Category Archives: Hump Day Hangouts

We’re all just a little pooped on the election scoop. So, I’ll just say, congrats President Obama, and let’s make this second term the best four years we’ve ever had. And a special mention to the great state of Wisconsin, … Continue reading →

BOO! Happy Halloween everyone! And what a week…Hurricane Sandy was devastating to some, and not the threat she warranted to others. And yet, as a former dweller and with many loved ones on the East coast, I was really worried, … Continue reading →

Hi friends, Recently I was asked by fellow writer, friend Len Kuntz to include in a blog post something called the Next Big Thing. These are the questions that you answer in your blog post, then find five other writers … Continue reading →

Last night I attended a fantastic reading at Café Fixx in Milwaukee, sponsored by Redbird- Redoak Writing. Director Kim Suhr hosted and nine writers, a cross-section of roundtable participants, all read excerpts from their works-in-progress. Carol Wobig, my dear friend, … Continue reading →

Dear friends, Have you ever thought what you might be doing if you were not in the current profession you are? I flirt with the idea of being a DJ. Funny how much music still excites me, and moving to … Continue reading →

Hello friends! A week in which all the lit zines are selecting their Best of the Net winners, and the presidential debates air, and the leaves leap off their trees, still, the literature continues to come, like waves reach the … Continue reading →

Hello everyone! What a week it has been…the political climate heats up for debates, the red carpet and Emmys (“the whats?” as my dear friend says), the solstice, and the religious holidays, so yeah. It’s been a big one. And … Continue reading →

Hello friends! It’s that time of year again, days are getting shorter, nights longer. The chill is in the air, smells of singed leaves and wet fields. And yet, through the stunning season we call fall, there are always great … Continue reading →

Hello friends! Every day brings with it the opportunity to love deeper, go further, transcend. And also read!!!: these are among the best finds the internet harbers of late: 1)   My piece, “There’s No Place Like Home” is up … Continue reading →

Hello friends! Amidst summer ending, political conventions, accidents, trauma and family matters, there is always worthy reading around the net. I have a new poem up at Fictionaut: “Before and After” by Robert Vaughan — Fictionaut And thanks, especially this week, … Continue reading →