like all the candles
represented in the sweep
of a lighthouse beam
so does each of our stories
shed light on the downfall of
individuals, our homes
our cities, our nation.

together we can take the heat
and scrutiny and public disbelief
because there is power
in each of our stories
the power of hope, of heart
of healing

silence is our weakness
the perceived baptism of fire
becomes our deliverance
heat cannot harm us
finding our voices from
within the adversity
will bring us back
to our beloved freedom.

Announcing - New Book Release October 30, 2010!

"Basket Case No More: Finding Feminine Soul!"

A portion of this new book is part of the personal journal taken by the author -- how she evolved from being a 'basket case' into a new way of being and living.

Curious? You can place your order today!

The book is actually ready to order, direct from publisher using this link if you are interested . Use discount code 20 for 20% off the order, pre-release.

Read excerpts from the books

If you would like to purchase the poetry books by check or money order, please print out a blank invoice.

Another new book is being created.

"Spin Cycles for Mental Wellness: Making Life Manageable." Plans are in the works to publish this book online!

 "Rungs of A Ladder"

Steps Out Of Darkness

Rungs of A Ladder

This is a twelve-step program that I wrote for myself as I moved from a group identity to an individual and personal identity. It was adapted from A Hunger for Healing by Keith Miller.

 "Poetry Soup"

Turning Life into a Stew-pot of Adventure

Poetry Soup

Combining my skills and experience as a professional baker and cook with real life experiences to create a humorous blend of soul soup.


 "Life On Tap"

Prayers Under Pressure

Life On Tap

The contrast from living in a pressure cooker world where every move, look, emotion, choice of clothing and hair style was scrutinized to facing social and professional pressures as I struggled to find balance in a new world - where I had no history - taught me to retreat deep inside where a rich prayer life developed and spilled out and over into poetry.

Other Books

Snapshots: Moments in Recovery

This selection of narrative poems were actual issues I found myself dealing with in the aftermath of leaving one world and entering a new world, outside all I had ever known.

Moon Beams: A Peek at Feminine Energy

After a life-time of repressing my natural talents, creativity and emotions, I was frightened by the emergence of energy. At first, I channeled this energy into poetry as a way to look at what was going on with me.

Beyond the Mirror: Perceptions of a Woman

As part of a third generation to be raised in the 2X2"s, a religious environment that endorsed gnostic and legalistic practices - especially for woman - it was an emotional epic to start looking beyond the required mandates and search for the woman behind the mask.


Other Books