Thursday, June 17, 2010

half familiar faces


Have you ever seen a face in a crowd, and you swear you know the face, but it just doesn't completely match up in your memory? I recently had a similar experience, only with music. I was listening to Josh Ritter, my new favorite musician, and heard Bruce Springsteen, Ryan Adams, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake and others. However, the music just didn't match up, and for that I'm thankful. Josh Ritter seems to be able embrace the spirit of great music while creating and maintaining his own musical identity. His latest album, SO RUNS THE WORLD AWAY is a musical masterpiece as well as a work of literary genius. Check it out...

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Podcasted

Thanks to Ben Tanzer and This Blog Will Change Your Life for interviewing me. Check out the podcast @ A Glimpse of Truth. Also, look for my short story (one of my first to see light) to published this week at This Zine Will Change Your Life.

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Thursday, June 3, 2010

A Poem, or two...

Hey, here's a poem that was published at Word Riot in March; love Word Riot.

Also, a poem from The Orange Room Review. I love this publication because they publish narrative poetry, and I love me some narrative poetry.

And, last (for today), but certainly not least, a poem published from This Zine Will Change Your Life of which Ben Tanzer is the publisher extraordinaire.

Rage, Rage

So, the month of March is a hard one for me. Abby, my sister, was both born and passed away this month, and then throw my 50 th  birthday in...