About Me

Hello there, and welcome to my blog!  My name is Colleen Keller Breuning. I am a wife, mother of two adult children and two kitties, and grandmother of an adorable little girl and boy. I work as a Tax Paraprofessional for Yount, Hyde & Barbour CPA Firm in Winchester, VA. I was the Director of Human Resources & Business Operations at Loudoun Free Clinic in Leesburg, Virgina for over 8 years.

I first landed at WordPress in the fall of 2010, a refugee from Myspace looking for a place to blog.  You can also find me on Facebook and Twitter.  I am a photographer and writer, mostly of poetry and short stories.  I participate with an awesome writing group, Blogophilia.  I published my first book of poetry, “Shadows of My Father” in November 2011, dedicated to the memory of my father.  It is available on Amazon by clicking the link below:

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I am currently working on a Book of Sonnets, hopefully for release later in 2022. I also am the editor and owner of the e-zine “Blue Turtle Crossing.”  This  website was published back in 2004 to showcase poets and photographers around the world.  Although I have been too busy to keep it current, it is something I hope to return to when/if I ever get to retire! In addition to poetry and photography, I love exercise, nature, sunsets, cats, music, reading, chocolate, red wine and travel…. though not necessarily in that order.  Thanks for visiting, and come back soon!