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• 5 of My Favorite Books on Writing [So Far]

  

  I've read enough books about writing to make it a challenge to pick a top five, but not so many that I would dare consider this list definitive. I know there ar... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Deciduous Qween by Matty Layne Glasgow

  

  Deciduous Qween by Matty Layne Glasgow My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page This collection of [mostly] free verse and prose poems touches on nature, sexuality,... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Into the Woods by John Yorke

  

  Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story by John Yorke My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page This is a book about story and story structure. While Yorke poke... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Sounds Like End-Product

  

  blacksmith forges bands for a cooper tap-tap-CLANG, tap-tap-CLANG! staves for the barrel planed from oak stip-stip-SHHISSH, stip-stip-SHHISSH whiskey from the... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Tropical Haiku

  lobster-claw plant flaming in red and yellow headless bird stack coconuts dimple sands with a thud tin roof heart attack seeking relief from the humidity,... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: The Trail

  

  Walking beside a wagon. Lost in blowing snows. Ahead they'll make their cannibal stance, hoping for a voice to pierce their snow-blind minds, and rescue them... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Drum That Beats Within Us by Mike Bond

  

  The Drum That Beats Within Us by Mike Bond My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page This collection of short form poems touch on themes of nature, Americana, and... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Venus in Furs by Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch

  

  Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page This novella revolves around the relationship of Severin and Wanda. Severin is... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: All Systems Red by Martha Wells

  

  All Systems Red by Martha Wells My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page This novella's protagonist is a security cyborg that is corporately-assigned to protect a... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: The Vampire Rule

  They say a Vampire can't enter your house unless you invite them inside. I don't know whether it's true, on account of I don't know if Vampires are a... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• The Yoga-Poetic Nexus

  

  Note: This post is not advocating a new distraction yoga mashup of the type that I've been known to rant about, but is merely a discussion of the synergy to be... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Second Nature by Michael Pollan

  

  Second Nature: A Gardener's Education by Michael Pollan My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page This isn't simply a discussion of lessons of gardening, though it... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: How to Write a Sentence by Stanley Fish

  

  How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One by Stanley Fish My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page The sentence is the unit of writing at which beauty resides. So... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Anatomy of Story by John Truby

  

  The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller by John Truby My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page Whether a story works or not is often clear... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• A Map of Countries I’ve Visited So Far

  

  Visited 33 UN countries (17.0%) out of 193.Make your own visited countries map. My wife pointed out this site. We're planning to add a couple more countries thi... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• A Map of Countries I’ve Visited So Far

  

  Visited 33 UN countries (17.0%) out of 193.Make your own visited countries map. My wife pointed out this site. We're planning to add a couple more countries thi... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: On Travelers and Tribesmen

  

  The traveler grasps nothing he can't hold against buffeting gales or changing fates. He favors not the heat above the cold, and eats one night on leaf, the... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Magic Mushrooms by Hank Bryant & Israel Bouseman

  

  Magic Mushrooms: The Psilocybin Mushroom Bible - A Guide to Cultivation and Safe Use by Hank Bryant My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page As a neophyte on the... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Intimate Ties by Robert Musil

  

  Intimate Ties: Two Novellas by Robert Musil My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page This volume collects two recently-translated novellas written by the Austrian... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Beyond Weird by Philip Ball

  

  Beyond Weird by Philip Ball My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page Quantum mechanics is so mystifying and baffling that I even misunderstood the title of Philip... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL