Month: June 2020

  • Free Writers Studio Tucson Class Online This Thursday

    Free Writers Studio Tucson Class Online This Thursday

    Tucson teachers Lela Scott MacNeil and I will be online for a free writing class this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. to provide a writing exercise, explain The Writers Studio method, and discuss how our program can support your personal writing goals.

  • 2020 Rhysling Anthology edited by David C. Kopaska-Merkel

    2020 Rhysling Anthology edited by David C. Kopaska-Merkel

    What bliss to read the latest Rhysling Anthology from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA) and edited by David C. Kopaska-Merkel, but what torture to select the best three short and long poems nominated for the 2020 Rhysling Award.

  • Summer 2020 Writing and Teaching

    Summer 2020 Writing and Teaching

    This summer 2020, I’m teaching both a Tucson Workshop and “Crafting Fantastic & Imaginative Worlds”, reading a lot of speculative poetry, and writing.

  • White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

    White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

    White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo is a great place for White people to start, learn a little humility, and start building stamina for grappling with race and racism. I learned a lot while experienced many head-smack moments and moments of shame while reading this…

  • Condemning J.K. Rowling and Her Transphobic Views

    Condemning J.K. Rowling and Her Transphobic Views

    I condemn J.K. Rowling and her continuing transphobic views, including her recent social media posts and response to the backlash.

  • SFPA Poetry Contest

    SFPA Poetry Contest

    The 2020 SFPA Poetry Contest runs from June 1 through August 31, 2020 and is open to both non-members and members.