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Springtime in New Mexico, Part IV: The Long Road Home

There many ways to start a poem. Some, like diamonds, are forged under years of pressure. Others, like pearls, show up wholly formed when you least expect it. Too many float by like garbage bags on the wind, tempting us … Continue reading

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It’s Here! The Magic Rectangle Available for the Holidays!

Hooray! My prose poem collection, The Magic Rectangle, is available now from Folded Word. I just love this cover, designed by Folded Word’s Editor in Chief JS Graustein. I think you’ll like the inside, too—more than 20 prose poems that … Continue reading

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Change Your Writing Space, See What Happens

Writers are creatures of habit. We have our favorite pen, brand of notebook, magic potion for sipping as we write. We like our ambiance…a crowded cafe or relative silence. Warm places or cool spaces, open windows or roaring fires. Sometimes we … Continue reading

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