Writing is more like a sculpture where you remove, you eliminate in order to make the work visible. Even those pages you remove somehow remain. There is a difference between a book of two hundred pages which is the result of an original eight hundred pages. The six hundred pages … Read More
Brad raised his hand. “Yes, Mr. Smith, you have a question?” Dr. C. asked, stuffing his lecture notes into his leather briefcase, the one that looked as if an M48 tank had run over it. “I do, sir. How do you read all those books you review for the American … Read More
During their writing lives, poets wear many hats. But, at some point, many either become historians, chronicling their time period, or evolve into social activists working toward social and political change. Still, poets are much more. They resemble an unending string of pearls, members of a unique grouping of visionaries. … Read More
While writing is like a joyful release, editing is a prison where the bars are my former intentions and the abusive warden my own neuroticism. ~ Tiffany Madison You press SAVE as you glance at the sunset, just visible outside your window through flickering palm leaves. Finally! The End. … Read More