My poem, Himself, was published today on Every Day Poets. Every Day Poets has been a favorite site of mine for quite a while, so it is a great honor for me to be published there.
The poem was a product of my efforts while taking Grant Clauser's poetry workshop at Philadelphia’s Musehouse. I am very grateful to him, my fellow classmates, and Director Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno, for their insight and support.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
Well now, that was fun...
Quite a weekend for me...
On Saturday my story, Knock-Knock, was published at Every Day Fiction. So far it has garnered a solid four (out of five) stars, and has received mostly favorable comments. Always great to get feedback!
Then on Sunday I received an email informing me that Postcard Shorts had published another story, Three Acts. This one is one of Donna's favorites.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Postcard Shorts
Submit a short story, about 250 words long. As much as you could more or less fit on a postcard
say the directions on the Postcard Shorts website, and so I did...
My (very) short story, County Clare, 1983, is now among the collection. Stop by their site when you get a chance, and check out the other stories. This is such a cool, fun venue for flash fiction.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Keeping you apprised
Last year as inexplicably as it began, my twenty-year’s writer’s
block came to an end...
I hadn’t written anything, nor tried to get anything published, since completing my master degree in creative writing almost two decades earlier. Suddenly I was composing short stories (even the occasional poem)as if doing so were the most natural thing in the world. Here’s the big difference: I decided to forget everything I’d been taught in school and rely on my gut. That seems to have been the right way to go. I believe that some of the stuff I have been turning out this last year is pretty good. In fact, as good as or better than anything I’d attempted all those years ago.
Last Thursday, December 15, not quite a week after my 50th birthday, I received an email from the editors at Every Day Fiction saying that they were going to publish my story “Knock-Knock.” I’ve reread that email every day since then just to make sure there was no mistake.
I'll be keeping you apprised.
I hadn’t written anything, nor tried to get anything published, since completing my master degree in creative writing almost two decades earlier. Suddenly I was composing short stories (even the occasional poem)as if doing so were the most natural thing in the world. Here’s the big difference: I decided to forget everything I’d been taught in school and rely on my gut. That seems to have been the right way to go. I believe that some of the stuff I have been turning out this last year is pretty good. In fact, as good as or better than anything I’d attempted all those years ago.
Last Thursday, December 15, not quite a week after my 50th birthday, I received an email from the editors at Every Day Fiction saying that they were going to publish my story “Knock-Knock.” I’ve reread that email every day since then just to make sure there was no mistake.
I'll be keeping you apprised.
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