From Jamie Cat Callan If you're a writer and you haven't subscribed to Jamie's marvelous weekly newsletter for writers, do so right now, here. I met Jamie at the Stonecoast MFA residency when she was teaching and I was a student. She is a marvelous teacher and true creative, the kind of person who bubbles positivity with the understanding that life isn't always sunshine and roses. I love … [Read more...]
Dream Poetry
Dream Journal Dreams offer a fascinating insight into our psyche. I believe they reflect our deepest concerns or worries, and that much of the imagery in our dreams is personal. You and I might both dream of a horse, but the meaning of that horse would be different. For many years, I kept a dream journal. I found the act of writing out a complete dream when still in bed worked the best. If I … [Read more...]
What, Why, How: Poet Sara Ryan
What: My most recent publication was my debut book of poetry, I Thought There Would Be More Wolves, which came out this February from University of Alaska Press. It was the winner of the Permafrost Book Prize and was chosen by Elizabeth Bradfield. It’s been difficult to have a book be released during the pandemic, but I’ve been grateful for the support I’ve received and the virtual readings … [Read more...]
My mini book tour
Recently Don and I took a trip along the Outer Banks of N. Carolina to promote Gordy and the Ghost Crab to book stores and gift shops. A fellow author asked me for details, so I thought I'd share what I did on my blog. Let me first say that selling doesn't come easily to me. The fear of rejection is real. In fact, I was reeling after the response from the very first independent book store I … [Read more...]
Traveling post-vaccination
Lawbreakers? My husband and I had just finished our lunch of a falafel sandwich and shrimp and grits in a small outdoor courtyard at Helio's Hideaway in Ocracoke, North Carolina. A party of three adults, only one of whom was wearing a face mask, stepped up to the window of the restaurant to place an order. The older man, tall and fair haired, in his late fifties I'd guess, took a seat at a … [Read more...]
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