Moon Penny Musings
Writings from the road to Happy Destiny: A bit of spirituality, humor and peace, with a dose of poetry just for fun.
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In memory of Deb Koffman (1966 – 2021) Deb Koffman was a local artist, whose whimsical pieces found a place in her gallery in the village of Housatonic Massachusetts. I met her a few times when I went to her gallery; her images brought joy to the viewer. I hadn’t…
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Poem of the Day Project
July 24, 2026 A silver-winged dragonfly landed on an apple blossom, delicate legs caressed the pale pink petals. In a brief moment it was gone,…
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Road to the TCS NYC Marathon: Part 3
Releasing the EGO For the (possibly) first time in my life I have been listening to an expert (my running coach) and I have been…
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Dilgence, Sybiosis, and Sloth
June 25, Diligence: persistent and careful hard work We have a nest of Chipping Sparrows in one of our birdhouses (a 4 bedroom barn which…
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Diving into the Grief
For my father on Fathers’ Day Jun 17, 2026 My dad died ten days ago and today marks exactly one month to the day he…
● About Me
I wrote and published my first blog post on May 26, 2009. I was about to turn 36 and had been accepted to Mount Holyoke College as a non-traditional student, on my way to completing a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Medieval Studies. I had managed, finally, to know what general direction I was traveling. As a self proclaimed voracious reader I knew that I needed a vocation that would allow me to engage daily with words: reading words, writing words, and hearing words. I also needed to eat, so I navigated my way to a teaching position and I began to fine tune my craft. I love to teach and I love my students, but I also needed to continue to hone my own literary technique, voice, and style. I continued my education in order to delve deeper into literature, making connections, and most definitely, writing. I gained more confidence as a reader as well as a writer of both creative and analytical text. That first blog post in 2009 is short, the writing average, and the topic mundane, but as I continued to learn from other writers I began to understand that to become a better writer I needed to write more. Each time I write and release a poem, a post, or a story, I hone my skills. I invite you along for the ride, for this journey of mine as I attempt to wrangle a wealth of ideas and competing directions into an organized freshly paved path to publication. I might get distracted along the way, but sometimes those detours lead us to amazing views and new friends.
