My Mother’s Hands by Ruth Thompson On the steering wheel my mother’s handsclench and unclenchclench and unclench. In the vast antipodes of my bellymy daughter […]
“Love is all you need…” But from whom and in what ways? I remember when a beloved family member was going through a divorce, we ironically planned an open mic event with the title, “Love is all you need…” but […]
I am delighted to be in Sonoma County and ready to read for you from the latest deck in my tarot library, Angel Tarot Cards by Radleigh Valentine. Connecting with the angels and inviting their energy to be present to […]
Both tarot and poetry engage with imagery to explore our awareness of who we are and why we are here. Truth be told, nine times out ten, people come to oracles like tarot to ask about love. The tarot is an […]
Tarot decks provide a fertile and versatile source of inspiration for writers. Whether you are looking to connect more deeply to yourself, your current writing project, or to see what arises in the moment, you can use a simple but […]
Finally sharing the December celebration of 1-year anniversary of the publication of my memoir in poems, The Fool in the Corn, with this radio interview graciously conducted by Calaveras County Poet Laureate Linda Toren (author of Raven Braids the Wind, […]
Sherlock Holmes Through A Tarot Lens: Tea, Tarot, and Poetry: Baker Street West promises “7 tiny shoppes with a Sherlockian twist…” a magical space in which I’m so honored to come and explore the connection to the mystery of tarot, […]
It’s Empress Time… Join us for a deep dive into the tarot Empress…my next six-week tarot journaling class, Tarot Journaling: Empress, starts this coming Sunday, offered through Antioch University’s Continuing Education program (course start was delayed through the summer so […]
Do you remember what it took to write in the heat of early motherhood, much less to revise and submit work? I do… And I remember how ecstatic I felt when Literary Mama first put up a poem of mine […]
Writing Nontraditional Memoirs Discussion and Reading at Four Eyed Frog Books with Marcia Meier, Tania Pryputniewicz, and Ruth Thompson Marcia, Tania, and Ruth have been coming to Sea Ranch since 2013 with their long-time women writers’ group, the Flamingos. In […]