Oughting [verb]. : enduring, bearing. “Psychologist Clayton Barbeau coined the term “shoulding yourself.” It basically means putting pressure on yourself to do or be something based on what you think you’re supposed to do or be.” ~ Copare In the Connolly Tarot deck, the Heirophant card could be a portrait of actor Brent Spiner in the role…
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What do editors want? I ask Mandy Haynes
Wherein I ask an editor the questions all writers want to ask. Mandy Haynes wears more hats than I can count, and wears every one of them with aplomb. Here she tells it like it is from her perspective as editor of the highly-regarded WELL READ Magazine. First: do you charge a submission fee? Second:…
b.read.crumbs: Who’s Got the Power? by Julie Herman
This is a repost of Julie Herman‘s most recent b.read.crumbs post. I’ll be following her lead (as I so often do) in my b.read.crumbs post next week. We might have a theme running through the year. Let me know if you can spot it. All scenes start with a character trying to exert agency–to use their ingenuity, determination, wiles, whathaveyou,…
Amie Whittemore ~ 3 Questions & a Poem
3 Questions and a Poem–in which one of my favorite poets is interviewed and shares a poem. QUESTION 1 What do you consider the three most important elements of a poem? For me, three things I most value in a poem are sensory imagery, sparkling metaphors, and attention to the relationship between form and content….
b.read.crumbs : Nurturing
The Connolly deck Empress grabbed my attention the first time I saw it because it’s such a perfect depiction of the spirit and soul of Barbara Mertz a.k.a. Barbara Michaels a.k.a. Elizabeth Peters.
Researching the Work of Transgender Authors
a guest post by Dawn Reno Langley, author of Analyzing the Prescotts When the doctoral program advisors from The Union Institute and University interviewed me to see if I would be a good fit for their program, they alerted me ahead of time that my research would need to fit the social-justice premise of the…
b.read.crumbs: Look Past the Obvious by Julie Herman
This is a repost of Julie Herman‘s most recent b.read.crumbs post. I’ll be following her lead (as I so often do) in my b.read.crumbs post next week. We might have a theme running through the year. Let me know if you can spot it. When you see a woman on a throne, looking out over her terrain,…
Cathy Cultice Lentes ~ 3 Questions & a Poem
3 Questions and a Poem–in which one of my favorite poets is interviewed and shares a poem. QUESTION 1 What do you consider the three most important elements of a poem? Whether I’m writing a poem or reading a poem, I’m most interested in lyrical language, the use of specific concrete imagery, and a move…
Grab the book at a discounted price
Patchwork is a collection of some of my published stories, essays, and poems. I’ll be giving it to participants in my workshops, but you can purchase it from online and real life booksellers for $9.95, if you’d like. From January 22, 2024 through January 31, 2024, Patchwork will be available at a discounted price of…
b.read.crumbs : Magicking
Magicking [verb]: to transform or produce by or as if by magic Learning to read tarot cards was a struggle. I started with the standard Rider-Waite deck, because that was the only deck I had and because the internet hadn’t been invented yet and even if it had been there was no worldwide marketplace and most tarot…