on motherhood, creativity, sensitivity and being in the midst.

This is heart work

A reader-supported memoir in progress on the messiness of life, love & loss. And the pursuit of a creative life.

One poet's quest to uncover what shifts when we shift our attention

A newsletter about writing & other things that make this life dear—from the poet, not the dame

This is the home of two newsletters. Paid subscribers get Cheryl's Dear Sugar Letter monthly, plus her free newsletter several times a year, which includes her "Tells Us" author series. Free subscribers get everything but the monthly Dear Sugar Letter.