I’m super proud to be in this anthology. Thanks @newyorker.com @arrowsmithpress.bsky.social @victoriancat.bsky.social

“Remember: Always walk in the light. And if you feel like you're not walking in it, go find it. Love the light.” – Roberta Flack

“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

“The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you pose.” – Margaret Atwood

Okay, I cannot recommend 5calls.org enough. Enter your address and it will find all your reps (federal and state). AND give you a list of issues to call about AND which reps to call about each of them AND a little script for each, in case it's helpful. They have an app, too.

“Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” Groucho Marx

So excited! @twolinespress.bsky.social

Prompt number 20: On the joyous and sorrows of collecting and collections—
What do you collect? Where do you keep your collection? Where did you find your favorite treasure?

When the news stinks, hug your puppy. Then do something.

What last week looked like.

I'm one of many volunteer reviewers reading 2025 books by small presses -- presses and authors that often don't receive the attention they deserve. My focus is Literature in Translation (fiction and nonfiction). #100smallpress

I'm thrilled my review of MY WOMEN by Yuliia Iliukha, translated by Hanna Leliv, appeared in Five on the Fifth: “A Person, a Place, a Possession: A Review of Yuliia Iliukha’s My Women” (fiction).

Living THE ANCIENTS by John Larison right now...just sayng.

Halcyon Days: Caravaggio’s Seven Works of Mercy, Pio Monte della Misericordia, Naples.

Sharp contrasts, indeed. Life is now chiaroscuro, yes?

Following...

That volcano is closer than you think. I mean Stomboli. Or do I?