I Never Wanted Mary Poppins To Be

I Lived Through A Classic Publishing Story. My Editor Was Fired A Month Before The Book Came Out. The Editor Who Took It Over Already Had A Full Plate. It Was Never Advertised. We Didn't Get Reviewed In Any Major Outlets.

I Love Many Kinds Of Music: World Music, Jazz, Classical, Pop.

Weeping Is Terrible For The Complexion" Said Leonie, Holding Shayndel Close, "but It Is Very Good For The Soul.

It's A Wonder That Any Mother Ever Called A Daughter Dinah Again. But Some Did. Maybe You Guessed That There Was More To Me Than The Voiceless Cipher In The Text. Maybe You Heard It In The Music Of My Name: The First Vowel High And Clear, As When A Mother Calls To Her Child At Dusk; The Second Sound Soft, For Whispering Secrets On Pillows. Dee-nah.

I Never Wanted Mary Poppins To Be My Nanny. I Wanted To Be Her When I Grew Up.