So, I’ve been reading submission guidelines while I search for places to home my poetry. A lot of them leave me scratching my head. “We want poetry that makes our heart go POW and our head pop off the stem of our neck spouting blood like a geyser. We want work that zings our strings…
Genre Reading and Writing. Arithmetic Free.
When it came time to choose a genre to write in I chose fantasy. As a longtime reader of Fantasy, Scifi, and everything in between, it seemed a natural fit. I was a latecomer to women’s literature and romance. It didn’t hold me the way fantasy did, although I like some romance in my fantasy,…
Philosophy Class Refresher Course
What is it in human makeup that makes us go looking for the answer we want? When did confirmation bias become the norm, rather than something to guard against? Despite my best intentions, I find myself reading Amazon reviews and if I’m iffy on a purchase I read the 3-star reviews and talk myself into…
New Gyroscope Review for July
The summer issue of Gyroscope Review is out! A perfect lazy-summer-day read. You can pick up a copy on Amazon. Please leave us a review after you’ve read through the awesome work by our summer poets. Submissions for the Fall Issue open today also. Last fall’s Crone Issue was so well-received that Gyroscope Review has…