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There Are Monkeys Everywhere [IndieInk Writing Challenge]
For the IndieInk Writing Challenge this week, Sherree challenged me with “There were monkeys everywhere, and that wasn’t a good thing.” and I challenged SAM with “Write a piece in which a can of soda is of significant importance.” There Are Monkeys Everywhere The monkeys still jump on the bed, and the sight fills me…
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Devil’s Ark [IndieInk Writing Challenge]
Last week, I discovered IndieInk.org, a site where you can sign up for a challenge, give one of your own, and then share what you write. Here’s my first entry! I had fun, and I look forward to participating in future challenges. Devil’s Ark On the Devil’s ark, the passengers had a monkey as their…
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New poetry!
I have a poem published in the newest issue of Southern Women’s Review, which went live on Saturday evening. The issue is available as a free PDF, so you have even more reason to check it out. I wrote “S/m” in July, when we were in the thick of the horrible drought that plagued Texas this year,…
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January Accomplishments
January did not go as planned, and I let myself get sidetracked. But it was a conscious decision to let things slide. As Fiona Robyn wrote earlier this week, real life sometimes interferes with your plans. And you can’t always force your mind or heart to carry those plans out. And as Kelli Russell Agodon…
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January Reading Report
I enjoyed everything I read in January, and came close to actually meeting my somewhat intense goal. Here’s a list of what found a place next to my bed (or in my bookbag): Kelli Russell Agodon, Letters from the Emily Dickinson Room Marian Aitches, Fishing for Light Umberto Eco, Confessions of a Young Novelist Dave…
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I had so many things I wanted to blog about this week. Like the great time I had with Kelli Russell Agodon’s poetry class, and the five strong pieces that came from it. Or how I went out on a limb and applied for a creative writing fellowship. Or dance. I had so much to…
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Goodbye, Reesa
I met Reesa in February of 2010. I was having a rough week, and my friends Lynn and Casey took me to the weekly poker game she hosted, thinking it would cheer me up. It did. Reesa was already sick at that point, though the cancer had not been diagnosed. Despite the fact that she…
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Tracking Submissions: Another Attempt
As I mentioned yesterday, I settled on Writer’s Database as my method for submission tracking in 2012. Although I liked Sonar 3 well enough, I did have some issues with it, namely having to manually enter every single one of my market listings. In addition, the fact that the software was hooked only to my…
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December Accomplishments
Despite all of the holiday-related fun I had in December, this was a pretty good month for my my writing. Here is what I managed to accomplish: Wrote 32 poems Submitted 14 poems Submitted my chapbook manuscript to two competitions Found a new system for keeping track of my submissions (I ended up going with…