If You Give A Mom A Muffin- STOLEN!

I am very sad and angry.

Some time ago, Ruby For Women published a poem of mine, Give A Mom A Muffin. This was my ORIGINAL work, and someone names Kathie Fictorie took it, signing her name to it and sending it out to the masses.

I have tried to contact many of the people who have copied my poem (some which have deemed it Author Unknown) and asked that they please take down the poem or put my name as the author, as well as a link to this blog. It's only fair that I get credit for my own work.

Kathie Fictorie is NOT the original author, nor was the poem HER work, in any way, shape or form. I do not know this woman, and am very upset that someone would steal something that I wrote.

Imitation is NOT a form a flattery, it's plagiarism. Especially since she didn't ask me to repost If You Give A Mom A Muffin.

If you are one of those that has posted the poem in the past, I ask that you please take it down, or email me to ask permission to post it with MY name, and the link to this blog. That is all I ask. Please remove any copies of this poem with Kathie Fictorie's name. She stole this from me.

And Kathie, if you're reading this, please stop copying my work and selling it or sending it out to others with your name on it. Do your OWN work.

An Addendum: I've had many asking for the original post of this to prove myself. I've looked for the original post and unfortunately, because I was publishing it in a magazine, I had deleted the original post. It wouldn't have been right to have a copy on my blog and publishing it in a magazine. Because I did this and didn't print it out directly from the blog (confirming the date of the original post), I have no proof other than my word that it was my original work.

It's a bonehead newbie mistake on my part, but the simple fact is, I don't have a legal leg to stand on, so I can't pursue the matter legally. I'm going to let go and let God.

God has blessed me with the gift to write, so I'm going to continue using what God gave me. It's hard giving up on something like this, but I have to, since I have no proof of ownership.

I'll begin thinking of this as a blessing in disguise, because it has gone viral (1,050,000 hits on Google)- and that means there are a lot of people who loved my work- even if it's dubbed under someone else's name. It's time to focus on the positive and give up the negative. God Bless!