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  • My Post-Conference High — S. M. Nystoriak’s Writer’s Block

    Greetings! I just got home from a writer’s conference, and it was a good one. I thought I might share some of the awesomeness with you all. First, a little bit of background: I heard about the Lakefly Literary conference in OshKosh, Wisconsin on Twitter a few months ago, when one of my good […] via…

  • Where to Submit in Dec 2016/Jan 2017 by Entropy + special section for Post-Election themed calls (filtered for no fee only!) — Trish Hopkinson

    Entropy is a “website featuring literary & non-literary content. A website that seeks to engage with the literary community, that becomes its own community, and creates a space for literary & non-literary ideas.” Earlier this month they posted an article on where to submit in December and January. They’ve also included a special section for…

  • Michele Obama

    Michele Obama

    12/20/16 Last night I watched Oprah interview Michelle Obama. I already thought she was a great person. So I went to facebook to find something about the interview to like. That is when I came across many angry white women railing against her. One post called her a pig. I was so angry. I wanted…

  • Its time to relax. And shut up.

    Its time to relax. And shut up.

    I was moved by Michele Obama when Oprah interviewed her, so I searched Facebook to see what people were saying. Big mistake. There was many negatives posts including a woman that called her a pig and some other animals. I wanted to comment to that woman’s post. Call her the c-word. She is clearly a…

  • Is submitting your poetry to literary magazines/journals intimidating?

    A good article on submitting to journals. Yes, look for writing samples online to see if your style matches AND get an issue or two of those journals you want to get into and want to support. Trish Hopkinson This article by Neon Magazine has some great tips. I’ve done my fair share of submitting,…