How will you measure your time this year? My book, Time Measured Out! suggests this question about time? I am starting 2026 with reflection and intention because I always wonder on New Year’s Day. What does this year hold? How will I achieve my dreams? Is my writing authentic? How will I grow as a writer?

Also, today I joyfully joined the Ultimate Blog Challenge. I agreed to writing a blog post every day in January, tweeting using the hashtag #blogboost, posting it on the UBC website, and commenting on 2 other blog posts. Yes, it’s a big commitment, but I did it in November 2021 and had a great experience. I learned new ideas to enrich each blog, so I’m sure I will learn more this year.

From my new poetry collection, Time Measured Out!, here’s an excerpt of one of the poems that displays my usual intentions:

I fashioned this poem after Emily Dickinson’s “I Dwell in Possibility.”

July 26, 2002

I dwell in possibility . . .

It's a rich life
     Full to the brim.
I face it in every question
     that comes.
I move from abundance.
I have all I need.
I have all I want.
     What a sweet refuge!

Both formats of Time Measured Out! are available now:

• E-book – $.99 for a limited time
• Paperback – $15.00

My intention for this year moves away from my five-book poetry series for awhile to a serious topic: the effect of being an incest survivor and the healing available. In 2016, I wrote over 50,000 words of an autofiction, an autobiography fictionalized. The flurry created by the Epstein Files and all of the survivors’ betrayal forced me to return to this book to support the victims. My story illustrates my pain and my healing. So, 2026, I plan to focus on the revision of this book and releasing as soon as possible. Then I will return to my poetry series.

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