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Diane Funston lives in Marysville, CA. She began writing in adolescent angst which ultimately led her to a degree in English. Diane has been published in numerous poetry journals, including Tule Review, Synkronicity, California Quarterly, Lake Affect Magazine and others. Her first chapbook was published by Foothills Publishing in 2022. She is on the neurodivergent spectrum and is the rarest INFJ personality type.
For poet Diane Funston, aging means she can’t always catch loved ones from falling the way she used to, but maybe that’s ok.
In her newest poem, Knee Brace veteran Diane Funston writes about arthritis, family, and the darkest time of year.
“Grandma held us together/Small and wiry/a Granny Clampett/fortunately/without a rifle.”