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…
This is What They Told Me to Tell You
Awakening from a decent night’s sleep a few days ago, I found strings of words inside my eyelids. I didn’t recognize them as my own—my assumption is they are angelic, though the distinction between inside…
MelindaJanuary 5, 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
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
When Your Dragonfly Grew
My friend, the artist Marina Powdermaker, would have turned 64 next week. I can't quite believe it's been 5 years since she left. It is for us—those left living—to honor our beloved dead by telling…
MelindaAugust 22, 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
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
A Happy Smattering of Weirdness
Perfectly Imperfect I read a good amount of poetry. Some comes to me in literary journals and books, some shows up in various online forums. I’m drawn to writing that is accessible, creative and real.…
MelindaMay 19, 2025