San Pedro River Review Spring issue is almost here!
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San Pedro River Review is a semi-annual print journal of poetry and art. More
Helping…
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This is the story of the company where I work, and what we have been doing every year to help a family during the holidays. More
Things to Think About While Having Acupuncture
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Except for one or two thoughts about the status of submissions, have I thought about poetry at all? No, damn it! More
Thoughts on a Gray Day
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It is hard to smile today and my face feels as veiled and dark as the sky. More
Hopelessly Addicted to The Shield
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We are on Season 5. Maybe when we’re done I’ll start writing poetry again! More
“Seasons in Love” by Dave Malone
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I want to talk about a book of poetry, “Seasons in Love”, by Dave Malone. More
The Poetry of Thanksgiving
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It’s almost November and you know what that means. Besides everything else in our busy lives, Thanksgiving will be here before we know it. More
Bios – You Gotta Love ‘Em, Hate ‘Em, or Make Fun of ‘Em.
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While at the Austin International Poetry Festival last week, John Milkereit, one of the Open Mic readers at Kick Butt Coffee, read a poem so funny I asked permission to post it on this blog. The only part you are missing is his total deadpan delivery so picture it. More
Austin International Poetry Festival 2012 (AIPF)
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I have always said that I don’t want to go to a Writer’s Conference with poets only. But this was a Festival and therefore different. More
Truckstops make great food and great poems!
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When you have an unlimited choice of restaurants, why go anywhere but a truckstop diner? Not only will you get great food but you’ll get a poem or two. More
Blinded by the Proverbial First-Person Light
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Point of View in poems…when is the “I” really “I”? More
Of Portland, Powells, Oysters and Anne Lamott
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We took our thirteen-year-old on a surprise trip to Portland to hear Anne Lamott read. We also wanted him to experience why, when we’ve gone to the Tin House Writer’s Workshop many times over the last ten years, we go a couple days early. This is an account of Portland from a true food-and-book lover’s eyes… More
All the Ways to Say I Love You From A to Z
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I am not good with time. Six or eight years ago I wrote this for my son on his birthday. Yes, it’s sentimental but it was actually published! As we come up on his birthday again, maybe a few things have changed a little – video games have replaced music, he sleeps VERY late on Sunday mornings and such, but this is basically as true today as it was years ago. More
Publisher as Sourdough
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We are currently building our 9th issue of San Pedro River Review. For every issue we take the electronic copy of the last one, delete everything, and start over with the existing Publisher shell. It occurs to me that this journal is like sourdough bread, built with a starter from long ago, and all the more rich for it. More
Probably my last blog post as a 53-year-old
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Not my last blog post ever, just my last one until after Sunday, at which time I will have turned 54. And I have such a young sounding voice! More
I’m changing my middle name to “Feature”
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Being asked to feature at a poetry reading is such validation and so much fun I accept without checking the calendar first. Shame on me. More