Lyric Fire: Orange Slices & Oatmeal
psychedelic sun circles exploding with rich zest and vitality revving up the inner engine of complete possibilities dotting the soul with punch and promise making the day a deliverance and…
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Lyric Fire: Kissing Razor Blades
divisive division shooting in the name of religion painting a pretty picture on a dark past kissing razor blades to spite glass no choice nor soul that’s worthy so we…
Lyric Fire: Authors Like To Smell Good Too!
If you were a screaming teenage girl, there was no place you wanted to be more than in New York City and at Macy’s yesterday. Why? Well, if you must…
Lyric Fire: Can’t Blame You For Familiar
the pain is like candy isn’t it? sugary addictive embedded in the bloodstream a cavity causing joy fest i offer alternative sweetness it’s entertaining & thrilling for moments it doesn’t…
Lyric Fire: Silly Pre-Summer Snapshots of Tamstarz
It’s very warm here in NYC, but summer officially begins on June 21st. So it’s time to shed all of those heavy thoughts and smile, giggle and enjoy the summer…
Lyric Fire: Friday’s Favorite Word Feast – Modulation
This week was like a roller coaster. There were many dips, twists and turns. I often felt like I was a music producer behind the board manipulating tracks and directing…
Lyric Fire: Book Binge: “Silver Sparrow” by Tayari Jones
Hello readers! I have not presented a book binge selection in a while because I’ve been super busy attending networking events, book/blog conferences, doing poetry readings and working on several…
Lyric Fire: Jade Stones For June
Please accept my apologies for my lateness with this month’s mental and spiritual wellness post, but I have been very busy in a lot of areas in my life. (Stay…
Lyric Fire: Friday’s Favorite Word Feast – Closure
Life can be just like a book or a film. Whether your existence is filled with drama, comedy, fiction or fantasy, you are in charge of the structure of the…
Lyric Fire: Wished You Could Have Written It On My Wall
what we have is forbidden so it stays hidden behind the screen out of view so long ago before our network was social we danced a sensual ballet legs, arms…
Lyric Fire: BlogWorld & New Media Expo Blurbs
This year the BlogWorld & New Media ExpoĀ was co-located withĀ Book Expo America (BEA)Ā so in between my jaunts last week to different BEA sessions and booths, I was happily able to…
Lyric Fire: Book Expo America (BEA) Spotlight – Book Country
I attended Book Expo AmericaĀ lastĀ week (May 24-27) and had a blast! There were so many booths, books, exhibitors and networking opportunities, that I’m just now exhaling enough to start writing…
Lyric Fire: Tales From The Stage – My Six-Word Story – I Wasn’t Born, I Was Adopted
It’s been about a week and a half since the Smith Magazine Six-Word Story Show and I promised a full report so here goes! Smith Magazine encourages and challenges their…
Lyric Fire: Syncopated Soliloquy (Maxwell Is My Muse Poem)
I usually present a favorite word on Friday, but I wanted to do something different. So today I will share a piece of my creative process. I’m often asked what…
My Blog Lyric Fire: Friday’s Favorite Word Feast – Denouement
What a week! Whew! I am so happy that Friday is here. I’ve decided to select DENOUEMENT (PRONOUNCED: dÄ-ĖnĆ¼-ĖmƤāæ) asĀ my favorite word for today. French in it’s origin, denouement is…
My Blog Lyric Fire: Thankful…
I will be doing a full post about my Smith Magazine Six-Word SlamĀ appearance last night at the 92YTribeca, but I just wanted to say thank you to all of my…
My Blog Lyric Fire: Marigolds for May
We’re now five months into 2011. How has it been going? Has it been raining in your life lately? Well, I’ve certainly seen my share of down pours recently. Isn’t…
My Blog Lyric Fire: Friday’s Favorite Word Feast – Perseverance
Hello Lyric Fire Readers! I know I’ve been neglecting you, but I swear I had a good reason. I would share it, but I’d rather focus on the future as…
My Blog Lyric Fire: Smith Magazine’s Six-Word Memoir Story Slam-I’m Performing!
I know I haven’t been blogging regularly lately and there are reasons for that. I’ve been crazy busy with a major project that really needed all of my time and…
My Blog Lyric Fire: “Ware” The Heart Resides – Ode to Studio W
two tiny seedlings wondering seeking living being a midwestern fashion goddess a pionnering photographer cross paths again and again bond gets stronger each time she smiles shyly he pours on…