Alas Friends

Several obligations and irons in the fire this month. It has forced me to end participation in Napowrimo for 2016. When life allows, I'll return with fresh prose and poetry. Thanks for stopping by the blog.

Eclectica Magazine will print my poem 'On the North Shore' in their poetry anthology this spring. For more info on the project and/or to support it, please visit Eclectica's kickstarter page at this URL: http://www.eclectica.org/anthology_news3.html  I enjoyed reading Tom Dooley's bio that is there. Visit Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/750824464/eclectica-magazine-20th-anniversary-anthologies?ref=nav_search

On the North Shore is about sighting a rare bird. The heart of that story surrounds believing in oneself when the world tells you different. And of course, it is about the private feelings a true poetry reader brings to it.

Soon I will move writing samples to this blog as well as all my published poems.

This has been a very different year for my family; leaving me with many more responsibilities and little time to write. Hopefully 2016 will allow me more time to manage this blog.

~Patricia L. Johnson