Water Power
As I’ve been sorting through my poems with an eye at submission and a possible collection/chapbook, I’ve noticed the frequency with which...
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Jan 9, 20231 min
Wet Weather Wonders
After months of bone-dry weather, it’s raining here in Northern California. This means that my normally dusty trails are mud covered—and...
Jan 2, 20232 min
Surrealism, Nature, and Poetry
I draw heavily from nature both when writing and creating visual art. Often the images that come to me when I create, while based on...
Dec 27, 20223 min
From the Bookshelves: Gordo
Gordo is California author and artist Jaime Cortez’ debut short story collection, set in and around the Watsonville area (full...
Dec 19, 20222 min
Experimenting with Death
I enjoy experimental poetry--poetry that takes risks and challenges the reader with surprising language, unexpected imagery, leaps and...
Dec 12, 20222 min
Finding Inspiration in Art
The natural world plays a central role in my writing. It shows up in the descriptions, images, and comparisons I make. And it’s what...
Dec 5, 20225 min
On Novel Writing and Writing in Community
If you didn’t know, last month hundreds of thousands of people around the world joined together with a common goal: Write 50,000 words...
Nov 28, 20223 min
From the Bookshelves: Burn Fortune
You know when you get to the last page in a book, finish reading, then turn immediately back to page one and start again? That’s the...
Nov 21, 20222 min
"Mysterium Lunae" by C. TóibÃn
After the lunar eclipse earlier this month and my moon pictures last week, this heavenly object has been on my mind. Because of this, I...
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