Thanks to James Diaz and Jenny Robbins for including two of my poems in the current issue of Anti-Heroin Chic. I’m very happy to have work in this wonderful issue of poetry and prose. Continue reading Poems in Anti-Heroin Chic
I often turn to poetry when I’m feeling restless. There’s something about the rhythm and flow that seems to calm me, even if the subject isn’t calming. In that way, it’s a lot like music. The images of a poem mimic the melody of a musical piece, bits flowing in our heads just when we need it most. The poems I highlight here all have memorable phrases and images. They each tell a powerful story in their own unique voice. Enjoy! * Ashley M. Jones in River Mouth Review – Love Letter: Heaven is a Black Woman’s Smile We all … Continue reading Poetry That Will Drop Your Mouth Open
A cat in heat has been caterwauling non-stop for at least a week & fire trucks are wailing & road rage-crazed drivers are honking & buses are vroom-vrooming & kids are playing basketball in the parking lot behind the house, the ball thump-thump-thumping on the pavement making the dogs bark & the drive-up kid at McD’s is talking into the mic so loud I can hear each & every Yat-infused syllable she speaks to each & every fast food starved patron who drives up & lord have mercy I’m sick & tired of being sick & tired & can someone … Continue reading A Day In the Life of a Sick Woman
Can I just say that the more Flash Fiction I read, the more I want to read. I love this genre so much and man are we lucky to have some really great FF writers in our world. Here are a few stories that just wowed me recently. Enjoy! * Jennifer Toddhunter in Twin Pies Literary – Us Girls at our Boys’ Graduation “Us girls get ready for our boys’ graduation, stick cigarettes in our push-up bras, cut the hems of our second-hand dresses just so. We talk about what it’ll be like to graduate ourselves one day, how we’ll … Continue reading Flash Fiction That Will Drop Your Mouth Open
her sky lathered a milky moon a purple shadowing tongued through summer licked a dream soaring in a waxing wind whispering a beat bluer than a symphony So speaketh The Oracle. Continue reading Just when she began feeling safe
I’m late in thanking the Editors of New World Writing for accepting and publishing my Flash Fiction, Zipped, on January 4. I was thrilled to get this acceptance and check NWW off my literary bucket list! I encourage you to … Continue reading Fiction in New World Writing
When I first moved to northern Michigan, I wanted to find a hearty homemade banana bread recipe with one of my favorite ingredients: peanut butter! I found the beginnings of this one online, and after a few tweaks (like adding … Continue reading Writers Who Bake: Amy Zaranek
I have an interview with Flash Fiction writer Tara Isabel Zambrano in the new issue of The Citron Review. Many thanks to JR Walsh and the team of Editors for accepting this piece for their ZEST page. The entire issue … Continue reading Recent Publications
I’m sharing two cookie recipes because in our house they’re called “Mommy Cookies” and “Daddy Cookies.” The first is my mandelbrot cookies. They are my favorite cookies, which is why they’re called Mommy Cookies. They’re like biscotti with dark chocolate … Continue reading Writers Who Bake: Merril D. Smith
Pretty Damn Good White Rolls The rule of internet recipes is that you blither for 500 words before you get to the recipe. Also that you claim it makes the greatest whatever ever. This one doesn’t–someone somewhere has a better … Continue reading Writers Who Bake: Ellen Hawley
