Published in Justice Poetic·PinnedMember-onlyListening to Dua Lipa in an Olive Oil BathA Poem — Cat eye glasses, Even in the tub so I can Feel the glam And see I am always the meeting place between Pleasure and functionality Listening to Dua Lipa in my olive oil bath I poured extra virgin into the tub, added lavender bubbles Hot hot water I am soup My body eases in To the tub To the music To my early…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published in Justice Poetic·22 hours agoMember-onlyA Girl with Glasses Book Review of Happily: A Personal History — With Fairy Tales, by Sabrina Orah Mark.This book is amazing, real and unreal. — I have always wanted to crawl inside of a fairy tale. I have been reading, writing, and thinking about fairy tales all of my life. I wrote my first poem when I was 7 and it was a fairy tale of sorts. There’s just something about fairy tales — and…Books4 min readBooks4 min read
Published in Justice Poetic·Feb 28Member-onlyArtists, Love and Pain: A No Spoilers Girl With Glasses Review of The Crane Husband by Kelly BarnhillI have been excited about The Crane Husband since I heard of it, and I have anticipated its late February release date. I love fairy tales and I love modern literary fiction based upon, or taking even bits and pieces from the brilliance of classic and timeless fairy tales. …Books3 min readBooks3 min read
Published in Justice Poetic·Feb 7Member-onlyDoing What You Love and Loving What You DoFreelance Writing as Creativity and Economic Freedom — We have all heard the saying — if you do what you love, you’ll never have to work a day in your life. Or, something like that. And yet, look around — there are a lot of people working and not that many people loving what they do. Taking that…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Published in Justice Poetic·Feb 7Member-onlyWhy Hire a Freelance Writer?AI is Here, But Real Human Writers Are Cool Too — Anyone seeking to further their education, grow their business, or perform outreach for their nonprofit now has the choice — hire a real human writer or editor or use the fast growing AI systems that are out there doing some pretty good writing. As a real human writer, I have…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Published in Justice Poetic·May 9, 2022Member-onlyRemarkably Bright Creatures is a Remarkable TreasureA Review of Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt — Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel, Remarkably Bright Creatures is a full stop flat out masterpiece. This may be cliche, but words are not enough to express the way I feel about this novel and especially its surprise, unexpected, delightful sometimes narrator Marcellus, the giant Pacific Octopus with three hearts of…Reading3 min readReading3 min read
Published in Justice Poetic·Nov 7, 2021Member-onlyThe Buddha and The Monster Trucks:Reflections on Unexpected Joy and Peace — 2020 was a hard year for many of us. On my end, I have had some hard years since about 2010 and was really hoping things would shape up and get right in that decade. And spoiler alert: they did! But not in a way I had expected. …Love3 min readLove3 min read
Published in Justice Poetic·Oct 8, 2021Member-only90 Day Fiance: The Other Way: Haiku Series 1Season 3 — 90 Day Fiance1 min read90 Day Fiance1 min read
