Kristin Gabriel

Miles and miles …
Of dust and tumbleweeds
Traveling along bumpy roads
Daylight headlights
In the distance
Where purple mountains’ majesty
Loom in the glorious sky
Where Nevada winds blow

They know no different …
Desert rats in a maze
Junkyards of life’s memories
That might bring someone a day’s pay
Old rusty carcasses of cars, flat tires
Naugahyde and beer bottles
Tell a tale, like the stench
Of a depressing Casino
Where people play day after day

And the RVs keep on moving …
And the smiles survive
They watch curiously and wait
Placing their bets on whether
It’s a ’60′s Bentley or Rolls.
Cautiously, yet with ease
They speak to foreigners
Too curious not to find out
Yet friendly enough
To wave hello

You say you love the desert …
The cactus and old Santa Fe tracks
With the centipede-like train
Winding its way through the hills
In the distance, cotton ball clouds
In the rear view sunset
Make their way for the moon
To hover above
And light the way in the night

Near the border …
You tell me you’re ready
For a scotch and me.
And have been all day
You drink in life’s pleasures
Caress and excite
Give and take me
Then we sleep ’till dawn
And I love to be

Around noon …
Just like you said
In the middle of nowhere
By a railroad crossing
Stands the now deserted gas station
Your quest quenched like your thirst
You wonder who took the old gas pumps
“And Chuck…he’s dead,” said the old man

Later that night at home …
Reflecting over fine red wine
You remind yourself and me
One should never go back to old times
And I think it’s so sad but true
As I look at your photograph
On the calendar
From four years before

Kristin DeAnn Gabriel, February 1989

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Known as the communicator, Kristin Gabriel not only exudes a bubbly personality but she has visionary ideas that have put people, companies and products on the map for years including the concept of putting Artist Mike McNeilly’s work on the walls of the buildings up and down Sunset Boulevard – Now called Tall Wall Media.

Gabriel has been writing poetry since she was a child, culminating in a collection of love poems and poems about nature, animals and life. Her work has been published in a variety of magazines through the years including New Woman, ID World, and The Digital Alley magazines, and on countless blogs and article websites. Her fiction includes short stories on a variety of topics including ghosts, relationships and pets.

Professionally, Gabriel started her writing career freelancing as a beauty editor for Ambiance magazine in New York City. After a short time in advertising and public relations there, she moved to Los Angeles and became a copywriter and technical writer for three years before starting her own marketing consulting firm in 1998, now known as MarCom New Media, a division of MarCom Associates. Gabriel’s writing capabilities have been honed into professional work ranging from technical manuals and training video scripts for companies like The Office Depot to ghostwriting blogs, publishing optimized online articles and writing electronic press releases. She also writes website and ad copy, business plans, training manuals, white papers and industrial video scripts.

Corporate writing projects have included clients including Trend Micro, Modern Postcard, MovieReviewIntelligence.com, The Interface Financial Group (IFG), the Amgen in-house newsletter, The Wiley Protocol Bio-identical Hormone Therapy, Nissan, Enron Oil Company, HSC Software, Panda U.S. antivirus software, The Orange County Sanitation Department, Shell Oil Company, Maidstone Wines and Spirits (Kahlua brand), HomeClub and Personal Finance Company.

A native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Gabriel spent high school years in Santa Barbara, California, then college plus ten years in New York City, and now lives in West Hollywood, California. A graduate of Mills College, California, Kristin received her B.A. degree in communications with a minor in art history. She has been a member of the Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC), and was a founding member of the Marketing Club of Los Angeles (MCLA).

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