I'm a nurse, poet, and essayist living in Washington, DC. You can find more of my work as well as podcast and YouTube links at www.sagefemmepress.com. Like most other writers, I've long had the habit of trying to make sense of what's happened to me by putting it into words. And like most other nurses who have worked in and out of hospitals, both here and abroad, I've experienced a lot! Probably the most tumultuous and remarkable years were the ones I spent as family nurse practitioner and director of a small, inner-city clinic here in Washington. Like Langston Hughes's character, Sister Mary, I got my feet caught in the 'sweet flypaper of life.' You can read about my clinic years in two books. The first, a collection of poems (come on you skeptics, give poetry a chance!), is 'Rehab at the Florida Avenue Grill.' The second, 'Ninth Street Notebook--Voice of a Nurse in the City' contains stories, lessons and reflections from the ragged edge of the real world of nursing and health care. While out of print, it's still available through Amazon or as a free download at my website (www.sagefemmepress.com)In 2008, I published a new collection of poems, "Clinician's Guide to the Soul," inspired by the pocket-size guides to lab values, drug doses, and treatment protocols I used to rely on during my clinic years. These poems about nursing, medicine, illness and life are meant for professional and family caregivers, readers of poetry and all who care about the art and science of healing.