
ANTHOLOGIES
So many poems, so little time. There's something for everyone in these anthologies
Many of my poems appear in themed anthologies, dealing with everything from the love of nature to surviving life traumas.
Quillkeeper's Press: Botany of Gaia, Grateful, Weaving the Light, Iseku, T
The Echoes We Make, Rebellion of Quiet Things
Moonstone Press: Betrayed, Haiku 2023, 2024, 2025
Literary Revelations Press: Tranquility, Petals of Haiku
Flying Ketchup Press: Of Our Own Accord
Exolutus Press: Thrive
Kakalak Anthology of Poetry and Art: 2023
Midsummer Dream House Press: Summer Mix Tape
Concrete Wolf Press: Purr and Yowl
Willowdown Books: Looking In Looking Out
available from the publisher or on Amazon.
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And another thing....
Here's a peek at some of my flash fiction.
Originally published in On the Run magazine,
"Greetings from Mr. Greenbaum"
is a 1000-word haunted house story.
Click the link below to enjoy a visit with the Ashley family and their friend at 66 Steppingstone Lane.
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