Book Review: Enchanted Waters Short Story Collection
“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” –Jacques Cousteau Enchanted Waters is a lovely collection of fantasy stories by eight different authors. […]
Book Review: 5 Things I loved about Rachel Hartman’s “Seraphina”
(Follow my blog with Bloglovin) “I rose to standing, like Lars upon the barbican, the dark city spread at my feet. Lights twinkled in tavern windows, bobbed at the Wolfstoot […]
Dance of the Clumsy (A Novella): Chapter 6
The city park was teeming with life Friday afternoon as Melonie went for her walk. Children raced around in the warm May air. Their parents chatted away, occasionally calling for […]
Anxious People & Deep Kindness: Everyone’s Doing Their Best…Or are We?
“We can’t change the world, and a lot of the time we can’t even change people. No more than one bit at a time. So we do what we can […]
Abstract Art & Ezra Pound: What Makes a Good Free Verse Poem?
“The poet who writes “free” verse is like Robinson Crusoe on his desert island: he must do all his cooking, laundry and darning for himself. In a few exceptional cases, […]
Dance of the Clumsy (A Novella): Chapter 5
With a sigh, Melonie pulled herself out of Rachel’s car, gratefully taking the crutches from her mentor. “Are you sure you don’t want me to come in with you?” Rachel […]
Renga and Haiku: A Japanese Poetic Challenge
“A young shoot has borne Beautiful flowers, Growing upon An aged plum tree.” –Basho, The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches (tr. by Nobuyuki Yuasa) Many […]
Dance of the Clumsy (A Novella): Chapter 4
Olie perched on the arm of the couch, balanced precariously with one leg hanging off the side. It seemed the safest vantage point for watching the scene before him. Melonie’s […]