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Work published at Haiku Journal
I have an haiku in issue 13 of Haiku Journal. The entire issue is free online, and I’m proud to be sharing space with such wonderful writing. I especially love this one by Peter Sacco: Between each movement the trio rests ─ the dark hall echoes with coughing My own contribution to this issue was written…
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August Reading Report
This was an interesting month for reading. I explored some new writers, and gave ones I hadn’t been in love with a second chance. Millicent Borges Accardi — Woman on a Shaky Bridge: I first met Accardi at the Canto Mundo readings this past July. I was blown away by her work, and immediately had to…
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August Accomplishments
August was one of my slower months for writing. Well, that’s not entirely true. It was a very good month for poetry; I just didn’t do much with other projects. Drafted 40 poems Submitted 21 poems Submitted chapbook Wrote and submitted a piece of creative nonfiction Began planning the First Annual Austin Feminist Poetry Festival A…
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Feminist Friday: Gendered Pens
I know that a good chunk of the internet has already posted some excellent snark about this topic (see Sociological Images and Buzzfeed), but it made me laugh so hard that I couldn’t help but share as well. The BIC corporation decided that they needed to launch a line of pens “for her.” You know,…
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Signal Boost: Feminist Poetry Festival
For those of you who read both this blog and Literary Austin, apologies for the double post. I know a good chunk of people read one blog or the other, so I’m reposting from the original Literary Austin post to make sure this information gets to everyone. I’m planning a literary event, and I need…
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New poem at Big River Poetry Review
At the Blue Willow reading last weekend, I had the pleasure of meeting John Lambremont, Sr., editor of Big River Poetry Review. He drove all the way out from Baton Rouge to hear us read, and his presence was very much appreciated. Big River Poetry Review is a new publication; it debuted online this past spring.…
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Weekend Adventures Part 2: Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival
Last year, it was 112 degrees on the day of the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival; on top of that, there was still one more day for ArmadilloCon. While the festival has been a must-attend for Jon and me ever since we lived here, between the weather and the conflict, we decided to skip out.…
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Weekend Adventures, Part 1: Blue Willow Books
On Saturday, my friend Shubh and I drove to Houston to attend the kickoff Texas Poetry Calendar reading at Blue Willow Books. I had even more fun this year than I did last year, primarily because I knew so many people this year; in fact, last year’s Blue Willow reading was my major initiation into…
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Level Up!
Early in May, Jon and I walked into Master Gohring’s Tai Chi and Kung Fu somewhat on a whim. Jon wanted to get more exercise and had always wanted to try martial arts. And as much as I love to dance, after twenty years of that being my primary physical activity, I was looking to…
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Feminist Friday: Beyond Girlfriend Mode
Depending on how much you pay attention to the world, you may or may not have heard that writer John Hemingway used the term “Girlfriend Mode” when describing the beginner levels in the videogame Borderlands II. As you can imagine, many of us took issue with that, for what I hope are obvious reasons. (I’m…