Revisions: September 2026

At the end of each month I post an update called Revisions on what I'm up to and content I would like to share with you. Most of the links on this post are informational, but a few are affiliate links to Bookshop.org help maintain this website.

Hi Friends, 

Some compare early fall weather to the feeling of melancholy, which as a Scorpio moon is perhaps where I am most at home. It feels familiar to swim in the evenness of being, while tapping into the grief of the world.

A reminder there is nothing wrong with following the mood of the season. As the light continues to dim, I offer an invitation to rest and to stay warm. 

With Love, 

​Kerry (she/her) 

Upcoming Events:

Facilitating in October: 

• Center for Chronic Illness: Web-Based Rare Chronic Illness Support Group, Tuesday October 6th, 2026 at 4pm PST. 
• Center for Chronic Illness: APFED Connect EOE Adult Support Network, Tuesday October 13th, 2026 at 4pm PST. 
• Center for Chronic Illness: APFED Connect Rare EOS Support Network, Tuesday October 27th, 2026 at 4pm PST. 

Attending in October: 

• ​Writing Into the Ocean, October 17th to October 23rd, 2026

Past Events:

Attended in September: 

• University of Colorado Colorado Springs Visiting Author Series Presents Brenda Miller, September 29th, 2026 at 5pm PST
• SoulCollage® Workshop, September 26th, 2026 at 2pm PST
• Rainier Writing Workshop Flash Class: Not Funny Ha-ha... with Matt Young, September 26th, 2026 at 1pm PST

UCCS Visiting Author Series Presents Brenda Miller

Published in September 2026:

• 2026 Honorable Mention in the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku Invitational

cherry blossoms
the language 
​of falling 

• The Haiku Foundation: Haiku Dialogue, September 9th, 2026

from beyond
the beyond...
first starlight 

Haiku in Action

Read in September 2026:

• The Wedding by Vandana Nair 
• ​Mayfly, Issue 81, Summer 2026

The Wedding by Vandana Nair

​Community Card Pull: 

What is important for you to know right now? 

​Deck: The Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot

Card: The Hanged Man (XII) is the twelfth Major Arcana card, symbolizing pause, surrender, letting go, and new perspective.

The Hanged Man

The Poetry Cottage Little Free Poetry Library: 

It's happening! I actually purchased a Little Free Library. Now I just have to paint it and stick it in the ground. Stay tuned. 

Any color or design suggestions? 

Little Free Library

 
​Current Therapist's Book Club Selection:

I belong to a book club with other therapists, though we rarely read anything related to therapy. We gravitate toward nonfiction, mystery/suspense/thriller, and upmarket fiction and take recommendations. 

The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick 

"By 1960s standards, Margaret Ryan is living the American woman's dream. She has a husband, three children, a station wagon, and a home in Concordia--one of Northern Virginia's most exclusive and picturesque suburbs. She has a standing invitation to the neighborhood coffee klatch, and now, thanks to her husband, a new subscription to A Woman's Place--a magazine that tells housewives like Margaret exactly who to be and what to buy. On paper, she has it all. So why doesn't that feel like enough?"

The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick

Dead Haijin: 

Fly, butterfly!
I feel the dust of this world
weighing my body
​
Issa​

​Dead Poet: 

             ]heart
             ]absolutely
             ]I can 
             ]
]would be for me
]to shine in answer
             ]face
             ]
             ]having been stained 
             ]
​
Sappho 

Vintage Art: 

Fall Leaves

Quote to Remember:

"Ah, September! You are the doorway to the season that awakens my soul." - Peggy Toney Horton ​