No Justice No Peace These are two pages from my upcoming book. The first step I took was hand drawing the images with my non dominant hand, which is my… Read More
Genre: Literary
Coming Up with a Plan
I’ve been thinking about what I want to do for the Emerging Artist Exhibition, which will take place on July 14th. It has been difficult to come up with ideas… Read More
On Writing and Failure
Blog 18 On Monday, I found out that a book I had been working on for two years was not going to be published. After a slew of kind rejections,… Read More
Hello Again
Hello again. It’s good to be back here blogging for Creative Pinellas. As a 2018 Emerging Artist Grant recipient I spent my grant on the computer on which I’m typing… Read More
Statement of Purpose
I began teaching a memoir workshop which will meet online every Monday for eight weeks. I like to spend the first session of a new class setting a foundation for… Read More
Judging Other People’s Writing
On a few occasions, I’ve had the opportunity to act as a judge for other people’s writing. One of them is for the Tampa Tribune RF “Red” Pittman Scholars Program,… Read More
Writing My Life into Poems
Blog #17 The other day I was strolling Teddy in the sunshine and listening with my Bluetooth to a poetry reading by Sharon Olds at Emory University in 2014. She… Read More
Alone: Wilderness Training for the City Dweller
Lately, I’ve been obsessed with watching survival documentaries. I started with The Boonies, which follows some rugged outdoorsmen who live in various remote areas across the country. After that, I… Read More
The Secret Language of Intimacy – An Ekphrastic Experience (In Reverse)
March 24, 2021 | By Cindy Stovall One on One with Saumitra Chandratreya Through April 17 The Studio@620 Details here . . . An ekphrastic is a vivid, often dramatic,… Read More
The Nuances of Natalie Symons
March 24, 2021 | By Julie Garisto Her new play premiere was delayed due to Covid, so she wrote a novel instead Streaming March 29 – April 4 American Stage… Read More