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Summer D Clemenson writes for her family’s business Wellness Works NW & has written for several other outlets & those articles can be found here as well. If you have a topic you would like to see on this site Contact Summer. She might write something for you…
Summer loves reading the bible, historical novels, biographies, history & nonfiction books & writing about what she is learning.
We Are Hope
Every day you wake up
to things you didn’t think
would ever happen
It’s hard to hope
This is Kelso-Longview
It’s 4:41 am and I hear the rain
and I hope the embers
at The Red Lion Inn will finally extinguish
because I don’t want Kelso
Divided
Thirty eight thousand times he is mentioned in the Epstein Files
In over five thousand three hundred documents
his name is found
Does that make him guilty
Those Who Are Vulnerable
It’s almost as if my body wasn’t mine
Opinions rain down around me
Regardless of the season
By the time I learned
The Power of These
The bad guys look like good guys
In fact they look like
grandpas and brothers
uncles and daddies and friends
I Was Seen
When I am with you
I am at capacity
I am acceptable by myself
Yet I am optimized
Men Talk
Donald Trump has warned
The United States
will hit Iran
“with a force that has never been seen before”
He Is The Search Light
The search light searches
for life and truth
And sometimes there is just mystery
Because God cannot be completely understood
There's A Better Way To Do This
Dr. Linda Davis died
Tuesday February 17th
in a car crash around 7:45 am
during the potentially illegal pursuit
He Was A Man
Geraldo Lunas Compos
died on January 3rd
He was a man
being held down by guards
Under The Apple Trees
I must stand in the light
and be the reflection
Of the love I know full well
Many think they know His love
I Wont Be Quiet
Forgiveness does not mean
we don’t need change
Just because I accept
the peace that
The First Confirmed Death of 2026
There is no picture of
Luis Gustavo Núñez-Cáceres
that I can find
This 42-year-old
God's Breath In My Lungs
My soul hurts today
I have never been raped
but men have touched me
without my permission
They Gave Him Pills For the Pain
“Our professionally trained medical staff
including licensed doctors and nurses
provide timely compassionate care
to all individuals in our custody”
God Is Always Good
I praise God because He is good
even when no is right
and everyone is right
and the Epstein files are proving
He Can Not Go Home
Victor Manuel Diaz
died in ICE custody
at Camp East Montana
on Digital Road in El Paso, Texas
Rent Is Due
They’re all wearing masks
They don’t identify themselves
They are driving around in
unmarked vehicles
I Hear His Cries
The 5th person to die in ICE custody
this month
in the first 16 days of 2026
Herber Sanchez Dominguez
Parody Was A Real Person
Parody La was a 46-year-old male
La was last seen in Upper Darby Philadelphia
He left to get groceries on January 6, 2026
He had been detained
All I Really Got
“Its gonna be hard to break me
because I have a strong spirit
and I grew up with a whole lot of love”
Keith Porter was shooting his gun in the air
Piano Music at 7 AM
There are Energizer Bunnies
wearing skates made of razor blades
running down my back while they pound on drums
A Neighbor
Alex Pretti never touched
the gun in his holster
the one he was licensed to carry
the one our second amendment protects
He had no criminal record
3 Shots
“I’m fine Dude
I’m not mad at you”
Renee Good‘s last words
The Late Show January 7, 2026
An armed attack against Greenland
is an armed attack against NATO
and we don’t want to attack NATO…
You Always Know What to Do
I am so thankful
that I don’t have to know what to say to You
You already know…
I Wish You Joy
Whether you believe Jesus is the reason
or you light candles on a Menorah
If you celebrate…
I Can’t Do This Without You
I am made in my Creator’s image
I am white
I am female…
Choose Light
What if there was no left or right?
What if there was no black or white?
What if we saw the beauty…
Inappropriately
I am a woman
Many of my friends have been raped
All of my female friends have been
touched inappropriately
White Knuckles
I hate the hatred God
How can they hate
someone they have never met…
It Wasn't Just A Rock
I am the kind of civilian that
has already been forgotten
Yet you already want me to forgive…
Every Person is Important
Every Person is Important
I am not just saying this because
I am white…
Inside Out
Sometimes I try to climb back into the embrace of
Our arms entwined and our heart to heart…
I Don't Know Where You Are Sometimes
I missed you today
I have missed you lots of days
because you are going through…
Holy Fire
It is hard to think with my human mind
Sometimes my spirit is on fire
And I can’t imagine how to move…
The Crash
Wednesday January 29, 2025
probably seemed like any other night
Until Headline News screamed…
Being Brave For Myself
I have always had to be brave
I wasn’t allowed to be
my authentic
messy…
The First Insurrection
Things we have never seen before
have happened at his hand
He has encouraged us to give way to violence…
Please Enjoy the Latest Articles…
Addressing Mental Health Issues
Years ago I was at my friend’s house. My friend and their spouse had only begun addressing mental health issues with their spouse which had the potential to be a danger to them. I don’t remember if they had begun trying to find the right meds yet or not. Just because...
Book Review: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I first heard about the book, Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, when I was reading The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams. It was then that I committed to reading all the books listed in that book. I found this one at The Longview Public Library. I was so excited...
Bruises
My arms and torso and legs are covered in yellow not my happy yellow but the one with a bit of brown mixed in that makes me sad to look at It is heavy and thick like wet cement and made worse by the valentines I can’t swallow ~ If I could have a baby the one I have...
Cancer Update February 6, 2023: D&C under anesthesia
I had my 4th procedure on Monday February 6, 2023. When I say procedure I am speaking of a D&C under anesthesia. My oncologist removed the IUD, filled my body with gas and made my uterus dilate. She inserted a camera to see what there was to see and took biopsies...
Nana’s House
Before my youngest sibling was born and my grandparents returned from their wedding in Hawaii, Nana lived in her own little house in Seattle. My mother took us there often. I loved Nana’s house. I was younger than 5 when she lived there. I don’t have a lot of full...
Her Needs Were Often Greater Than Mine
I don’t remember ever trusting my mother. It wasn’t that she didn’t love me. It was that she was more than one person. My friend Jeff knows the kind, creative and generous woman that most people know and I am so glad he knows that woman, but I know many different...
The Last Time I Saw Him
The last time I saw him on purpose was because my niece had invited me to her graduation from high school. I will do anything I am able to do for my nieces and nephews and they know it. They were my reason for showing up; they had been for years. Each of them hold a...
Book Review: Crazy Brave: A Memoir by Joy Harjo
I found the book, Crazy Brave: A Memoir by Joy Harjo, completely by accident. I was on the Longview Public Library’s website looking for another book and they suggested this one to me based on other books I have checked out. I really enjoyed this book. It was a breath...
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