Leading Lady
Moon smiles
Baby dreams
Rain’s warm
Or so it seems
Love plays
The ingénue
Stars dance
With you
Curtain’s up
The lights are down
You make home
The best show in town
And when I look
For someone to throw roses to
It’s you
~ Doug Brendel
Kristen Ledson
I Don't Need to Take the Lead
Inked Poetry
Meet the Creators
Doug Brendel
Doug is a popular speaker, writer, actor, and humanitarian. He's known on the North Shore as "The Outsidah," offering humorous commentary at Outsidah.com and elsewhere on life in small-town New England from the standpoint of a newcomer.
Kristen Ledson
Being a morning person, living in Ipswich, makes it easy to find beautiful images. Kristen's interest in photography began on Girl Scout hikes in the Adirondacks. Her professional career has been as a dancer, choreographer and teacher both locally and internationally. An eye for patterns, light, and quirkiness has informed her work. Kristen has won national awards for dance video and poetry. Favorite times are now with Clarajane her three year old granddaughter.