Jan Bottiglieri ("Why You Knit" and "Oliver") has a new poem, "A Way of Happening, A Mouth" in the latest issue of Atticus Review, the weekly online journal whose tagline is "six degrees left of literature." I can pretty much guarantee you will think of this poem next time you see a butterfly. I have a short-short ("By the time") in the latest issue of Eclectic Flash, which is available on the web or in print. Eclectic Flash describes itself as “dedicated to the best … [Read more...]
Gatsby Books in Long Beach–sublime!
Our trip to Long Beach was a definite success and a blast to boot. The reading at Gatsby Books went well as we suspected it would since Sean Moor, who owns Gatsby Books, and Alisha Attell, who coordinates the events there, were so enthusiastic about our coming to read there. Thanks to Sean and Alisha for their warm welcome and hot promotion! The bookstore was packed. The reading was kicked off by Donna Hilbert who is not only well-known but also well-admired in the poetry … [Read more...]