Happy New Year and All That…

December 31st, 2009

Opium has posted my flash piece  The Mandrake and it’s not so bad for a being a story about a scary little root! It was one of the 15 finalists in their book mark contest.mandrake


In other news…do you know who Sara Fran Wisby is? If you don’t you should because she’s a knockout poet–

I reviewed her latest book of poetry for Cherry Bleeds… What was that? You missed it, well you can visit The Small Desk Press blog and read my review, and Paul Corman-Roberts review as well, and then you can click on the link to buy her book–it’s a must read for 2010.

—-I’ll admit it, I like it when people say nice stuff about my work–so I wanted to shoot some like right back at Eric Beeny and his blog (Dead End on Progressive Ave)

And not just because he appreciates my take on Disneyland–he’s got a snazzy rendition of the Nativity in his  poem published right next to mine in the current online issue of Zygote In My Coffee

Anyway–

2009 I’m done with you–

I’m looking toward a new year, but can’t complain about the writing, the friends, and the good times--

I’m ready–2010 Bring it!

Instant, Crow, Zygote, and Happy New Year

December 31st, 2009


I have a newbi up on Zygote in My Coffee

A little flash coming along soon at Instant City

and the new Full of Crow is almost here—January 2010–

I’ll be back to announce the unveiling–

in the meantime–

let’s celebrate the bittersweet ending,

and the bristling beginnings–

Poetry Mission at Dalva on December 10th

November 27th, 2009

Please join me at Dalva on December 10, 2009 ~ 

at Johnathan Siegel’s Poetry Mission reading series

I will be reading with Andrena Zawinski, an amazing writer & dedicated editor and supporter of the writing community. I’ll be reading from my latest mini chap “PINNACLE, ” recently released from Kendra Steiner Editions, and other new work.

Dalva is located in San Francisco’s Mission District

@ 3121 16th St (Valencia & Guerrero) Reading begins at 7pm

Dalva

Cherry Bleed Happy Hour

October 30th, 2009

n183485913763_8564.jpg      Cherry Bleeds Magazine Presents

a night of transgressive spoken word with the hottest indie literary performers from the Waste…er, West Coast (and Alabama, I swear):

Joe Loya~Meg Day~Karl Koweski~Raina Bird~Melissa Hansen~Missy Church-Barrow

Hosted by Tony DuShane and MK Chavez

Where: The Knockout     3223  Mission Street  San Francisco

When: Friday, November 6th   6:45 pm ~ 9:15 pm

Because it’s Fun to Crawl

October 1st, 2009

Cherry Bleeds

Presents No F**king Regrets: A loving embrace of our DNA’s inner reptile and transcendent transgression.

October 17, 2009 –6pm to 7pm

Ti Couz—3108 16th at Valencia—San Francisco

Melissa Hansen

Missy Church-Barrow

Aimee De Long

MK Chavez

William Taylor Jr.

Daphne Gottlieb