Surreal Childhoods

Surreal Childhoods

Apr 25, 2023 | Memoir

I was awakened this afternoon by a Facebook call from one of my cousins. I hadn’t heard his voice in several years, not since Mom passed away, five years ago this coming week. “Remember when I lived in that tent? How old was I? I can’t remember.”  He said that his new...
Writing Update

Writing Update

Apr 25, 2023 | Writing Life

Spring! The flowers are blooming, and the trees have budded. It is high allergy season, and my eyes and nose are feeling it. Know what else Spring is? It’s time for lots of writing contest deadlines, conferences, and retreats. While I could live without the fine layer...
Interview with Denton Loving, Author of Tamp: Poems

Interview with Denton Loving, Author of Tamp: Poems

Apr 15, 2023 | Writing Life

CAP: I was surprised that there wasn’t a poem called “Tamp” in the collection but noticed that the word is contained within at least two poems in the collection. Why “Tamp” for the title instead of something else?   DL: The word “tamp” first appeared in the poem,...
What Is Your Superpower (Or, Some People Think I’m Funny)

What Is Your Superpower (Or, Some People Think I’m Funny)

Apr 15, 2023 | Uncategorized

I think my superpower would have to be making people laugh. Whether I intend to or not, I’m great at getting people to get their minds off of more serious matters and just laugh for a while. In high school, I made straight A’s, and people who didn’t know me very well...