As promised, here is the interview with Collin Kelley about writing and his novel, Conquering Venus. I want to thank Collin for his patience and for answering all of my questions and being patient with me in getting this interview completed. This...

I have written the first poem in my John Muir Slept Here project while almost abandoning all hope of finishing my current manuscript. This is what I do as of late. I get about 80-90% finished with a project only to have it out-pace me in the final...

Seeing that my last post was actually talking about how I have the right to define what success is for me, I thought I would do a little bragging today. My poem, "Fredonia," has been accepted for publication by The Barn Owl Review for the all-poetry...

Mary B. hit on something during her post the other day that got me to thinking. I made a comment, but I now want to address the issue more completely---more in depth. I am of course speaking of the pitiful place I hold in the food chain of life,...

Lost in the woods with no place to come home to, I have seen all the fairy tales this place has to offer, and now this: Every year for a week young girls in red capes carrying baskets like holy relics walk solemn parades and lumberjacks holding up the...