Aug
04
Hey there. Hope all is well with you. Not too much doing in my little world. I got a couple rejections this week and also the news that my story “Amanuensis” was a finalist in the Portable Story “moment of truth” series. Congrats go to Matthew B. Kelley whose story “Daddy’s Record” will be recorded …
Jul
27
Hey there. Yesterday was Mick Jagger’s birthday. I celebrated it at The Rolling Stones Exhibitionism. We took the water taxi from Union Station to Navy Pier. I share some of pics below. Now for the hot links. There’s “Twenty-Two Poem Hacks” by Carmen Giménez Smith at the Poetry Foundation blog. I am going to print …
Jul
21
Hey all. Can July speed by any faster? Here’s what I got for you. Check out Kathleen Kirk’s review of Dave Bonta’s book of poems called Ice Mountain on Escape Into Life. I bet you’ll want to read more of Dave Bonta’s work and the archive of Escape into Life. As you know, Kathleen Kirk …
Jul
14
Hey there. I have not been around because life got in the way. July got off to a rocky start. But here are some new books for you to investigate and some links to writing and reading. Daniel Chacón‘s latest book is The Cholo Tree, published by Arte Publcio. Margarita Engle (the U.S. Young People’s …
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