Five Stars
Both of my books of poetry, "God Spelled Backwards: Rescues and Revelations" and "I Want to Dance Naked" were recently reviewed by...
Cat and Mouse
We have seven cats. We only have one that stays indoors all the time, but all seven of them come in at night, because we have coyotes...
Third Shift in the Coal Mines
My father, Duffy Bebout, was, and is, one of the biggest inspirations of my life. He was a coal miner. He was a poet. He was my...
Going Home
I grew up as a coal miner's daughter in a small Kentucky town. A lot of my writing revolves around that time and place, but it centers...
Juggling
I am in the midst of trying to arrange my schedule to accommodate travel, poetry readings, book signings and performances, while still...
Fluvia and Gremlin
Doug and I went to the river today to relax. It was blisteringly hot, so we took some river chairs and a cooler of beer...our recipe for...
Floatocalypse
We live close to the Black River in rural Missouri. Every year, there is a weekend where the cities empty out and a lot of young people...
Treasure Box
This is a box. It is brown, with a removable lid. No. It is a steel bound wooden chest, infused with magic, protected by a lock...
Wandering in the Wilderness
It was over two years ago that health issues caused me to make some decisions that would dramatically affect my life. At the time, I was...
Up in Smoke
For most of my adult life (since the conception of my first child), I have been an off-again, on-again smoker. There was once a fifteen...
