Recently, I undertook the task of moving back to my hometown. Had I not made this exhausting yet exhilarating effort, I would have been filled with regret for the rest of my life. Now, every morning, I awaken to a view of one of Richmond’s community gardens.
I recommend “The Sweetest Girls” by Elaine Palencia. Like all the work in Women Speak, this story is not full of stereotypes conjured by a politically opportunistic man. Instead, these are the Appalachian voices of strong, real women who value their heritage. Women Speak Volume 7 a.co/d/dz99rDb
The Grateful Dead giving life to Bonnie Dobson’s post-apocalyptic “Morning Dew.”
"From the middle night of a five night stand that were billed as the Dead's "Farewell Concerts," this is widely considered one of the greatest, and most emot...
AWP24 panel on publishing after age fifty: There is something to be said for playing the long game. @jiminhanwriter.bsky.social
AWP24 panel on autobiographical fiction: Now that you’re older, make inferences about what flummoxed you in the past. @chrisdennis.bsky.social@jeffreydlofton.bsky.social@sashavasilyuk.bsky.social
