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A reading, An Indie Press Preview, and An AWP Conference
Hi friends, The day has arrived. Tonight I’m launching Addicts & Basements, my new full length collection from Civil Coping Mechanisms. I’ll be opening for Gina Frangello who is touring with her...
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National Poetry Month: April 1-3, 2014
April has arrived in all her glory! One of the innumerable reasons I adore April is it’s National Poetry Month! This year, like 2013, I will select a poem-a-day, and read it, for your listening...
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Reading at Unnameable Books in Brooklyn, NY on June 11
On June 11, Amy King, Bud Smith and I will be reading at Unnameable Books: 600 Vanderbuilt Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238. Please join us at 7:00 p.m. for a great night of innovative prose and...
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Hi friends! Tonight at 7 p.m. I will be reading at Downtown Books for their Hidden Tap monthly featured series. I plan to read from Addicts & Basements, as well as some newer poems. Look under my...
View ArticleAddicts & Basements at 2paragraphs
Hi friends! I’m so excited for my upcoming trip to New York City! The reading at Unnameable Books on June 11 with Amy King and Bud Smith, and the Richard Blanco workshop at Omega: The Spirit and Craft...
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HOME
No place like it, really. But who am I kidding? It can be more than a place, of course. I just spent five days in New York, another sort of home. My childhood sense of place, as well as college and...
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Two September Readings: Bay View and Green Bay
Hi friends! On Wednesday, September 24th, I will be reading at The Studio Lounge in downtown Bay View, Wisconsin. Fellow writers Tom Biel (Badlands), Ken Walker (Mercer) and Doug Rose (Bolt) are also...
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Recap: My Week in New York City
I was recently in New York City for readings, inspiration, great food and more. On Monday, September 29th, the day I arrived, I met friends Bud and Rae for dinner at John’s in the East Village....
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Two for Tuesday: Sheldon Compton and Len Kuntz
Are you having fun yet? If not, read what Sheldon Compton and Len Kuntz consider two of their favorite reads (recent or all- time). And then add your own in the comment threads. Nothing gives me more...
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HUMP Day: leaves… a quote from Rilke- “Deep patience which makes him almost anonymous, a quiet, wise forbearance, something of the great patience and kindness of Nature herself, who traverses silently...
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HUMP Day Holla: 1) Peter Schwartz with 3 poems in PANK: http://pankmagazine.com/piece/three-poems-51/ 2) NPR talks about Car Talk’s Tom Magliozzi:...
View ArticleReviews and Year End List Mentions
There are so few rare gems that I’ve had the treat to meet during week long workshops. Among them is Michael Gillan Maxwell. We met in 2011, at Omega Institute in upstate New York, during a week long...
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Readings, Raffles and more
Hi friends! A quick recap of my recent trip to Santa Fe: WHAT A BLAST!!! The view from our room 630 at La Fonda, and my pal, Len whom I shared the glory with: We went to Santa Fe for the TWISTED...
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A Reading and Other Events
Hi friends, Tomorrow I am off to Denver, Colorado for the FBomb Flash Fiction Reading Series. Here is a wonderful photo of our host, Nancy Stohlman: How fortunate for me that she seems happily...
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The Small Prestivus Festival: Readings, Workshops, and More
Hi friends! Tomorrow I leave for Griffith, Indiana for the first Small Prestivus (Small Presses) Event! Here is the tentative schedule for the entire weekend: Saturday, August 1–Book Fair 12-5;...
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RIFT and more
Hello friends! We are nearly there. Here is the latest images of my new book, RIFT, short fiction co-authored by Kathy Fish: Thanks for the cover image, Casey McSpadden! : www.caseymcspadden.com. Also...
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Fiction Workshop: 2016
Exploratory Fiction: Tap In, Dig Deep, Discover Voice with Kathy Fish & Robert Vaughan, co-authors of RIFT at The Mabel Dodge Luhan House- Taos, New Mexico August 20-26, 2016 Visit...
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AWP Recap & More
Hi friends, Last week was the annual AWP#16 writer’s conference, hosted in downtown Los Angeles. Here are some photos and a recap: My publisher, Unknown Press, shared booth #1442 with Digging Through...
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Readings Etc.
Hi Friends, I do a lot of readings. They’re fun, and typically, if in a group, by listening closely, I learn a thing or two from others. I always bring a notebook, and fill a page or more with notes....
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Exploratory Fiction at Mabel Dodge Luhan House
Hi friends! I just returned yesterday from our week long workshop. Kathy Fish and I led an Exploratory Fiction workshop: Tap In, Dig Deep, Discover Voice. It was held at the venerable Mabel Dodge Luhan...
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