Tag: life
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Reading Carole Maso on my way to San Diego
I was on a plane when I opened Carole Maso’s book Break Every Rule. I sat in the aisle seat next to two people–a guy flying to San Diego for civilian work with the Navy and a woman from the mountain town my partner wishes we lived in. The woman chatted a lot, mostly about…
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Emerging from the Corner
The other day, I was looking at my submittable page. Currently, there are six submissions marked “in progress” and six just sitting there as “received.” There is another out there with a magazine that doesn’t use submittable.
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Writing space, not a group, is what I need
Writing space, not a group, is what I need This week I said goodbye to my writing group. I have trouble adjusting to groups. This group was a good group, however. It was hard to say goodbye. While I feel like sometimes I need accountability, I realize I just need to write and I need…
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Will Ferrell is Will Ferrell: Making a Case for Shelving the Fallback Plan
Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure. Paulo Coelho Will Ferrell is Will Ferrell: Making a Case for Shelving the Fallback Plan This thing, this calling, chose me. That’s how it feels, anyway.…
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Emerging From the Divide
Emerging From the Divide I see a lot of mountains. I love mountains. I feel at home near the mountains. Some people feel at home near water. I like water, too, but I love the mountains. They represent so much. They are vast here. They are hard and beautiful. Here it is easy to leave…
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Exciting Publishing News
Exciting Publishing News This is the cover of my forthcoming chapbook of poems The Persistence of a Bathing Suit. The getting here has all been kind of crazy. The short of it is in Spring of last year I submitted my manuscript to Finishing Line Press for their New Women’s Voice competition last spring. At…
Cristina Trapani-Scott 