Many many thanks to the always hardworking MH Clay for accepting this poem, Moon Prayer for Mad Swirl – a fantastic venue for writers and readers. Check ’em out. “If you are a dreamer, come in. If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, a hoper, a prayer, a magic-bean-buyer. If you’re a pretender, come… Continue reading Moon Prayer at Mad Swirl
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I am Fortune’s Fool
Today is Will Shakespeare’s 448th birthday. Happy Birthday Will! Back in 2009, I went to London and then up to Stratford Upon Avon. It’s an amazing place and going there is like stepping back in time. If you have the opportunity to go, I highly suggest you visit the Garrick Inn. It’s Stratford’s oldest pub.… Continue reading I am Fortune’s Fool
Mix Tapes and Ephemera
“Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since prehistoric times. It brings together man and the world. It lives through magic.” – Keith Haring I’m working on a new novel right now. Two kind of. One is slowly, horribly, painfully eeking its way toward the final stages of revision before it moves on.… Continue reading Mix Tapes and Ephemera
You Had Me At Helo
All right let’s talk about Battlestar Galatica. First off, I get that I’m about nearly a decade behind on all this. My bad. I wasn’t watching a lot of television in 2004. I was going through a particularly pretentious phase where I cancelled cable. I repent! My Gods, I repent! I would like to congratulate the writers for giving me… Continue reading You Had Me At Helo
Strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff
I write in a closet. Literally. It’s my own little nook and I love it. Here’s a picture of it: I didn’t build the bookshelves. The amazing industrious crafty previous tenant built shelves AND put an outlet in AND an overhead light. I can’t thank her/him/it enough. That black thing hanging in the corner –… Continue reading Strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff
Ally Malinenko 