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 (with an interim in zesty California), a healing year in Northern Idaho, participating on the Global Walk for a Livable World (where she walked from Los Angeles to Flagstaff, Arizona), 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 Adrienne 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 on a time of questing and questioning for our Baby Crone, 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? Does a spiny launderette get 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
Divided into five sections - Her Story, Recipes, Kitchens, Lists, and Tidbits. 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. Always good to stir it up. The Lists act as a menu of writing prompts: Foods, Restaurants, and Words, each one is its appetizer and dessert. Garnishing the cookbook is the Tidbits section, a few haikus and ramblings, and a spring of fresh parsley 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.
or Laphrodite's Mini Mindfulness Meditations
Baby Crone's Tarot Playbook offers seventy-eight short practices for that tarot on-the-go feeling. Rich, full-color images accompany the guided meditations to create a synthesis of right-brain and left-brain activity by combining potent imagery with meaningful words. Whether you flip to a random page for a quick hit, spend an hour using an image as a writing prompt in your journal, or dedicate yourself to delving deep into the meaning and symbolism of each piece, this is a treasure trove of accessible wisdom.
or the Adventures of a Baby Crone
An enchanting collection of midlife musings, moon magic, and meditations for mindful menopause. Over the last three years, menopause has brought me to my knees. In this humbled position, I offer anecdotes, potential antidotes, and some not-so-common advice.
According to the Mayo Clinic, menopause is experienced by over 3 million women a year in the United States alone. What makes this book different is viewing menopause as a time of incredible spiritual growth and creativity, rather than just a physical experience that needs a special diet or more exercise.
The book offers concrete tools such as guided visualizations, meditations, and rituals to honor this significant passage in a woman's life. Rather than a dry reference book, it includes humorous stories, inspiring poetry, and juicy practices to experience mindful menopause.
According to the Mayo Clinic, menopause is experienced by over 3 million women a year in the United States alone. What makes this book different is viewing menopause as a time of incredible spiritual growth and creativity, rather than just a physical experience that needs a special diet or more exercise.
The book offers concrete tools such as guided visualizations, meditations, and rituals to honor this significant passage in a woman's life. Rather than a dry reference book, it includes humorous stories, inspiring poetry, and juicy practices to experience mindful menopause.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I love the artwork and how it goes along with the readings. It was empowering, and beautiful, giving an honest portrayal of the fem experience. Highly recommend! - Kaileigh Otsuka
Journey Through the Tarot An Integrated System for Holistic Healing
A comparison of traditional Tarot cards to modern-day decks demonstrates how the Tarot is an integrated tool for holistic health that offers insights for personal growth and transformation through the use of symbols, archetypes, and allegories.
F is for Family Baby Katharine’s Alphabet Adventures
A special ABC to celebrate alternative, extended, blended, and birth families!
Welcome to the world, Katharine,
How wonderful you will be!
Because you are the blossom,
Of the most amazing family tree!
The Adventures of Baby Moon Written and Illustrated by Nona Kayla
Join Claire de la Lune in the Adventures of Baby Moon. A charming illustrated children's book filled with pleasing watercolors, perfect for reading at storytime, bedtime, or any time. Claire discovers the seasons, connects with family and friends, and yes, even helps to save the day.
Wonderful absolutely wonderful. Historically time and patterns repeat like the ancient art of storytelling, sitting around the campfire or the evening fireplace with full bellies and listening to the storyteller ( the elders), it’s a love message of I believe in you and I unconditionally love you too... The receding pandemic has highlighted these truths of connection. This delightful book should be read to not only children, teens, and young adults but also middle-aged adults too who want to remember dear loved ones or want to find a heart grandmother or grandfather, remember to seek and you shall receive ... Mother Earth is plentiful.. thank you Kayla Nona - Janice Carr
This is a wonderful book for young and old alike. I thoroughly loved the message and the uplifting storyline. Great book. - Justice
Vibrissae A Collection of Cats, Facts, and Whiskers
Inspired by the Santa Cruz Museum of Art And History's exhibit on local collectors, this book was a collaboration between a mother and daughter. Kayla Rose, a crazy cat lady at heart, has collected over a hundred cat whiskers that she found around the house over two decades from a medley of family pets. She wrote the poem to honor all the past, present, and future cats who bring joy into their lives.
