Date: August 19, 2022
Writers are often inspired by some ghost—a lingering feeling or charge, whether attributed to one’s own inner psychological state or an honest-to-god spirit. I think of William Butler Yeats, for […]
Date: August 18, 2022
Both of my parents died when I was in my early twenties. I was still immersed in their friend group at the time, as well as close with my extended […]
Date: August 18, 2022
“In Learning to Live (Aprendendo a Viver), Clarice Lispector calls for ‘patience to observe the flowers, imperceptibly and slowly opening.” As plant philosopher Michael Marder points out in his essay, “Lispector and […]
Date: August 16, 2022
“My novel, The Healing Circle, follows Ursula, whose terminal disease makes her leave family and friends in California—friends who share her penchant for New Age remedies—for a miracle cure in Germany. […]
Date: August 12, 2022
The most formidable deadline I ever faced was in seventh grade. The end of the semester was approaching, and I suddenly realized I had five book reports due the next […]
Date: August 3, 2022
In The Healing Circle, a bad new age mother abandons her family in California to pursue a miracle cure in Munich. Once she gets there however, she wonders if she […]
Date: August 3, 2022
Diane Thiel, author of Questions from Outer Space, had a poem, “Shadow and Light,” published on Verse Daily.
Date: August 1, 2022
Pacific Light author David Mason has a new poem, “Windward,” in TLS.
Date: August 1, 2022
Poet David Mason, author of Pacific Light, published “Shipmates” and “An Ancient Story” in The Hudson Review.
Date: August 1, 2022
Portland Community College creative writing and composition instructor Thea Prieto published her debut novella “From the Caves” in 2021 and is quickly gaining recognition for her writing prowess.
Date: May 31, 2022
Are Jigdesh and Charlie, the brilliantly depicted leads in Carlos Allende’s new novel, gay caricatures? The author’s answer may surprise you.
Date: May 24, 2022
Date: May 23, 2022
Beware Kim Dower’s poetry. Again and again, this crafty writer invites you in for a casual chat and then wallops you. Her poem “Game Over” starts with a little comedy about […]
Date: May 17, 2022
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Date: May 9, 2022
In his introduction to New Moons, a collection of poetry, fiction, and lyrical memoirs by Muslims in North America, Kazim Ali confesses the difficulty of embarking on an anthology that seeks […]
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