Good news Monday
First, and most importantly, I hope that you receive some good news today, wherever you may be. I have an abundance of it today, though one piece I found out about on Friday evening. I am still so happy about it, though, that I am sharing it here.
My chapbook, The Universe Comes Knocking, has been accepted for publication by Maverick Duck Press. Maverick Duck Press is a small press founded in 2005 to "give a voice to undiscovered talent in poetry." They specialize in small, limited-edition print runs of chapbooks, including those of some local poets I really admire, including Kendall Bell, Bruce Niedt, Don Kloss, and Anna Evans, most of whom I've mentioned or featured here on the blog before. I will let you know when it will be available!
I got a paycheck from the Philadelphia Inquirer for the piece I wrote about the Urban Bourbon tour in Louisville, Kentucky. You may recall me mentioning the tour in my vacation-related blog post. Well, I went ahead and wrote up a travel piece on it, and the Inquirer accepted and published it. Here's a link to the online version, which omits the photo I sent along with it. I feel kind of badly about you missing it, so here's the photo:
My sweetheart and I with drinks at the Old Seelbach Bar in Louisville, KY
I'm in menopause. Yes, I am sharing my health news. Bloodtests have confirmed it, etc. I suspected it already based on my expanding midriff, but now it's for real. *Capers about in post-menopausal glee, which looks a lot like sitting at a desk drinking coffee* Now to figure out how to burn more calories/reshape my body so I retain my pearishness and don't go all apple-y. Suggestions, dear friends, for a person who can't do high-impact stuff due to my other health issues (rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia)?
Tell me your good news, please?
My chapbook, The Universe Comes Knocking, has been accepted for publication by Maverick Duck Press. Maverick Duck Press is a small press founded in 2005 to "give a voice to undiscovered talent in poetry." They specialize in small, limited-edition print runs of chapbooks, including those of some local poets I really admire, including Kendall Bell, Bruce Niedt, Don Kloss, and Anna Evans, most of whom I've mentioned or featured here on the blog before. I will let you know when it will be available!
I got a paycheck from the Philadelphia Inquirer for the piece I wrote about the Urban Bourbon tour in Louisville, Kentucky. You may recall me mentioning the tour in my vacation-related blog post. Well, I went ahead and wrote up a travel piece on it, and the Inquirer accepted and published it. Here's a link to the online version, which omits the photo I sent along with it. I feel kind of badly about you missing it, so here's the photo:
My sweetheart and I with drinks at the Old Seelbach Bar in Louisville, KY
I'm in menopause. Yes, I am sharing my health news. Bloodtests have confirmed it, etc. I suspected it already based on my expanding midriff, but now it's for real. *Capers about in post-menopausal glee, which looks a lot like sitting at a desk drinking coffee* Now to figure out how to burn more calories/reshape my body so I retain my pearishness and don't go all apple-y. Suggestions, dear friends, for a person who can't do high-impact stuff due to my other health issues (rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia)?
Tell me your good news, please?