Who can focus in the whirling changes of autumn in 2020? I often can’t. To grab my creative mind, and sometimes reign it in, I’ve turned to found poetry. Book spine poetry is a particular favorite of mine. It’s fun, it’s fast, and it reminds you of how crucial book titles are. Here are some […]
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A Halloween Poem for Readers & Writers
Happy Halloween, readers, writers & friends! To celebrate one of my favorite nights of the year, here’s a spooky, new poem. It was inspired by the photo above (thanks to Jerry Shafer). Night Ghosts Carve gourdish ghouls by lamplight, they shan’t contain our fervor to just one night. Ancestors dance by bonfires […]
Continue readingThree Books I Love by Poet & Flash Fiction Spinner Holly Lyn Walrath
I am excited to introduce you to three books recommended by Houston-area talent Holly Lyn Walrath. Not only is she a gifted poet, an inventive flash fiction writer, and the editor of quality anthologies, she is a stalwart member of the Texas writing community. If Holly can find a way to give another local writer […]
Continue readingMurderous Sisters & Women In Horror Month
In Celebration of Women in Horror Month 2018, I’d like to share a disquieting horror poem, “Proposal After An Acquittal,” that I penned a few years ago for a horror anthology from Mad Girl’sPublishing. (I’m thrilled to share that my latest horror poem about revenge at the carnival, “Ferris Wheel,” is featured in their new […]
Continue readingPoetry & Community Rise From the Flood Waters
Texas writers have struggled to make meaning out of the way in which the winds & floods of Hurricane Harvey battered our state. I am sure that writers in Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and parts of Florida face some of the same questions. Writing is my refuge and the air into which I […]
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