POETRY
In March of 2020, a pandemic shifted the world. Time got soft. Summer lasted three years. Spring disappeared. It snowed, but nobody could say if it was winter. If one could stay sane under these conditions, there had to be a constant. A Year Without a Season tells the story of a woman anchored by cats and nature, navigating a new world in her house, backyard, and beyond.
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In The Fish, The Twins, The Ram, mothers and grandmothers and sisters collaborate and collide like a violent galaxy that takes decades of settling before its origins can be seen clearly. These dynamics are exposed through the poetic exploration of this close-knit family through a childhood and young adulthood of conflict, mysterious coincidences, misunderstandings, and eerie connections.
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First published collection of poetry. "The White Stairs" is a story of transformation and madness, relationships and solitude. Progressing toward an ultimate becoming (or unbecoming), it's impossible to know whether this chosen path is ascending or descending. Published June 2015.
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Ignigena
First-ever collection of poetry written between 1994 and 2006. Unpublished and unpublishable, "Ignigena" is full of the nonsensical word-doodling of someone only just beginning to understand and write poetry. It isn't pretty. But occasionally I will reveal one of its gems to those who know the password. We laugh, and they buy me cake out of pity.
The Swan
Hand-made chapbook; limited distribution for Yule 2008. These poems appear in later collections.
NON-FICTION
In the late 19th century, Lowell, Massachusetts was one of the most popular American cities for Swedish immigrants hoping to start a new life. “Swedes in Lowell” is the modern translation of Olof Berntson’s 1917 book, “Svenskarne i Lowell, Mass.”, which documents the humble beginnings and robust growth of Lowell’s Swedish population from 1857 to 1917. Berntson lists the minutia of arrivals, marriages, births, and deaths, but also outlines the formation of Swedish religious congregations and community organizations in the city. “Swedes in Lowell” tells the story of this close-knit immigrant community using the broad strokes of historical perspective and the fine detailing of day-to-day living.
Translation was originally intended just for family, but was made available to the public, with an introduction and extensive index, in
December 2016. Available on Amazon.
