Oy. What to say? I’m still thinking about the slaughter in Las Vegas. And our country’s lack of response to gun violence. One thing I plan to do is continue to support the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. Now for news. First off, I want to express my sadness at learning Susan Elbe passed away. We both had work in Kiss Me Goodnight so I met her that way, but I was also her FB friend and I enjoyed her posts and poems. An obituary is linked here. Also, I want … [Read more...]
New writing, new calls, found beauty
June has been flying by. Hope you have been soaring. Here’s some news. Congrats to Kerry Langan who has a new book of short fiction—My Name is Your Name and Other Stories, published by Wising Up Press. BTW, Wising Up has a call for submissions -- Longer Than Expected: Adulthood After Life Threatening Childhood Illness. You may be bewitched by Donna Hilbert’s new poem “Domestic Arts” in Verse Virtual. Looking for something to listen to? Daniel Chacon’s Words on a … [Read more...]
Death of a legend, contributor news, new call for submissions
Hey there sports fans. If you are into baseball, I‘ve got to think you’re mourning the death of the great Ernie Banks, #14. His face as a rookie ballplayer, which graced the front pages of the papers in Chicago, is something to behold: there’s a purity there not seen often. It shines through. Beautiful. It struck me because Sunday’s Chicago Tribune covered the death of Chicago’s hometown legend in the front pages and back in the sports pages too while the arts section … [Read more...]
Updates and news: Mahan, Adamkiewicz, Hilbert, Kirk, Langan, Levine (and me)
Due to construction I have been slacking, but not so with Solace in So Many Words contributors. Kathleen Kirk has four poems, "Daughter of Midas," "Children Again," "Goldfinches," and "Mythology" in Glasschord Magazine (volume 27). I hadn't heard of this online magazine before but the website explains, "Glasschord Magazine was founded by a community of emerging artists as an open forum for creative expression. Each monthly issue explores a single theme from a variety of … [Read more...]