Friends -- this has been a difficult, discouraging autumn, here in the United States and elsewhere. In the middle of this moral and political melancholy comes Chanukah, the so-called festival of lights -- a celebration filled with fried food and nightly presents, behind which lurks the complex historical shadow of a rebellion against foreign occupiers. … Continue reading Sunday Night Special pre-chanukah edition, December 14th, 2014
Tag: Haiku
Inlandia Thanksgiving Ashberrian Haiku Invitational — a special Magically Real extravaganza
Dear Friends -- If you attended the wonderful Inlandia Book Fair held this past Saturday at the Barnes and Noble, Riverside, you will remember that I invited participants and guests to try their hands at the Ashberrian (or is it Ashberryian?) haiku: 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables in each line of your poem. Make as … Continue reading Inlandia Thanksgiving Ashberrian Haiku Invitational — a special Magically Real extravaganza
Stephanie Barbé Hammer Writing (Un) Real 