Introduction to The Adventures of a Baby Crone Series
Kayla wrote poetry at an early age. She remembers making her brother laugh by singing little rhyming songs, accolades from her parents after writing a poem about pirates in fifth grade, scribbles in diaries, many a journal burned later. Only one poem from high school remains - Solitary.
A combination of the recent wildfires in California and approaching her second Saturn return has compelled her to create an archive, to leave a legacy, a rosary of remembrance. Thus the Adventures of a Baby Crone was born. "The personal is the political." Spanning four decades, these volumes reflect changes in the author's life, the current times and the queer movement. It has been an intense time of questioning gender, sexuality, race, class, politics, values, and identity.
Sappho's Delights is a delicious collection of feminist and lesbian poetry that chronicle the adventures of a young baby crone as she crossed the country and discovered home. She felt fierce and fabulous. She loved every minute of it.
These tasty morsels span almost a decade. From coming out as bisexual during high school in Maryland, a frisky four years of college in Connecticut an interim in zesty California, a healing year in Northern Idaho, participating on the Global Walk for a Livable World, living as a lesbian separatist, as well as opening the feminist bookstore in Santa Cruz, California.
Friends, lovers, cats and companions are celebrated through poems, haiku, songs, ramblings and even some blues. Dip your toes into the honey!
Tendrils of Belief: Poems 1997 - 2006 picks up the adventures of our Baby Crone five years after Sappho's Delights. No longer a maiden, she embraces motherhood, becomes a gay divorce, and moves from retail therapy to hypnotherapy. Spanning almost a decade, here is more scrumptious food for thought, nuggets to savor and relish. Inspired by the Adrinene Rich's, On Lies Secrets, and Silence, these tender tales continue a quest into a deeper knowing of self, family, and community. Prayers, meditations, affirmations, and some lamentations.
Changing Woman: Poems 2007 - 2016
Reflecting a time of questing and questioning for our Baby Crone, while she changed careers, discovered online dating, and fueled her passion for blogging.
The Beautiful Unknown: Retreat Poems and Prose 2009 - 2020
These poems, prayers, meditations and love spells were woven at various silent writer's retreats along the California Coast, including Mission San Antonio, Point Reyes, and The New Calmodese Hermitage in Big Sur.
The Tiggy Poems: 2007 - 2018
What? A spiny launderette gets seduced by Cock Robin? The Tiggy poems reveal our Baby Dyke deciding that gender, shmender, put it all in a blender, and surf the world of online dating. Much to her surprise, she did meet the one in a million chance... for love, sweet love. Poems on love, loss, and love renewed.
Slices of Life: Poems and Prose 2008 - 2022
The meat of the book is the Her story, with several hefty pieces, most notably the insemination story and chunking through a "History of Eating". Accompanied by memories of past Kitchens with a side of Recipes, these are tasty morsels, some saucy, some juicy, some just plain bitter. Garnishing the cookbook is the Tidbits section, a few haikus and ramblings to cleanse the palate.
Pandemic Blues: Poems and Prose 2020 - 2023
A collection of poetry, prose, letters, and photographs during the outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States. A time of lockdowns and long walks, isolation and virtual friendships, chalk art and free libraries. Between impeachments, infections and insurrections, there was a lot to be blue about.
