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Weekend Adventures: Galveston Island
This is what convertibles were made for: waking up early and heading out with a friend to get possibly the best bagels in the entire state of Texas from Hot Bagels in Houston. And then putting the top town, heading out on I-45 South, and driving to Galveston. And as you’re heading down the highway, knowing…
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Words Matter
Last night, the above joke appeared on my Google+ stream. At one point, a woman made a comment about how the “how can u” people didn’t do “any meaningful work.” Since I had insomnia anyway, I pointed out the classist assumptions in her statement. Education (both grammatical and sexual) and employment are both associated with poverty…
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I’m Ephemeral!
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of poetry chapbooks — small collections, cheap enough that you can buy a bunch at a time and discover something new. That’s one of the reasons I also enjoy zines. They’re an easy, inexpensive way to discover someone or something new. I’ve never made one of my…
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Farmers’ Market Report: The Triangle
I love farmers’ markets, but despite the plethora of them in Austin, I admit I’m a lazy about getting out to them. With all of the HEB locations, opened way more hours, I end up choosing convenience over awesome, sustainable, always-local food. My friend Amanda just moved to Austin, and texted me on Monday asking…
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The new Texas Poetry Calendar is here!
When I went to my poetry group on Monday, Scott Wiggerman handed me my contributor copy of the 2013 Texas Poetry Calendar. This is my second year appearing in the calendar, and I’m thrilled to be included again. My poem appears the last week of May this time around, sharing a page with the lovely “Crossing”…
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Weekend Adventures: Deep Eddy
(Note: In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve changed the focus of my Weekend Adventures posts. Rather than giving a rundown of everything I did, I’m focusing on one or two specific places I visited. They might be new, or they might be a revisit to somewhere I love, but right now I’m more interested in…
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Like the rest of the writing world, I say farewell
My first encounter with Ray Bradbury was Farenheit 451. It was part of my ninth grade English curriculum. At the time, I fell in love with Bradbury’s writing style, but I came away with a fairly superficial understanding of the text (it wasn’t until my twenties, when I began to contemplate just how many hours I…
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May Accomplishments
Here’s what I did in May: Wrote 32 poems Submitted 24 poems Submitted my manuscript Finished and submitted three fiction pieces, one of which was accepted and published Researched my NaNoWriMo 2012 project Figured out the focus for my poetry collection I did not: Finish my poetry table (still) Work on my epic poem I’m…
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May Reading Report
Despite being quite busy, I was a very productive reader in May. And most of what I read was brilliant and inspiring. Borderlands 37. I was excited to find a number of Round Top poets in here. This is one of the best issues I have read so far, and it reminds me that I need…
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Weekend Adventures: McKinney Falls
A long weekend is perfect for exploring. This past Friday, I celebrated four whole years of living in Austin. On Sunday, I realized that, despite having lived here for four years, I have not once spent time at McKinney Falls, which is a lovely hiking/camping/swimming destination just a few miles away from the airport. So…