AUTHOR & POET
Welcome to my site.
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all my readers and express my gratitude for your visits to my website because I know with my situation I can have periods of time that I simply cannot write. When I started this new website a few years ago, I thought it would take much longer to reach 11 thousand people than it has. Jamie has done an outstanding job of looking after my website and taking control of everything outside the writing for me. It has been a blessing to have him in my corner and I know that I would never be able to produce such a beautiful website, or been able to maintain it by myself.
One of the things I know you might be wondering about is why I put the word TREASURE at the end of every post and only a couple of lines there. Having suffered from various mental and physical health issues and family life being very full for whater reason, I know there are times that I simply CANNOT read a full article - not even the short ones I write! My aim in writing (well, in life really) is to heal and not hurt, restore and not destroy, support and not abandon. People struggle for many different reasons and if you can find something in my writing that makes you feel even the tiniest bit better, that’s enough for me. My purpose is fulfilled.
So come in, have a look around, find what you want and if you have any comments, questions or suggestions please feel free to contact me. I want for you to feel some peace or happiness, something that lifts you up or can bring a smile to your face.
MORE ABOUT ME
There are so many different ways now for you to search for anything you would like to either see or read. Jamie has been working really hard to keep this website updated and running smoothly and I am grateful he tackles this for me.
Blog posts are generally spontaneously written by things that happen to myself or my family. At other times, it comes from something I have seen, watched or heard about.
The poems I create are usually inspired by anything I come across in my life’s journey. Sometimes they start with a word or phrase and other words swim around in my head until they come together and lo and behold a poem is formed.
Developing my creativity has been an exciting challenge for me and I have actually started writing short stories based on the poems and inspiration I have had or the stories just come to me.
Art and craft work has also been a great way to inspire my creativity and doing it myself has also brought great satisfaction.
SHOP
Supporting others through poetry and prose.
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Something a little different?
In this section, you’ll find short stories that have been inspired by poems that I have written. I wanted to see if I could do it and I think the first one I have created is great. I’d love to hear what you think of the two pieces together. It’s going to be exciting seeing what stories I can create in this new way.
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What people are saying.
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