Photo: Slig77 DeviantArt.com My log for the month of February: Writing/Residency/Fellowship Submissions: 3 Writing/Residency/Fellowship Acceptances: 0 Writing/ Residency/Fellowship Rejections: 2 WTF moments: 2
Tag: the writerly life
My Attempt at Fiction
I couldn’t squeeze a poem out that summer no matter how hard I tried. I glued, painted, drew, struggled to breathe. And wrote this. Besides me, this is what survived: a piece of fiction. Read, be entertained, be glad that summer’s over. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Usual Suspects It was too hot for the usual suspects: [...]
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How to Be a Poet
I read this a little while back. I liked it. It made me laugh. A little uncomfortably though. I recognize these people. Sometimes I have even called them "friends." Scary... _____________________________________________________________________________________ How To Be a Poet Mike Believe (Exittheapple.com 2006) BEFORE YOU START: 1. Change your name. Sorry to tell you this, but the name ya [...]
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Pimping Poetry
Def Poetry Jam is back-k-k-k. HBO at midnight tonight in case you missed the promos. Def Poetry Jam has brought poetry to the masses. Hallelujah. Now people don’t look at me with that glazed look like, “Damn, look at the way those snakes are dancing out of her head,” when I admit “I’m a [...]
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[vintage UtR] Some Humble Advice for Writers
I had a Chinese pen pal when I was in middle school. Her penmanship was meticulous. I tried to imitate it. I think handwriting is the most organic yet undervalued art—the kind most of us are capable of and don’t even realize it. You can tell such an honest story with it. It doesn’t [...]
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