Jan 21, 2019 | Current, Poetry, Posts
The poet Langston Hughes was a great inspiration to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Examples of their connection are expansive. In 1956, King recited Hughes’ poem “Mother to Son” from the pulpit to honor his wife Coretta, who was celebrating her first Mother’s Day. That...
Jan 20, 2019 | Posts, Writing
A Secret Chapter Preview for readers of The Real World of Jasper Hunter || READ more about the forthconming novel The Real World of Jasper Hunter >> Sunlight seeps out of the edge of the dark sky and leaks across the Black Rock Desert. Everywhere the light...
Jan 17, 2019 | Current, Poetry, Posts
Poet Mary Oliver died today, at the age of 83. Here is one of her poems in memory of her life. My Work is Loving the World –by Mary Oliver (Aug 15, 2016) My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird – equal seekers...
Jan 9, 2019 | Current, Posts, Reviews
The wonderful fantasy writer V.S. Schwab recently asked for recommendations on books from her readers. I was surprised to see a new book I’d never heard of mentioned by many — If We Were Villains, by M.L. Rio. I promptly purchased the book and it’s...
Nov 18, 2018 | Current, Endorsements, Posts
I’m excited to announce that Steve Silberman, friend of Oliver Sacks, winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, and author of the New York Times bestselling history of autism Neurotribes, has written a lovely heartfelt foreword for the new hardcover...
Oct 11, 2018 | Current, Poetry, Posts
[American Journal] Robert Hayden, 1913 – 1980 here among them the americans this baffling multi people extremes and variegations their noise restlessness their almost...