I found this blog about the Lakefly Writers Conference last year. There is so much pressure to attend a conference. You have to network and learn and conversate and find the darn rooms. We hope that we make the Lakefly as comfortable as possible. I’m not here… I am driving. To Wisconsin. I am attending … Continue reading Lakefly 1st Timer
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Lakefly Writers Conference
How would you handle having something to say, getting a book deal, and then writing your version of a story? On Saturday morning, Jerome Buting, ex-attorney for Steve Attorney, will talk about Jerome Buting writing his book, Illusion of Justice: Inside Making a Murderer and America’s Broken System. A first-time author, Buting said “I wish … Continue reading Lakefly Writers Conference
Ten Things It Took Me 50 Years To Figure Out…
Great list. Is there a way for 23 year olds to learn this?
How to Be an Indian in the 21st Century
This is my review for Louis Clark's chapbook How to Be an Indian in the 21st Century. This is from the Wisconsin Historical Press. "The story Mr. Clark tells is fascinating. It's his story of growing up Native American in Wisconsin and facing racism, discrimination, and a difficult childhood. Don't worry though, Mr. Clark also … Continue reading How to Be an Indian in the 21st Century
Lakefly Writers Conference
I have been a part of the Lakefly Writers Conference for the last five years now. I've spoken at it twice and I want to invite you to come to #lakefly17. If you are a writer, you need to go to a conference. They do so many things for you. They teach. They create friendships, … Continue reading Lakefly Writers Conference
Adult Supervision
Adult Supervision John Elder Robison, author of Look Me In The Eyes, talked about his asperger's syndrome going undiagnosed. A great book and in it he talks about the adults being the only ones that interacted with him due to his social skills. People with autism can be challenging. However, as adults, we can handle … Continue reading Adult Supervision
Autism-Sensory Overload
Sensory Overload- Everyone can get frustrated at noise or lights. People with autism are especially sensitive to it. Your mind has the ability to filter out an extraneous sound or a slight flicker to a light. However, a person with autism may not. It may be a trigger for them and it may not be … Continue reading Autism-Sensory Overload
Autism- Some Thoughts
(disclaimer: I am going to generalize for simplicity sake. Autism affects every person different. They have their own set of skills and deficits, like everyone). Remaining calm: One of the significant problems of autism is the sensory. They do not filter out input the way a typical person does.That is why you will see a … Continue reading Autism- Some Thoughts
The Brutality of Being a Cop
If we want to fix the problem of unarmed black men being shot by police, we must do more than fight racism. There are racists police. There are racist people in every profession. Police officers have to deal with things on a daily basis that almost all of us could not deal with. They do … Continue reading The Brutality of Being a Cop
Sundress Reading Series presents Andrea England, Minadora Macheret, and Clay Matthews
I enjoyed and recommend Clay Mathews’ Pretty Rooster chapbook!
Join us on February 26 at 2PM at Bar Marley for the February installation of the Sundress Reading Series!
Featured readings will include:
Andrea England is the author of two chapbooks, INVENTORY OF A FIELD (Finishing Line Press) and OTHER GEOGRAPHIES (Creative Justice Press). She has been a finalist for Four Way Books Levis Prize and Intro Prize, and has been awarded residencies from the Vermont Studio Center and SAFTA. Currently she lives and works between Kalamazoo and Manistee Michigan, where she works as an adjunct and serves as a board member to the non-profit organization, Friends of Poetry. More information about Andrea England and her poetry can be found at andreajengland.com.
Minadora Macheret is a graduate student at Kansas State University, where she received the Graduate Poetry Award and Seaton Fellowship. Her poems received the Isabel Sparks’ Poetry Prize. Her work is forthcoming from The Deaf Poets…
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