Today was a day of the normal business that we all go about, getting kids off to school, taking care of sick me and daughter, and ultimately trying to keep myself from spending the day in bed all day. As dinner wrapped up and I settled into my evening routine, my email was sitting their waiting to be checked.…
One time you count
and another might
count down the time
to find.
On this side of glass
the faces blur, lines
are reflected
in the headlights.
Equipped with the operator’s
manual it will make security
seem sure. As if you could solve
any problem:
flesh,
steel,
just hide from looking for yourself.…
for Mighty Mike McGee
Looking for the scrap in a day, a week,
but this one is too small and that one too weary.
Believing that it is possible to trade
now for later, but missing the magic of the present.…
I have started to write again after a two week break. It has been a challenging couple of years, but I have hope. I refuse to let my illness stop me from accomplishing all that I want to, it just may have to be at a reduced pace.…
I am swallowing my pride, as is needed for my family. Thank you for reading this and helping my cause.
Having a chronic illness is expensive. I am reaching out to those who might be able to help. I have had Chronic Neurological Lyme since 2011.…
My dad once asked me if all great writers were messed up? Drugs, depression, alcoholism, seem to be a theme in the bios of many of the anthologized writers. I laughed a little at the time, thinking to myself that I was probably a tad more crazy than anyone realized.…
I was honored to be on the great morning show that Sandra & Teddy host every day on WHOM. They were gracious hosts, and invited me to join in the dialog about the tragedy during the Boston Marathon yesterday. Everyone has been touched by this trauma in some way.…
Over the next month I am pleased to say that I will be the feature on WHOM 94.9FM during Mornings with Sandra & Teddy on the 16th of April at 7:40AM! I will be teaching at the D Acres Writing group that morning as well, at 11AM, and would love to have you come and join us.…
I came home from work today to find a box of my books! It hasn’t been a real thing until now. Of course my work was real, and I have seen my work in print before, but an entire book is a whole new experience. …
I recently had the pleasure of reading with some of the other talented writers local to Plymouth, NH. Pemi Baker’s Book Soup show, for your viewing delight!
BOOKSOUP from Pemi Baker TV on Vimeo.…