Three Love Poems
Consortium Up before you, I hear your shuffle down the morning hall, the clearing of your throat, and my head turns of it’s own accord, trained by years of practice, and I’m looking for your…
Ambling Towards Ambulation
Bink was a late walker. She was late with everything, actually—except with being adorable and precious and deeply loved. Here's a poem about walking from my book Little Pockets of Glow. If you haven't purchased…
MelindaFebruary 2, 2026
Before the Poetry Reading
BEFORE the POETRY READING I want to thank God, goddess, fate, those who work in the otherworld office of lifespans where decisions are made— perhaps before we are born— about just how long we’ll slosh…
MelindaJanuary 22, 2026
The Only Reasonable Light
image by Melinda, "Shekinah" Oh, there is so much pain in this peopled world, and I dare say the majority of it is delivered to humans by other humans. I don’t pretend any circumstances will…
MelindaJanuary 15, 2026
The Bus Stop Moms and Me
Hello, Today I'm sharing a short reading from my collection, "Little Pockets of Glow". Bus Stop Moms is a snapshot into my life in the slower lane of parenting my wonderful daughter who lives with…
MelindaDecember 5, 2025
To hell, to hell with this dry well
(To confront writers block, she) Mixed metaphors. Now I understand it was never about the others. Not their timeline, their values. Not the scripts we were fed about how to be and behave in this…
MelindaDecember 2, 2025
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
On Turkeys and Traffic and TIme
I'm taking a break from promoting my new book this morning to extoll the power of a pause. We humans do tend to plow into the middle of things in our self-important haste to get…
MelindaOctober 23, 2025
‘Little Pockets of Glow’ is Here!
I’m thrilled to announce that my debut poetry collection, Little Pockets of Glow, is officially out in the world! This book reflects my journey raising my daughter, offering glimpses into the challenges and joys of…
MelindaSeptember 10, 2025