Garth, Kristin. Atheist Barbie. N.p.: Maverick Duck Press, 2021. —. The Death of Alice in Wonderland and Additional Adult Adventures. N.p.: Alien Buddha Press, 2021. —. Puritan U: A True Crime in Sonnets, Footnotes & Verse. Philadelphia: Rhythm & Bones Press, 2019. I recently ordered one of Garth’s books directly from her website and thereContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: Kristin Garth and Word Books Edition”
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Books Acquired Recently
Guitar, Lynne. The Taíno ABCs. N.p.: Lynne Guitar, 2017. I am someone with Taíno ancestry, but I know very little about the culture and nothing about the language because both were nearly destroyed by European imperialism. I am trying to educate myself about both, so I bought this lexicon. Younging, Gregory. Elements of Indigenous Style:Continue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently
Brooks, Randy M., ed. Student Haiku & Senryu Anthology: The Nicholas A. Virgilio Memorial Competition. Haiku Society of America, 2020. I received this anthology in the mail as a benefit of my Haiku Society of America membership. It was slated to come out last year, but just arrived due to pandemic-related delays. Martínez, Demetria. ConfessionsContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Writing Activity, July 2021
One of my 2021 goals is to keep a list of my writing activity for each month (here’s last month’s). I do so partly as a form of encouragement for myself–to show that I am still able to do some writing despite the energy-sucking terrors of the pandemic (Which is still going on! Keep wearingContinue reading “Writing Activity, July 2021”
Books Acquired Recently
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2020. I just received this recently published Dungeons & Dragons rulebook as a housewarming gift from a friend. It attempts to fix the racist ways some of the game’s races have been portrayed. We’ll see whether it succeeds or not. Yoder, Rachel. Nightbitch. New York:Continue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Writing Activity, June 2021
One of my 2021 goals is to keep a list of my writing activity for each month. I do so partly as a form of encouragement for myself–to show that I am still able to do some writing despite the energy-sucking terrors of the pandemic (Which is still going on! Keep wearing masks!)–and partly asContinue reading “Writing Activity, June 2021”
Book Acquired Recently: Brandon Taylor’s Filthy Animals
Taylor, Brandon. Filthy Animals. New York: Riverhead Books, 2021. I read Taylor’s novel Real Life last year and loved it. I was very excited earlier this year when I heard that he had a short story collection coming out this summer. My copy came in the mail a few days ago.
Books Acquired Recently
Bergman, David Saul. Unpardonable Sins. Eugene, OR: Resource Publications, 2021. Bergman is the pen name of two Mennonites, Daniel Born and Dale Suderman. Their book is a mystery novel, a rare genre within Mennonite literature. Born sent me a free copy, which I look forward to reading. Jamison, Leslie. The Empathy Exams: Essays. Minneapolis: GraywolfContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently
Bechdel, Alison. The Secret to Superhuman Strength. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021. I love Bechdel’s memoir Fun Home and her old comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For. I look forward to reading her latest! Hotham, Gary. Rightsizing the Universe: Haiku Theory. Scaggsville, MD: Yiqralo Press, 2019. I was intrigued by the inclusion of “theory”Continue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Writing Activity, May 2021
One of my 2021 goals is to keep a list of my writing activity for each month. I do so partly as a form of encouragement for myself–to show that I am still able to do some writing despite the energy-sucking terrors of the pandemic (Which is still going on! Keep wearing masks!)–and partly asContinue reading “Writing Activity, May 2021”
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