Events and Projects

Mbyá Dreams: Healing Anthology 

An autobiographical poetic collection—written in Brazil, while Lightning studied an ancestor—addressing a vast, modern 'identity crisis'.

Live Reading; Boise Idaho's 'World Village'

In September, Lightning orated her poem One Beginning, at Boise's

capital—requested by the Beats and Bones, women's healing quire.

Sneak Peek: In the Ghost of a Batholith

Artisan Makenna Ramey has been painting the cover for Lightning's in-progress sci-fi novel: In the Ghost of a Batholith.

A Story about Seeing the Unseen...

As with many of Lightning's novels, this reaching tome is an explorative narrative—delving into trust, and lack of sight, physical and metaphorical...

A Circle of Poets, an Upcoming Anthology

After reading Port Angeles's Peninsula College, Lightning was invited to join a Native poet's circle. Each year, their collaborative anthology is published...

CONTEST WINNER; 'Touch of an Ancestor'

Lightning's photo, of holding her ancestor's hand, won Evergreen's 24-25 Study Abroad contest: Engaged category. The image will feature as a cover.