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They

For those who were drilled that “they” always meant more than one person, note that the etmological history shows this definition:

(indefinite pronoun, vague meaning) People; some people; people in general; someone, excluding the speaker

My new collection of poetry is now available from Kelsay Books

My new collection of poetry is now available from Kelsay Books.

You can purchase it HERE.

Three of my poems have been accepted to appear in The MacGuffin Volume 36.2 scheduled for Spring 0f 2020

Three of my poems have been accepted to appear in The MacGuffin Volume 36.2 scheduled for Spring 0f 2020. Thank you Gordon Krupsky, Managing Editor.

Review: The Last Mastodon

The Last Mastodon by Christina Olson

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

In “The Last Mastodon,” Christina Olson attempts
to weave her personal dealing with death, the mastodon and its
discovery and paleontology, Thomas Jefferson’s eagerness to explore and
find if mastodons still lived along with his keeping of slaves and power
over Sally Hemings. At the same time, Olson tries to weave prose poems,
disjointed thoughts and bits from her readings, with more carefully
crafted free verse. Finally, she tries to weave humor (dark and light)
with deeper emotion.

I think, overall, this weaving
works more than it fails. There is deep feeling here along with thought.
The small chapbook is certainly worth reading at least once. The
central poem, “Among the Bones,” itself alone is worthy enough.

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My sixth book, Dark Fathers, will be released by Kelsay Books in December.

My sixth book, Dark Fathers, will be released by Kelsay Books in December. You will be able to purchase copies from their bookstore HERE.

Happy Thanksgiving

We should all remember that giving love and friendship matters more than being “right.”

Happy Thanksgiving

Three of my poems about Northern Michigan are included in the Fifth Edition of the Walloon Writers Review

Three of my poems about Northern Michigan are included in the Fifth Edition of the Walloon Writers Review, available soon. 

Shopping for the Holidays – Buy a book by a local Fredericksburg Author – including my book Final Inventory

Shopping for the Holidays – Buy a book by a local Fredericksburg Author – including my book Final Inventory.

Thank you Free Lance Star for the article and support of local authors.

Backchannels will publish my poem “Half-life” in its Winter 2020 issue coming out in January.

Backchannels will publish my poem “Half-life” in its Winter 2020 issue coming out in January. Thank you Editor Laura Johnson.

My poem “Climbing the Red Dog Road” has been published in From the Depths

My poem “Climbing the Red Dog Road” has been published in From the Depths by Haunted Waters Press. You can order a copy here:

https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1687827

Thank you Editor Susan Warren Utley.