In "Laughter" our Editor-in-Chief Jeff Barken @jeffreybarken.bsky.social recounts a chat with his friend Wes Burdett of Within Light Studio, rewilding his life upon an exit from politics, how we must follow and express laughter, and what it earns us. Read it here:

monologging.org/laughter/

Trailer for the new issue! REWILDING!

Thanks due to @chicanofuturisto.bsky.social for creating such a compelling expression of our theme!

Our new issue - REWILDING - is LIVE! Discover it at monologging.org

This issue brings together the work of 49 people from across the globe. We're thrilled to see such brilliance, and hope you are, too!

This is the cover to the 2nd ed. of POETRY: A WRITER’S GUDE AND ANTHOLOGY from Bloomsbury Academic, out this February. @toddkaneko.bsky.social and I worked hard on this & can’t wait for you to see it.

'In a forest clearing (Beehives)'
Ink sketch

Coming soon! REWILDING!

Rewilding is about restoring nature to a delicate balance. But rewilding can take place in our creativity and in communication.

Rewilding is stewardship, steadfastness, & interconnectedness, forging compassionate bonds among all.

Video @chicanofuturisto.bsky.social <3

Coming soon! REWILDING!

Rewilding is about restoring nature to a delicate balance. But rewilding can take place in our creativity and in communication.

Rewilding is stewardship, steadfastness, & interconnectedness, forging compassionate bonds among all.

Video @chicanofuturisto.bsky.social <3

"Who knows anyway what it is, that wild, silky part of ourselves ...?"

~ Mary Oliver, from: A Poetry Handbook

Artwork: 'Ecstasy of the Lillies' by Octavio Ocampo

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