To whom it may concern:

Please excuse Tiffany Moore from this week’s writing assignment.

She is currently on a research assignment in Sacramento California where she is studying Spanish, learning the weather systems of the local area region in the summer (f’ing hot), and accompanying me while I go down memory lane.

In lieu of a creative writing assignment please accept my deepest gratitude and appreciation for your readership and support of Tiffany’s writing practice. She means the world to me and I am happy you get to read her work!

Tiffany will return to her regular writing practice next week.

Sincerely,

Carmina Eliason

Artist, Writer, Art Doula

For more information about Carmina and her artwork and art doula services, please visit her website or read her lovely writings at Carmina’s Luminarium on Substack.

I absolutely LOVE Carmina’s poetry! Here are some of my favorites:

Carmina's Luminarium

"mermaid tears"

This morning my daughter asked me to pretend to be a mermaid with her, but I was not in a good mood. Mornings have been especially hard in our house lately, with lots of tears, meltdowns, and crankiness. Today we were late, and I needed to get to work. On the verge of my own emotional outburst, I mumbled grumpily that we didn’t have time. I hastily shuff…

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2 years ago · Carmina Eliason

Carmina's Luminarium

the promise of autumn

Dear reader: My editor does not want me to share this… too indulgent, she said. So I told her to go eat some chips and come back later. Enjoy! Best, Carmina the promise of autumnthe promise of autumn is the leaf that trembles then floats and falls down onto mounds of ready and delicate mosses dark wet soil perfumed with petrichor and the gossamer embrac…

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3 years ago · 5 likes · Carmina Eliason

Thank you so much for your support! I look forward to sharing with you next week, but until then, take care of yourselves!