GOD BLESS AMERICA by Steve Almond – review
This is absolutely Steve Almond's best book to date. I've read and loved all of his work, but this is the one you must buy and read so that you can lather in its pure [...]
DAMN SURE RIGHT by Meg Pokrass
Review by Bonnie ZoBell Our Lady of Flash Fiction, Meg Pokrass, around since the beginning of flash time, possesses a tremendously unique voice. Her beautiful language rounds out her magical stories. Damn Sure Right, [...]
Heather Fowler: SUSPENDED HEART
Heather Fowler: Suspended Heart Review by Bonnie ZoBell Heather Fowler is Kafka in drag, an American Marquez. If you are looking for a safe little book, one that lines up neatly with other short story [...]
New story in Wigleaf
I'm very pleased to have had my story "Graveyard" accepted by Wigleaf. The story is quirky and somewhat fun, though also a little sad, but I love the Dear Wigleaf entries on the site [...]
So Say We All’s Masked/Unmasked
I read recently for So Say We All, a great arts organization in San Diego that does all kinds of wonderful things for arts, for kids, and for the community. Justin Hudnell, So Say We [...]
Bread Loaf 2011
I also got to go to Bread Loaf Writers' Conference this summer. What fun rooming with my pal Katrina Denza! Now there's a sly sense of humor. We both had a great time. I worked with [...]
Dorland Mountain Arts Colony
For years I've wanted to go to Dorland Mountain Arts Colony in the hills above Temecula, California. I finally got to go this summer, and I was thrilled. Unlike other colonies I've gone to and thoroughly [...]
Social Media & Me
I use as much social media as I have time for, but I confess to having a very full-time teaching job at Mesa College, so I can't be involved as some people are. If I [...]
New Blog & Me
I'm a fiction writer living in San Diego, California. Currently I'm finishing a collection of connected short stories set in my little pocket of town—North Park. The book is called WHAT HAPPENED HERE, and spotlights [...]