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October 30, 2017
The Jinni’s Wish (new poem)
The Jinni’s WishA wish for endings
like tied shoe strings.A wish for finishing
like stains on cut tree limbs,
glossy in death
and dining-room tables…
Read the rest in Star*Line (issue 40.4, fall 2017). The issue is 40+ pages chock-full of poetry, available for sale in PDF and print.
Thank you to Vince Gotera and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association for publishing the poem.
October 27, 2017
Vine (new poem)
Thank you to Stoneboat for publishing Vine in their fall 2017 issue, available now.
Vinemy toes, roots
hands, leaves curling
growing into my loves
like ivy on a chain link fence…
I was partly inspired by the sculpture, “The Vine,” by Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (pictured above).
This is the first poem I’ve published that appears for sale in a print edition, you guys!
(photo courtesy of ketrin1407)
October 24, 2017
Arriving at a Shelter from Violence (new poem)
Your wounds are fresh
and still too deep
to paint your surfaces blue.
Only pinpoints of blood
decorate your skin,
like freckles on little girls
before we train them
to blush, gloss,
conceal.
The red dots are petechiae…
October 21, 2017
Fingernails (new poem)
my psychotherapy teacher taught me to counsel
with his fingernails…
a deliberate inattention,
staring at my nails as if they were
the most interesting thing in the world;
giving space for a woman with wounds
to unwrap them, carefully,
without accidentally being touched…
October 20, 2017
The 17 best micro-flash stories from the past 17 years (at Vestal Review)
If you’re looking for quick, good reads, consider Vestal Review’s collection of its best 17 stories.
VR invited readers to vote on the best stories from their 17 years of publishing–and each story’s under 500 words. A couple weeks ago, I bookmarked the collection on my phone, and I’ve enjoyed returning to the page and reading another story every few days. My favorite, so far, is “Chickadees Dance on My Windowsill.”
If you find a favorite, let me know!
October 19, 2017
What are you writing for 2017 National Novel-Writing Month?
NaNoWriMo 2017 is upon us! November 1st-30th. Perhaps you know all about it. If it’s news to you, check out nanowrimo.org. I’ll be participating.
If you’d like a writing buddy on the NaNoWriMo website, feel free to add me! Here’s how to add a buddy on the NaNoWriMo website. I’m Anna Kander, same name & picture over there as here on WordPress. I’ll look forward to saying hello and checking out your project.
October 18, 2017
The Quizzical Lizard (new flash story)
This is a little piece about my six-foot-long pet iguana, Quiz. I nominated him for “Literary Pet of the Month.” He never officially won the title, but formercactus picked up the vignette anyway. Who’s your literary pet?
Once we get the iguana, we have to figure out what to do with him. We name him “the Quizzical Lizard” and call him “Quiz,” for short. When you talk to Quiz—say, reading from your seventy-ninth draft of Harry Potter fan fiction, which is definitely honing your craft—he cocks h...
Funhouse Mirror (new poem)
Outside our carnival tent,
sun dries dropped sodas
and hot dog buns.
Small birds peck crumbs
and seem happy…
Thank you to Breadcrumbs for publishing!
