poetry – A Mad Pursuit

All I have is a voice To undo the folded lie, The romantic lie in the brain Of the sensual man-in-the-street And the lie of Authority Whose buildings grope the sky: There is no such thing as the State And no one exists alone; Hunger allows no choice To the citizen or the police; We... / READ MORE /

October 10, 2015

poetry

family, October, poems, poetry, pomegranates

October and Pomegranates

I am thinking of my dear Aunt C a great deal today. I wrote two poems about the pomegranates that grow at her house, and I'm sharing them while I ruminate on the beauty, and darkness, that we find in October, that most brilliant of months. / READ MORE /

January 9, 2013

music, poetry, Rock Revival, watcher of the skies, WIP, writing

john keats, led zeppelin, music, ode on a grecian urn, stairway to heaven

Perception, Imagination, and Experience: “Stairway to Heaven” and Melodies Unheard

What do John Keats and Led Zeppelin have in common? More than you think, if you're me. / READ MORE /

from Flaxman's Iliad - 1792. Public Domain.

November 14, 2012

blog, editing, fantasy, fiction, nanowrimo, pilgrim of the sky, poetry, watcher of the skies, WIP, writing

friends, Joss Raddick, karen gadient, life, nanowrimo, poetry, progress, Romanticism, writing

Watcher of the Skies and Thoughts on NaNoWriMo

So, my last post really did make it sound like I wasn’t doing NaNoWriMo, mostly likely. And apparently that’s the thing that got me going. Or something. I’m not going to try and explain it in too much details, but it goes something like this. I screwed up my back. I had to take medicine.... / READ MORE /

July 4, 2011

editing, fantasy, glassmere, poetry, publication, WIP, writing

character, edith wharton, editing, edwardians, glassmere, pilgrim of the sky, style, the age of innocence, tone, writing

July July July

Life has been spinning by at a trajectory altogether too fast for me these days, but that’s what happens when you smoosh an actual career in between being an author, a blogger, a mom, a sister, a wife, and an editor. It’s really unfair of me to complain, since it’s the bed I’ve made, but... / READ MORE /

August 31, 2010

fantasy, poetry, publication, steampunk, weird, writing

publication, the wakened image, weird tales, writing

Weird Tales Uncanny Beauty Issue

I’ve been waiting to talk about this until it was official but, hey, look: official! And awesome. I had the privilege of coming up with a project together with Brigid Ashwood, a brilliant artist and fellow lover of speculative fiction. The piece in the upcoming issue is entitled “The Wakened Image” and it’s a look... / READ MORE /

October 6, 2009

poetry

bright star, movie review

Bright Star: The Beauty of Love, The Sensuality of Words

I don’t know what I was expecting in regards to Bright Star, though I suppose I thought it might irk me a bit, as biopics tend to do–especially when concerning authors. Far too often it seems directors need to sensationalize the stories, add sex and intrigue, muddle up the plot so the movie reads more... / READ MORE /

May 7, 2009

poetry, WIP, writing

excerpt, poetry, random, speculative poetry, thursday poetry

Thursday poetry, 5/7 “Delight and the Word”

To keep my brain nimble and, um, creative, I’ve decided to start a Thursday poetry tradition here. I can’t promise the poetry will be awesome, or inspiring, or even good. But once upon a time I fancied myself a bit of a bard. So, here goes. Delight and the Word Delight and the Word met... / READ MORE /