In theaters across the world, this moment is the same, and I love it dearly, with all my heart. After the comforting dissonance and...

with a gentle heart in good keeping beauty arrives when boldest can show softness yet lose not strength nor character but find...

The ends of me are stretched too thin from reaching... I'm pale from wanting and weak from waiting too long.... dance shoes in hand , my...

There are moments I happen upon, little lovely surprises that at once, captivate me in the present experience as enchanting, and send me...

I miss the smell of those tall, thin Florida pines and cypress and scrub. The sun warmed brown scent of pine needles underfoot on those...

That would be Southern comfort food. Food has always called to me as a fascination, a joy, an art, and a way to express love and a little...

Dark marshland swallowed the moonlight, not leaving a trace of light in its depths, silouetted by a border of black twisted cypress and...

She sat there, rage eating chocolate ice cream. Every bite she took hurt me to watch, and there was nothing I could do. It was emotional...

One of the most surreal moments….. As a tiny, eager sophomore, at the National Academy of Arts, I was in love with dancing. In love with...

There are gifts I've been given, without knowing, until I rediscover them. My world shifted tonight, in a magical way. Remembering...

As girls we’re told so often - it’s no big deal... did it really happen.... but he only... That we brush it off, bury it away.... forget...

Giving the little gifts of praise and lifting you up Knowing you give me nothing back Is a hollow slicing ache With each offering But I...

Standing here in the wine aisle Feeling emotions well up And writing them down in a hurry Lest they flurry and fly away Flit out of my...

Drinking citrus vodka Not rum Rum is dangerous Rum is hot moonlit nights Rum runners on that Lauderdale beach the moon dancing in...

BPAL October Lunacy 2019- Death and the Maiden I felt like it was time to write up these gorgeous scents again. Here we go! The balmy...

I wrote this several (many) years ago – and since the Season’s upon us, I’m giving it to you again. The light is changing in the late...

A Tale of Holiday Meal Shopping :::::: THANKSGIVING :::::::::: Now, this Holiday is wonderful, no doubt. Generations lovingly reunited...