On Breath and Belonging
Andy Smith, adriana, Linda Meg Frith, Laura Catanzano, Sue Banerji, PD Hurt, Alegria de Rose, Sara Joy Tiberio, Betsy Johnson, M.Ed., David Linebarger, Rae McMinnLongtime seeker for home and belonging. Gradually finding it here, here in the Earth and on the inward path that reveals that I never left home to begin with.
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You thought
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and tight in
the afternoon light.
“maybe I can keep...
Find a way
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Have you seen it before?
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on a stretcher—
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Longtime seeker for home and belonging. Gradually finding it in the Earth and on the inward path that reveals that I never left home to begin with.
i currently live and write in ausin, texas. i take notes on the everyday. i try to be facing in the direction of the surprise. and here i am
I am a mother, a sister, writer, a friend, a truth-seeker, animal lover, retired social worker/therapist, and amateur philosopher. Notice what comes first. I write to learn what I really think.
Wife. Mother. Poet. Inspired by life's delicate spirals. The light in me, sees the light in you.
Welcome! This is where dreams float and stars sing me lullaby! A healthcare professional believing that readers and writers have a symbiotic relationship! "Be kind. You never know where and how you will end up." Me.
My poetry reads like the teenage me shoulder tapping at the laundry mat, hoping to get a bottle at the liquor store. -PD Hurt
Soulful reflections for those longing to live with joy, notice nature’s magic, and create with courage in the second half of life. Subscribe to Soullionaire for heart-centred writing invitations and free online gatherings where we journal together.
Poet + Photographer + Cellist. I find meaning in small details of nature and peace paddling on water. My dogs are my heart floating outside my body. I think we have a lot to learn from trees.
Writer, poet, autism specialist, and educator, working at the intersection of disability justice, advocacy, and creative practice. My poem "The Mathematics of Mercy" read on the floor of the House of Representatives. https://tinyurl.com/mryuj9c3
Poetry and Prose. My latest book, Tennis Players as Works of Art, was both a Next Generation Indie Book Award Winner (2026) and an IPPY Outstanding Book of the Year (2025). My current project is a series of lyrical love letters to my daughters.
I'm newly a poet, plus a mother and L&D nurse in Portland, Oregon. I'm writing poetry about time and change and standing in the doorway, taking it in.
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