And not enough time. But apparently I don't believe in the concept of too much to read. Since attending the AWP conference, I have expanded the number of books, chapbooks and mags in the reading pile until it is almost overwhelming, but not really (never). One thing my mother always said was: "Books are our friends." These days I have plenty of friends hanging around, and I keep asking for more. Here are the titles calling to me: "Nocturnes" by Kathleen Kirk … [Read more...]
Contributors have been busy — Smith, Somlo, Hilbert, Meno, Kirk, Kerlikowske, Miller, Bass and Swist
J. Scott Smith ("Heartbeat") has a new story "Silence" in Luna Station Quarterly, which is a magazine focused on speculative fiction by up and coming women authors. Patty Somlo ("Starting to Breathe") has a new story "Where He Took His First Breath" in The Write Room. Donna Hilbert ("Flowers" and "In Quintana Roo") has a new guest blog on NEXTV's ALL LIT Up blogpost by James Goertel. I also wrote a guest essay ("In Service of Poetry") for ALL LIT UP. Many thanks to … [Read more...]
About Face
I have been meaning to write a blog about Facebook for quite some time now, especially after I read Shawn Misener’s funny poem (see guest blog). I never thought I would be a booster for FB, but I am. Before I had FB I couldn’t imagine what I would post on FB, but I have found that I like having an outlet, a little place to share what I have found interesting. Posting on FB is easy, easier than blogging, that’s for sure. Blogging you have to write in sentences, maybe … [Read more...]