On a typical Saturday, we offer you an image of Erika’s cats sharing their wisdom. We also ask you a question about your writing process. You don’t need to think of yourself Please feel free to answer in the comments section, on our facebook page, our twitter account, or all three. Cheers, Adam and Erika…
Month: December 2021
Watch/Listen/Read
Welcome to the first of our weekly Watch/Listen/Read posts. On Fridays, Adam and I take a few minutes to share with you what we’ve been checking out–or immersed in–during the week. We also invite any writers whose work has appeared on the site during the week to add their suggestions, and we’d love to get…
This Poem Feels Finished…?
Sylvia on the Phone —I woke up today thinking “Sylvia Plath had the right idea. She left a pretty interesting legacy; A couple of kids, a bunch of famous poems, And she went out on her own terms.” Depression is like an ex-lover I can’t get rid of, She shares custody of my brain, Owning…
Baggage
This is the draft of a story I wrote in almost a single breath, and then submitted to a couple of literary magazines. The rejections were polite. One said that there was not enough development of the secondary characters, particularly the father, and that showing up to a party in the wrong clothing felt too…