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Contributor BlogsWhy Your Writing Isn’t You
Q: Would you categorize poetry as fiction or nonfiction? My own opinion would be nonfiction because it speaks or alludes to universal truths no…
BlogCalls for Submissions | Publication Announcements: Literary & Visual Arts
For those of you on Facebook, we've started a group so that publishers can post calls for submissions and writers and artists can post…
Contributor Blogs“While You Wait” Anthology
Just out and soon available on Amazon (w/ 2 of my poems), the "While You Wait" anthology. This was commissioned by our local poet…
Contributor BlogsTotally Disconnected
So, I finally did it ... published a "book" of my poetry. Please stop by and have a look, and maybe even read a…
Contributor Blogs, Performance Art, VideoLetter From the Nephew of a Nazi
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Contributor Blogs, Videotv appearance…
i was on the tv show PAN Connection...for 1 hour...which is probably 56 minutes more than necessary...but it is what it is. anyway, i…
Contributor BlogsJefferson’s ZOOM, Jan. 11 – Join Me
OAF friends, if you ZOOM, I'll be one of three poets featured on Flying Out Loud, a Zoom series out of Kentucky, Jan. 11,…
Contributor BlogsWhy publishing a book is important
Publishing a book is important, whether self-published (without imprint) or cooperatively published (with imprint). Yeah, you won't get rich or earn a lot of…
Line Breaks and Commas and Colons, Oh My!
"Write drunk; edit sober." –Ernest Hemingway Punctuation is a personal struggle. It begins that way for anyone who wants to be a memorable writer. Who…
How to Edit Your Writing
"There is an old saying: 'No piece of writing is ever finished, it's just abandoned.' But my own rule is: No piece of work…
BlogCurated list of e-zines, publishers, and online communities for writers, artists, and photographers
Here's a list of links to other interesting outlets for writers, artists, and photographers. Feel free to suggest additions to the list by responding…
BlogCharles Bukowski Festival, 2020
The Charles Bukowski Society (Bukowski-Gesellschaft in German) will celebrate the first 100 years of Charles Bukowski in Bamberg, Germany, from June 22 through June…