Of Place and Literature

Recently I had a poem in The Cascadia Review. At the bottom is a statement of place. I’ve rambled about place before in relation to writing, but in this case it wasn’t how it affects or informs the story or poem, but how a writer looks at the land before creating. I hope you enjoy …

Sobbing for Home

My friend, who I liked to call Beezer, had an unlit cigarette dangling from her mouth, hiked her butt onto the edge of the pool table and took a shot, sinking the number she had called.  Before her next shot she took a big drink.  I told her, “Is this the day we chase the …