BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT!

If Adam Picked The Apple is available for pre-order!

FRIENDS! I just submitted the final manuscript of If Adam Picked The Apple to my publisher, and I am feeling overwhelmed with excitement and fatigue. I spent years dreaming of being a published writer, and now it’s finally happening. It feels surreal.

This book is my first book of poetry and includes the Pushcart Prize winning poem If Adam Picked the Apple. For those of you haven’t read it, I’ve included it below.

IF ADAM PICKED THE APPLE

There would be a parade,
a celebration,
a holiday to commemorate
the day he sought enlightenment.
We would not speak of
temptation by the devil, rather,
we would laud Adam’s curiosity,
his desire for adventure
and knowing.
We would feast
on apple-inspired fare:
tortes, chutneys, pancakes, pies.
There would be plays and songs
reenacting his courage.

But it was Eve who grew bored,
weary of her captivity in Eden.
And a woman’s desire
for freedom is rarely a cause
for celebration.

The collection will be published on March 8th, 2025—the International Day…