Writing and the making of art — not mutually exclusive — has always been for me an act of collaboration between myself and the universe. It is a kind of conversation between my subjects, a way of understanding myself and the world.
Fortunately, for me being a creative has always taken place in community. For many years, I was in a feminist writing group which taught me the value of giving and accepting feedback.I was also part of a poetry publishing collective that was extremely important to my development as a writer. My classes have functioned as communities where writing became important to us.
In recent years, I have been part of a Unitarian Universalist community that has been important to me as a writer.
The community that bill berry, jr., has created through aaduna, an online adventure with words and images is also extremely important to me. This year the literary and arts magazine has been experiencing technical difficulties so the Spring 2021 issue will be published through aadunanotes.
My piece “ Surveillance,” excerpted from the memoir I wrote last year titled The Lens of Eternity: Love From Two Pandemics, will be posted on May 20th.
Following is the statement that bill wrote on aadunanotes and below that is a link to the full list of contributors from the Spring issue:
“The 2021 issue will be presented on the “aadunanotes” platform where each artist will be presented solo. This approach will not change the content or vitality of any published work nor alter the contributor’s bio. It will enable readers to pause, reflect and savor a creative person one at a time.”
https://aadunanotes.blogspot.com/2021/05/aaduna-in-exile-spring-2021-issue-vol.html
To learn more about my recently published novel — The Unicorn, The Mystery, click here:
The Unicorn, The Mystery now available from Adelaide Books — #amreading #FaithfullyLGBT
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