A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders is a must-read for any short story writer. It’s based upon a class Saunders …
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My poem, “Gaia’s on Acid and She Can’t Come Down,” previously published by Amsterdam Quarterly and posted on my blog 10/29/21 was selected for the …
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Hell of a Book is the latest novel by Jason Mott. The protagonist is a best-selling African-American author on tour promoting a book he can’t …
Continue ReadingHaiku by Mike Wilson in honor of National Poetry Month!
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I’m honored to have won the Harriett A. Rose Legacies Contest sponsored by the Carnegie Center in Lexington, KY, for my memoir “Graduation.” The contest …
Continue ReadingBook Review – Call Us What We Carry, by Amanda Gorman
Call Us What We Carry is both the title and a repeating theme in this collection of poems by Amanda Gorman. Gorman gained mainstream notoriety …
Continue ReadingKentucky Writers Hall of Fame 2022 Inductions Thursday 7 p.m. at the Kentucky Theatre, Lexington KY
Love Means Zero, a story by Mike Wilson
Love Means Zero This story by Mike Wilson appears in Stylus Lit March 2022 issue
Continue ReadingBook Review – The Lincoln Highway, by Amor Towles
The Lincoln Highway is the latest novel by Amor Towles. Set in 1954, it’s the story of Emmett, who has just been released from a …
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