Today I submitted three of my pieces to literary magazines. I also followed the advice in the article I posted and actually took the time to read several magazines, especially the ones to which I submitted. My plan is to devote one day a week to submissions, something I haven’t done lately. It is time,…
Category: Writing
Helpful Article on Publishing in Literary Magazines
Why Fiction Magazines Are An Untapped Goldmine For New Authors | The Creative Penn.
Happy Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s card provided by Southwest Airlines. Ray and I are heading back to LA from Texas. We’re in San Antonio for a quick stop over from Dallas before heading off for 3 hours in the air. The flight attendant is cracking jokes. “If you want Pepsi go to an airline that has filed Chapter 11. …
Gas heater When I was a little girl, I spent many a night curled up on the hearth in front of a gas heater, listening to the hiss of the gas and staring at the orange and blue flames. Often I could hear my dad’s snoring in his nearby bed, the rhythmic cadence that told…
Correction: Wrong Info on Marcia Ball’s Husband
Let me try this again. Marcia Ball is not married to Wick Fowler of chili mix fame, but rather to his son, Gordon, who owns Zona Rosa restaurant and who is a respected plein air painter. Sorry about that!
Protected: Correction: Re: Marcia Ball’s Husband
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Prompt: Marcia Ball and the Texas Blues
We saw Marcia Ball and her band the other night here in Texas at a local club called Loose Wheels. They are a long-term Austin band and they play a combination of Texas blues and Louisiana rock. You could imagine yourself sitting in a New Orleans bar listening to her pound away on her piano…
Prompt: Haiku: Cold Cross-Town Trip at 2 am
Entering the cold A frigid winter’s evening Hides inside the car Cross town trip drags by Car heater spews icy air Legs quiver and quake Front door lock resists Wind so cold it slides through clothes Home awaits with warmth Gas stoves radiate Shivers are replaced with heat A happy relief A night filled with…
Prompt: Haiku: A Winter’s Night
Weather shifts to cold Wind brings Canada far south Stars white in black sky Gas stoves cast orange glow Hot flames flicker with quiet joy Warmth melts away cold Thoughts of bed entice Cozy under heavy quilts A warm, safe cocoon Dreams of summer days Green trees, red birds and blue water Fill this winter…
Underestimating LA Rush Hour or Why Not to Go 50 Miles for an Award
Today I went with one of my students and her mother to the awards ceremony for the California Division of the Scholastic Artists and Writers contest, the oldest and more prestigious contest for youth in the United States. The time of the event was 4:30 in a city 50 miles east of LA. Rush hour….
