You could say I am a new author and poet, but truth be told,
I have been writing since I was a little girl. I had the most amazing inner
world and wrote about it, painted it about, and wrote poetry about it
incessantly. It was my escape from a world in which monsters and demons – very real
ones in the shape of my parents – reigned supreme.
I grew up in Texas and during some of the worst times, lived
in a medium sized town in the panhandle – a town called Lubbock. A lot of
people have heard of Lubbock, Texas, and I am still partial to Texas Tech
University and the Red Raiders. Frankly, that is only one of the few bright
spots there.
The other? Our little green house with the corner surrounded
by huge – at least to me – cedar trees. Oh, and the giant weeping willow tree
in the front yard – both a safe haven and a harbinger of pain, but it wasn’t
the tree’s fault. Let me get back to my little corner and my cedar trees.
The cedar trees made a most beautiful cave where I spent
hours healing, talking to the fairies that resided there, and writing and
drawing. This cave was where I met the most beautiful mystical beings, and
where my Mother Goddess healed me from the pain of my earthly existence. She nurtured
me when I needed love, and she provided me with so much love that I was able to
survive whatever the monster and demon, my mother and father, dished out.
But most of all, she and my fairy friends gave me permission
to live and write and paint about the horrors that existed. That is where I
found my muse that would last me a lifetime and get me through whatever life
threw at me. It is also where I learned who and what I was.
And so, I’m not a newcomer to writing, but I am a newcomer
to letting the world see my soul. Each word and stroke of the brush is a piece
of my soul that I have decided to share with you, my readers. I started sharing
in my blogs – both here and in my other persona’s blogs, and on Twitter. It was
through Twitter that I have met some amazing poets and friends. And it was
through one man, in particular, who goes by the user name @TorturdCyclone, that
I found encouragement to share my soul.
And now, I have had my first poem published! I am so proud
of myself for taking the chance in opening myself to this possibility. This
was, perhaps, one of the most difficult challenges I have found so far. But, it
is official! I am a published poetess!
I hope my readers go to the links I am providing in this
blog post and purchase the 7th edition of Innovate e-Magazine. The editor, Grey
Wolf, was kind enough to invite me to submit a poem and include me in this
edition. To him, I am so grateful. This has given me the validation I so needed
as an artist and writer, and I will support him completely! So, go! Buy! Spread
the word! And read me!
Soon, I will have my first poetry compilation ready for
publishing and my first erotica romance novel ready for publishing. My
website is in the works, and my series of erotic abstracts is in the first
stages. I am opening my soul to you, my readers, raw and pure! I trust you will
find pieces of you there, and will find your own healing place.
To purchase Innovate e-Magazine, 7th edition both
in print and e-book, go to these links:
