Okay, so I’ll pick up where I left off—by reminding readers about Mule gear. I have T shirts in white and pink and am looking at the sweatshirt, in gray. Oh, and maybe the green one. Anyone can buy them. Wouldn’t this tote bag or this large mug make a great Christmas gift? Ringer shirts, like this one, are cute on skinny people. I’m a former skinny person and would have looked cute in this shirt about thirty-five years ago.

Babies and grandbabies would look cute in this one.

A purchase from the Dead Mule’s CafePress store helps support the Mule and allows Val to stay home and care for her 90 year old mother Ruth.

***

Not all of my friends are poets or writers and not all of my interests are literary. My husband and I are rail fans and NASCAR fans, but I’ll blog about that some other time. I’ve made a number of “friends” through literary publications that have published my works. For example, I’ve been published two or three times on Adagio Verse Quarterly and have come to know poets Michael Paul Ladanyi and Patricia Gomes through this publication.

A number of my poems are on TimBookTu, published by Memphis Vaughn. This site is where I met my dear friend, poet and songwriter Alice Parris, whose poems have been on this blog and on the Dead Mule. I’ve also had poems, such as “Borrowed Memories,” (and an essay) on The Centrifugal Eye, edited by Eve Anthony Hanninen. I’ve learned so much about how to tighten up a poem, removing what’s unnecessary, and about line breaks from Eve.

Richard Hansen, at POEMS-FOR-ALL, publishes lovely little mini-chapbooks. Mine are Absolution #322 and Rookie at the Barre #586. Locate them in the check list to see their covers. This press is a labor of love: There is no charge to poets or readers for these little volumes. Mastodon Dentist, published by Gordon Purkis and his cat, has published my poems, including “In the Garden” and one in Issue 2 that has gone missing.

Well, that’s about enough for now. Guess this post will need a part three. More later guys!