MERRY ALLIDAYS AND A HAPPY NEXT YEAR!
“I’ve had this blog going for over a decade and from the beginning my goal has always been to post everyday for no good reason—until recently.”
LEARNING SOMETHING
2021
REVIEW: SPIRIT KEEPERS TAROT PLUS
“As promised, I share my thoughts (aka gushing praise) for not only Benebell Wen’s limited release of the SKT deck… but a number of her books…”
STRIVING TO DO LESS IN 2022
“The last two years have been scary and I haven’t wanted to deal with it, but in piling on all the distractions I’ve buried what matters.”
5 REASONS TO WATCH THIS POETRY SHOW
AT NOON CST: meandering, off-beat conversations about mostly poetry.
BUSY VERSUS PRODUCTIVE? GUILTY AS CHARGED
“I admit, I flinched when they bring up the 20 item to do list. I am guilty. “
BOOK PUBLISHING TRENDS FOR 2022
“My prediction for 2022 is that we will see many more publishers adopt the royalty share structure. Companies like Pubshare (formerly RabbitBundle) even take care of the book keeping…”
PUSHCART NOMINATIONS FOR 2021
“Each year they welcome up to six nominations (print or online) from little magazine and small book press editors throughout the world… one of the last surviving literary co-ops from the 60’s and 70’s.”
SHADOW ATLAS NOW AVAILABLE!
“Truly a work of art, congratulations to the Hex publishing team for an extraordinary job. Reviews are starting to come in, and the praise is glowing.”
HORRORTREE SHARES GOOD READS FOR GOOD CAUSES
“There are 14 books listed in all. Every book supports a different charity and all were published by small and indie press. Good reading for a good cause… what’s not to love?”
SENDING OUT THE SHISA ARMY
“Together they make a sound—“Aum”(a-hūṃ/a-un). ‘A'(阿) is from the male and “ɦūṃ” (吽) is from the female. The vocalization “Aum” (ॐ) means beginning and end in Sanskrit. It’s similar to the Nio guardian deity statues that guard Buddhist temples.”