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Barb Morrison and Terrarium

Barbara Morrison, who writes under the name B. Morrison, is the author of two poetry collections, Terrarium(2013) and Here at Least (2006), and a memoir, Innocent: Confessions of a Welfare Mother.  Her award-winning work has been published in anthologies and magazines. She conducts writing workshops and speaks on women's and poverty-related issues. She is also the owner of a small press and speaks about publishing and marketing. She has maintained her Monday Morning Books blog since 2006 and tweets regularly about poetry @bmorrison9. For more information, visit her website and blog at www.bmorrison.com.

Minor Poet and I Shot Elmore Leonard

Downtown Detroit on a black hot Saturday night,rolling down Woodwarddriving fast along CassSafe, but not,in a two ton metal cocoon with wheelsHenry Ford owns my carhis name is on itthat's how i knowthat the man with sunglassesin a rust colored trench coatstanding next to a green graffiti covered dumpsterat the mouth of an alley leading to the First Gateis really Elmore Leonard.
So I pull up to curb in front of him,slide down the driver's window and shout,"Hey Dutch! Need a ride?"He turns his head side to side,steps out of a shadow that dissolves instantly andeyes my late model Taurus with fiction suspicionand rolls a charred butt cigar endwith his silent tongue--around his mouthbetween gray stubble lipsand projectile spitsa perfect bullet shaped loogiedead center onto white chalk sidewalkcrime scene cop remains.
Now this pissed me offmore than his successyet out of respect to sceneI invited him to my readingand tossed M. L. Liebler's namelike a shiny silver dollarinto the night between uswhich he caught with his right hand,fist first in the air,like an anarchist's salute in enemy landand I made a Glock handand squeezed the triggerdying to kill the bigger,better gun.

Summer Shows 2015

"I'M ACHIN' FOR SOME BACON"
Get some brain treats by listening to these upcoming podcast interviews with Baltimore poetess, Barb Morrison, whose book, Innocent: Confessions of a Welfare Mother got national media attention. Next is popular UK young adult fiction writer, Sally Ann Melia, to talk about her latest release, Kidnap. Returning NYT best selling romance author, Raine Miller will also update us on her chart topping work. Book fun in the summertime at www.writersalive.com

Writers Alive Statistics

Not too shabby for a nobody from nowhere. I'm proud of my showcase collection of interviews, reviews, blog posts and musical takes.

Barbara Billig and Nuclear Road Trip

Nuclear industry watch person and author, Barbara Billig, discusses her latest informational thriller, Nuclear Road Trip.

Debra R. Borys and Box of Rain

Chicago based author and volunteer social worker, Debra R. Borys, talks about her latest novel, Box of Rain, homelessness, family ties and more in this episode of WRITERSALIVE.COM

She taught me poetry with The Knife

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Counterpoint and Carlos' Bride (a Twitter novel)

Follow this Western story daily on Twitter @writersaliveThe opening line to the show from the tune, Wedding Dysphoria:
You must remember before I tell you anyone of this that I was hit by the devil's bullet.