About Author

My name is Judith Lynn Kalinin Pruett Blankenship King and I am a life-long poet and author of countless other previously unpublished works 🙂  Always staying true to my poetic nature and never choosing a back-up career despite obscurity and a couple of lifetimes worth of publishing house rejection, I’ve supported myself with a variety of odd jobs including (but not limited to):  bartender, motel manager, waitress, pot scrubber, proof reader, ornament maker, fish market attendant, house painter, electrician apprentice, cook, math tutor, dietary aid, nurse’s assistant and caregiver.

Throughout the years I have participated in open mic poetry readings in Monterey, CA; Sedona, Arizona; New York City; San Francisco; and South San Francisco, CA, as the featured reader.

Between 1999 and 2004 I published nine chapbooks of my own poetry, personally distributing over 1500 copies all over the United States and abroad, free of charge.  Also a self-taught numerologist, I’ve been doing numerology charts for over 30 years, and have never charged a penny for the readings.

Other passions include:  gemology, natural medicine, Native American & ancient history, stargazing, archaeology, the animal kingdom, angels & saints, ancestral research, gardening, the Wild West, vintage machinery and the Tarot.  First & foremost, however, is my undying faith in the will of God and the merciful love of Jesus.. He is my heart, my Lord and many times my only friend.

I have in recent years completed writing the biography of American comedian Dan Rowan; a labor of love which I researched and worked on for an entire decade and, although I’d always hoped to have it published, am simply contented now that it is a finished project; the true story of an amazing human being, which may or may not someday be released upon the world.

At this point of life, in this world today it has become apparent that my “fear of success” was put into place for a very good reason: never wanting to sell out, to comprimise my voice or vision and sign my soul away to the alluring “industry of fame” which so many rush madly toward in their burning quest to be noticed (and to make money).  No, that, I’ve discovered, is not for me; otherwise, I would have pursued relentlessly until it was mine.  I just never wanted it badly enough to keep trying; always somehow sabotaging myself and the rather creative ways of seeking out possible patrons, when the possibility became even close to real.  Anything that I am passionate about, to monetize or make some sort of profession out of it, well…that just kills it for me!  And now I know why, and now I thank the Good Lord for my “invisible” existence, all the while continuing to write poetry, memoirs and many other home-spun creative projects, simply because it is what makes me feel most alive.  And whenever I am able to share my work through any means such as this blog, it is a blessing in itself.   My first self-published memoir, “Blue Star Exploding”, is  accessible for free in ebook form here.

I  currently reside in Northern Nevada with my little family of four-leggeds, living a blissfully simple life on this high desert plateau, watching the world go insane!  To you, whoever you are, who may have stumbled across this website & this page:  blessings in your many endeavors; never forsake your own true heart.