Should I spill about the good ones? Before the family died. When Christmas bulbs were big and grew hot and metal-clipped to the branches of
Read MoreAuthor: Diane Funston
Diane Funston writes of nature and human nature. She co-founded a women's poetry salon in San Diego, created a weekly poetry gathering in the high desert town of Tehachapi, CA and most recently has been the Yuba-Sutter Arts and Culture Poet-in-Residence for the past two years. It is in this role she created Poetry Square, a monthly online venue that features poets from all over the world reading their work and discussing creative process.
Diane has been published in Synkronicity, California Quarterly, F(r)iction, Penumbra, Lake Affect, and quite a few other literary journals. Her first chapbook, “Over the Falls” was published this July 2022 from Foothills Publishing. She holds a B.A. degree in Literature and Writing from CSU San Marcos.
Diane is also a visual artist in mosaic, wool felting, and collage. Her pieces have been in galleries in the Sacramento Valley.
Diane has worked in the mental health field for years before retirement. She lives with PTSD from childhood trauma and is on the neurodiverse spectrum.
