Like Olympians who don’t make the podium, writers also encounter disappointment
As I tuned in to the 2024 Summer Olympics over the past two weeks to watch incredible athletes from around the world who had devoted their lives, or much of it, to perfecting their skills, and to revel in the success of the very few who achieved medals for their efforts, I also thought about those who did not make it to the podium.
Continue reading “Perseverance and disappointment”Just when you thought the Great Cicada Invasion of 2024 was well behind us, along comes a poem I wrote about those pesky critters in the online literary journal Periwinkle Pelican. Check out “Thirteen Ways of Hearing a Cicada (With Apologies to Wallace Stevens),” published today.
Continue reading “Published in Periwinkle Pelican”‘It’s important to me to keep this going for years.’
When I first learned about this cool online journal called Club Plum Literary Journal and read about its mission to offer readers and writers “an ongoing literary conversation, a resonant entry into a beautiful or strange or dark place,” I knew I wanted to be a part of it. And I was thrilled when editor Thea Swanson selected one of my writings to include in the latest issue, which came out earlier this month. Once I learned the piece had been accepted, I invited Thea to take part in a Friday Five, itself an attempt at an ongoing literary conversation. Read on for insights from Thea about the journal she founded (now in its fifth year), her thoughts on writing and creativity, and a special touch she adds to each published piece.
Continue reading “Friday Five: Q&A with Thea Swanson, editor of Club Plum Literary Journal”Some recent reads worth sharing:
Continue reading “Friday Five: on great books, flash fiction, writing advice, late bloomers, and Alice Munro”A piece I wrote called “The Things My Father Used to Eat” is included in the latest issue of Club Plum Literary Journal. The latest issue went live last Friday. Huzzah!
Image: screenshot of list of contributors to Club Plum Literary Journal, Volume 5, Issue 3
