Writing It Real contributor Philip Kenney is on a roll, publishing books of poetry, novels, and essays. For our June article, he is sharing his introduction to a new collection of essays, So Many Surprises: Essays 2013 — 2023. Many … Continue reading →
From our tiny second-floor apartment, the orange sun slipping past the horizon cast a harvest glow onto the rows of crops fanning out from the farmhouse. Sitting for Francesca’s simple farm dinner had settled an ache into my joints, and … Continue reading →
[In this essay about writing and revising his memoir, author Bill Thorness generously shares his experience creating and publishing All Roads Lead to Rome: Searching for the End of My Father’s War –ED] Inspired by a cache of letters from … Continue reading →
Last week, I posted a reading I made of my poems for Writing It Real members. The link to the YouTube video is below. This week I added the YouTube video of a reading I gave outdoors in Port Townsend … Continue reading →
This is the day I turned 77. It is a good day for review and reflection. I came to the writing life seriously when I began studying poetry as a non-matriculating student at the University of Washington near my home … Continue reading →
This month I am delighted to share a recent interview I had by email with Writing It Real member Merle R. Saferstein about a book project dear to her heart. I think readers will be inspired not only by the … Continue reading →
Whether we live on farms or in city apartments, grow up in logging camps or in suburban homes, move all over the world or remain in just one town, take on unusual jobs or work at home, we too often … Continue reading →