Hello, My book has been out in the world just a few weeks, and the feedback has been so lovely and heart warming. I was overwhelmed by the support at the book's launch party on…
MelindaNovember 13, 2025
The Introvert at the Podium
Hello there, I've been writing about life with my special needs daughter since she was a toddler. She is by far the most interesting person I know. Like many people who are wired differently, she’s…
Stepping into the River of Song
The Sings On parenting, autism, and unrestrained delight Where do you cast your light (aka energy, aka focus, aka intention)? What is it that brings you untethered joy, especially when nobody is watching? I’ve a…
MelindaSeptember 29, 2025
Reach for the Bus Crayon
The Bus Crayon There will be a morning you won’t reach for the black rectangle with the white apple on its face. You won’t instruct your finger to slide…
MelindaJuly 30, 2025
Of Birds and Blueberries
Writing can be therapeutic, but it's work nonetheless. Sending woven words out into the world to be judged is a practice in growing thicker skin. For every published piece there are dozens of rejections. Though I've…
MelindaJuly 21, 2025
When I am Ash
To hear me read this post, click below. Hello you! I’ve had a new poem published in the inaugural issue of Harrow House Journal. This was one of the rare pieces that arrived almost completely…
MelindaJuly 2, 2025
Poetry reading this week!
Hello, dear reader, and happy mid-June to you. I’m popping in to say my first full-length poetry collection is scheduled for publication this fall. No exact date yet, but I’ll send out an update when…
MelindaJune 8, 2025
This Motley, Sublime Life
Weary and Awed a collection of parts of the holy whole One of my favorite songs is “All This Joy” by John Denver. If you’ve never heard it or it has been a while, here’s…
MelindaMay 31, 2025
April is…..
April is Autism Awareness Month and also National Poetry Month, two topics about which I am passionate. I ought to have lots to write and say and post, but here we are almost two thirds…
MelindaApril 19, 2025
My Drawing Told Me To Tell You
Hello out there! My recovery from foot surgery is going well. I’ve spent some of the “couch time” making little colored pencil drawings. Shortly after I finished them (and like so many things in my…
MelindaJanuary 25, 2025