Announcement… Another Tiny Victory 14 Feb 201914 Feb 2019 My short-short story, "Noodles for Breakfast," has just appeared on the Short Édition site, and is entered in a contest to qualify for inclusion in their short-story vending machines. Read…
Announcement… A Good Few Months 13 Feb 201913 Feb 2019 As I have occasionally mentioned before, I have had a good year placing stories in magazines--edited journals all, not public corkboards such as Medium, where anyone can post anything without…
Author post Happy New Year! 1 Jan 2019 Last year is over with, according to the calendar, and a new year begins, with the same sun rising every dawn. Last year brought me minor triumphs and major worries,…
Author post Fish Eggs and Fiction 17 Dec 201824 Jan 2019 After a long dry spell, I suddenly began placing stories in small-press magazines this year--even some that paid in cash! Since last winter, I have "sold"--sometimes for pay, sometimes compensated…
Announcement… On a Roll 3 Dec 20183 Dec 2018 I seem to be on a roll lately (and I don't mean an onion roll, though I have baked some pretty good ones...). Just learned that I have placed another…
Author post… Legs and Literature 25 Nov 201825 Nov 2018 Taking it to the streets...literally. Today I meet, once again, with friends, in the heart of Echo Park, LA's traditional Bohemian district (if such a phrase doesn't rebel against itself).…
Author post The Glory and the Garbage 9 Nov 201814 Nov 2018 Where I used to live, one of our neighbors was an artist who primarily made her living decorating the inside walls of nouveau riche sorts with wall textures and trompe…
Announcement… The End of Something Else 28 Oct 20189 Nov 2018 As some of you may know, I have been working part-time as an "Adult Literacy Coordinator" in the Echo Park branch of the Los Angeles Public Library for the last…
Author post Reading Is a Gift, Not a Purchase 14 Oct 2018 This is a reprint of an article I originally posted in Sustainable City News early in 2016, though I edited it very lightly for Crow Tree. I shall not be…
Author post Reality Check 29 Sep 20187 Oct 2018 What is a "real" book anyway? I ask this in the context of the ongoing dispute over paper versus digital literature. Maybe people, myself included, casually refer to print editions…
