The Urban Bush Woman Revealed

 “Soar with wit. Conquer with dignity. Handle with care.”  
~Criss Jami~

I've loved the written word as long as I can remember. There hasn't been a time in my life when I couldn't find comfort in the pages of a book or with my pen to paper. 

Writing gives me comfort. It provides me an outlet for my joys, however small;  my sorrows and heartbreak;  my great failures and successes, my constant yearning to find out who I am and what role I am supposed to fulfill, and to share my life. Because it is in sharing who I am that I am able to touch the hearts of those around me. I can find a common theme and thread and those who read my words can empathize or sympathize with me. Because we have all been through it. My stories aren't new or different than what you or anyone else has been through. For some reason, I can just string words together to convey exactly what I'm feeling...what you're feeling...what you've felt. I am YOUR voice as much as my own. 

I've written short fiction, erotica, stories about my remarkable mixed up family, the pain of my divorce to a man I thought I loved with all my heart as a young woman, my struggles as a single mother of three amazing children I have been blessed with-my short people, and observations on my life and those around me.  I started writing my personal observations about my family and life on a social networking site. Those simple writings have blossomed into this blog with the encouragement of dear friends and family.

Writing simply is an expression of who I am. It keeps me sane and free in times I have felt bound and trapped. It releases my spirit and allows me to remove the burden from my heart and soul and place a modicum of peace back inside me.

I am passionate. I am fiery. I am difficult to handle. I'm a siren. I'm invisible. I'm sensitive...and unbreakable. I'm a joyous and loving handful. I'm sensual...and innocent. I'm cynical...and 

naïve. I'm strong and tough. I'm vulnerable and afraid. I'm defiant and fearless. 

I'm trusting that the things that happen in my life happen for a reason. Every single experience we have is there for us to learn from, as well as those that we love. If God, The Creator, The Universe...whatever you want to call Him/Her/It didn't put us here to become enlightened beings, then I don't know what our true purpose is. Life inspires me. And scares the living hell out of me most days.

Please walk with me on my journey as I continue to learn to soar with wit, conquer my demons and challenges with dignity and as I always remind people to be kind to themselves and each other-to handle with care.