I Await Certain Pieces

We have reviews coming soon for Pamela Uschuk's book of poems, Debra Sparks' book GOOD FOR THE JEWS, and that essay by Elizabeth Stuckey-French on using Tarot cards to build characters. If you, dear reader of the blog, have an idea for an essay or a book you would like to see reviewed herein, please contact me. 

I finished the copyedits for a story coming out in THE NORMAL SCHOOL. The edits were tricky -- some tense changes and re-working of sentences. It was a puzzle to solve and I hope we solved it in a way that serves the story. I am always grateful for copy editors. It makes me happy to have a story coming out. It is a youthful feeling -- I can remember the first time my poems were published in a little magazine that came out of Hopkins in Baltimore -- THE CHARLES STREET REVIEW. I lived in a basement apartment then on St. Paul Street and worked downtown at Enoch Pratt Public Library. It was thrilling. The world of little magazines -- how they thrive, and with what beauty and devotion -- never ceases to amaze me. Going to AWP in worth the book fair. It dazzles the eye and overwhelms. 

Do you have a little magazine you love? Please write a comment and tell us about it. 

If you're reading HOME PLATE, I have posted 2 new chapters.