Some of my writing is available to read online, including but not limited to….
MEMOIR & PERSONAL ESSAYS
$11 and Mileage, Charlotte Lit / Litmosphere
Passing Time, Susurrus:
Trail Prophecy, Persimmon Tree Magazine
They Only See Us While We Wear the Mask, Adelaide Literary Magazine
Old Reynoldsburg, Orion
A Blood of Bottles, Burnt Pine
A Blood of Bottles (reprint), WELL READ Magazine
Cornbread Communion, Dead Mule
SHORT FICTION
A Thief in Monkey Junction, Defenstration
Good Intentions, Literally Stories
HUMOR
Writing By the Signs, Laura’s Books & Blogs
How Bubba Came to Be, NFReads
Okra Flow Yoga (TM) Brings Enlightened Movement to the Deep South…and Beyond! Glossy News
POETRY
The Sacrilege of a Tilted Axis – Tennessee Voices Anthology 2023-24 (print only)
The Sacrilege of a Tilted Axis (reprint) – Sparks of Calliope, June 2024
Shhh – The Cackling Kettle (print only; January 2024)
In the Woods, Near the River – The Cackling Kettle (print only; January 2024)
Lament of the Afflicted – Roanoke Review
Invocation – Rundelania
Raven Speaks – Rundelania
Reflection – Rundelania
A Twinkle in the Eye of the Universe – Rundelania
My Bad (aka the D B Cooper poem) -Pushcart Nominated- Waterwheel Review
Counsel for Going to the Western Territory – Common Ground Review
Homecoming – Stick Figures
Let Me Build Myself Instead – Basilisk Tree
I Have Questions – Blue Unicorn (print only; Spring 2023)
I Have Questions – Poetry Super Highway (reprint)
The Sky is Calling – JAKE
Show Me the S on Your Chest – JAKE
it was the last summer – Heron Tree
Why I’m Not Appalachian – Tennessee Voices Anthology 2022-2023 (print only)
Why I’m Not Appalachian (reprint) – Sparks of Calliope, June 2024
A Certain Prophetess – Home Planet News
A Certain Prophetess (reprint) – Sybil
How to Rouse an Idle Heart – Home Planet News
Elemental – Home Planet News
The Door Between is Always Open – The Road Not Taken (pdf journal)
The Door Between is Always Open – (reprint) Writing in a Woman’s Voice
Grace – The Orchards Poetry Journal (pdf journal)
Unutterable – One / Jacar Press
the naked eye may send – Heron Tree
Ctrl+Z – The Metaworker (this poem is about suicide)
Cinders, Feathers – Bluepepper
Bottom Feeding – The Elevation Review
two haiku – Better Than Starbucks
hold the world – Heron Tree
the heart of the people – Unlost Journal
Straight on ’til Morning – Black Moon Magazine, issue 5
Use Your Words – Dissident Voice
Use Your Words – (reprint) Poem Alone
Persimmon Seed Predicts Hard Winter – Sheila-Na-Gig
Speaking Hope in Sterile Rooms – Scapegoat Review
FOOD & ENVIRONMENT
A Blood of Bottles, Burnt Pine
Cornbread Communion, Dead Mule
It Takes a Garden to Feed a Village, Homegrown
Candy From Strangers, Food Renegade
BOOKS, WRITING, ETC
Find Your Fictional Character’s Energy Motivators – Intro – this site
Find Your Fictional Character’s Energy Motivators – Part 1: Earth – this site
Find Your Fictional Character’s Energy Motivators – Part 2 : Water – Laura’s Books & Blogs
Find Your Fictional Character’s Energy Motivators – Part 3 : Fire -The Muffin Blog
Find Your Fictional Character’s Energy Motivators – Part 4 : Air – Anne R Allen’s Blog…with Ruth Harris
Finding Your Fictional Character’s Energy Motivators – Part 5 : Ether – Bethany Henry Writing & Wellness
Finding Your Fictional Character’s Energy Motivators – Part 6 : Light – Julie W Herman
Finding Your Fictional Character’s Energy Motivators – Part 7 : Consciousness – this site
The Ancient Science That Can Help You Get It Written at Live Write Thrive
Writing By The Signs at Laura’s Books & Blogs
How Bubba Came to Be, NFReads
A Matter of Pedigree: the Southern regional mystery as written by women, DEADLY WOMEN, edited by Jan Grape and Dean James
The Secret Life of Jesse James, excerpt from All The Dirty Cowards by Deborah Adams
YOGA
Tips for Building a Successful Yoga Business in a Small Town Sivana
Okra Flow Yoga (TM) Brings Enlightened Movement to the Deep South…and Beyond! Glossy News
Here’s How Yoga Can Increase Your Creativity, Sivana
You Ain’t Woman Enough to Take My Mat (Yoga at Loretta Lynn’s place)
How to Plan a Personal Retreat That Fits Your Life, Sivana
Here’s How Yoga Makes You Smarter, Lake Oconee Health
11 Simple Ways to Get Happy in a Hurry, Sivana
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Domestic Violence, a compilation of blog posts about the prevalence and symptoms of domestic violence, as well as suggestions for helping the victims and how victims can find safe haven.