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What the Dead Say: A memoir of life after death Excerpt: Paranormal circus Before I could stop myself I said, “Ha! Paranormal circus for you, huh?” to the owner, as she was checking my daughter out. “What?” “No one has said anything about the guy in the back? He doesn’t bug you?” “What guy?” I’d flustered […]
Read More Which witch are you?Letter to my son: What do you hear when you hear the music that changed my life? There was an alcove between the restrooms at a bar called Dizzy Duncan’s in the Morris County Mall. In the alcove, an old cigarette machine squatted mellowly in the thin golden light spilling out of the bar. Adjacent, […]
Read More Assless chapsFind the gold in the pan. Revisioning your work as a writer with care and effect.
Read More Revision: re-envision, discoverPronounce the title as “live–on earth– LIE-V” A concert for the end of the world. The King of Lies conducts. A volcano choice to erupt against them, the OTHER the ones who will not see it the way they should. Channy sees her feet on soil as a prayer on earth, for earth, pulling from […]
Read More Live on earth82,404 The latest count of infected here on this land of plenty Times two—one hundred sixty-four, eight hundred and eight. This many lungs pulling fur in the sac instead of air, we pant for hours, we gulp in infected skies The rest of us hold our breath—the spores in the air in flown sputum from careless […]
Read More COVID-19 poemJoin me March 6 in Manitou Springs Colorado for an art opening at Commonwheel –Responding to Climate Change
Read More Climate Change: Poems for Gaia- Chapbook Launch5 ways from successful writers to keep a writing schedule going. The schedule includes sane plans for marketing; submitting; and spending time in community.
Read More 5 ways to keep to a writing scheduleToday I sit at my desk with emails answered. I have incredible peace of mind. Why? I finally decided to eat a healthy breakfast! Up at five this morning, it was dark and 6 degrees Farenheit. I couldn’t see Pikes Peak out of my window. I first tackled the dishes from my marathon meal prep […]
Read More Making every Monday my B&^tch (Hound)The problem with Christmas is: The two sides of my personality are arrayed against one another in hand-to-hand, bloody red and money-green-colored combat. On one hand, I revel in movies about sorority houses being invaded by murderous Santas– Krampus is my spirit animal of the season, not Rudolph. On the other hand, I am recording […]
Read More The problem with ChristmasWhen I use imagery, often I use the animal world as inspiration. I culturally appropriate their innocence; their victimhood; their beauty. Many of my horror writer idols use beasts and monsters as inchoate expressions of the darkest part of the mind of womyn. If you want to see what you can do with the two […]
Read More New flash fiction: inspired by beastsFreshen up your home for the holidays with these up-and-coming décor ideas The end of the year holiday rush is upon us—but you may want to focus on refreshing your home for the guests that are inevitable during this time of the year. We’ve scoured the web and used our extensive HGTV viewing time to […]
Read More Cute holiday refreshers for your homeBillie Eilish is brilliantly broken–but it’s not her fault.
Read More Billie Eilish: Ms. Magnificent Malaise
Patty Tomsky 