The bittersweet heart isn’t a downer. It’s focusing it’s lens on “love past the bursting of passion in each artery wall and sticky bit of skin. Love past the years–that lasting, longed-for, whole adult love…”
About Love is a gift book and a 40 minute show that tours easily. Here are some pictures from the February debut at HipBone Studio in Portland.



May 6th, 2008 | No Comments »
This piece from About Love has gone thorugh a lot of transformation–from problem piece to oneof the centerpieces of the show. I’ll feature this piece at Scratch–Portland’s wonderful performance lab. In the meantime, what do we do with that detritus from love gone bad?

Broken Hearts Seem Such a Waste:
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February 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
Can you go back into a relationship? Can you process out of a relationship? Maybe–maybe not. Doing anything constructive with love seems to be a bit dicey, but worth the try…These are 2 short Haikus–Love Retroactive and Love Lost, but not Forgotten, from About Love:the bittersweet heart, debutting February 22 in Portland.
January 8th, 2008 | No Comments »
Sometimes we’re our own worst enemy. That’s not just an old adage. It’s time to stop rejecting the stuff inside (and outside) us and to stop internalizing all that other “rejection” we may run across. Rejection is from Big Words. It’s featured in the book About Love; the bittersweet heart,
now available for Holiday Delivery.
December 1st, 2007 | No Comments »
Some pieces needed re recording for the new site and this is one of them. This is part of my book–About Love: the bittersweet heart. This was my most downloaded piece from the old site. For me, the feel of this piece has changed quite a bit as I’ve gone further down the road with this project.

Balancing on My Heart:
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November 24th, 2007 | No Comments »
Such a sweet whirlwind. From the collection Big Words
November 11th, 2007 | No Comments »
We are works in progress and we’ve been through the mill a few times. Hopefully, each love builds upon the last. From The Continuum
November 11th, 2007 | No Comments »
Cosmic fireworks. Did the stars move for you? From Continuum, a new collection.
November 5th, 2007 | No Comments »
It’s better to have loved and lost–really. It’s too easy to throw away the good along with the bad, when love gives out. So here’s a shard of the best.

Double Click on Love:
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November 5th, 2007 | No Comments »
This piece has changed a lot since I originally posted it in 2006. It’s included in the book About Love: the bittersweet heart

Chocolate for the Soul:
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November 5th, 2007 | No Comments »