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Tiernay West on Arizona Spotlight

I’m reading from the new edition of Tiernay West, Professional Adventurer on Arizona Public Media’s Arizona Spotlight tomorrow (Thursday).

If you’re in Southern Arizona, tune in to KUAZ at 8:30 a.m. or 6 p.m. to hear me. Or you can listen anytime, from anywhere, by visiting Arizona Spotlight’s website.

Tiernay West, Professional Adventurer is available in from Antigone Books and Mostly Books, or…

Faerie Winter is back! Check out these new paperback & ebook editions, and order your copy today.

Faerie Winter has a new look—and new paperback and ebook editions! If you missed this sequel to Bones of Faerie the first time around, now is your chance to revisit Liza’s post-apocalyptic world and its treacherous, haunting magic.

Order the new Faerie Winter paperback from your favorite brick-and-mortar bookstore (ISBN: 978-1798950708). Order the ebook edition from Amazon, Apple, Barnes and…

In Tucson? Book signing Saturday!

I’ll be signing the new paperback of Tiernay West, Professional Adventurer at Mostly Books this Saturday.

Where: Mostly Books, 6208 E. Speedway When: Saturday, December 15, 2:30-4:00 p.m.

Stop by and get a copy personalized for the adventurer in your life—even if (especially if) that adventurer is you.

Copies of Bones of Faerie will also be available, and Jennifer J. Stewart will be signing her T…

For the adventurer in your life: Tiernay West, Professional Adventurer is now in paperback!

Tiernay West, Professional Adventurer is now in paperback!

Order a copy your favorite young adventurer online or from your favorite bricks-and mortar bookstore (ISBN 978-1719955553).

Originally published as Secret of the Three Treasures, this classic book about a would-be adventurer who isn’t about to let anything stop her has a new look and has been updated for a new generation of young readers.

Ice Melts in the Wind: Japanese poetry translated by Larry Hammer

The most excellent Larry Hammer released Ice Melts in the Wind this week, a gorgeous translation of seasonal Japanese poetry.

The water I cupped in my hands, drenching my sleeves, has long been frozen— today, with the start of spring, will it melt in the wind?

Find out more about Ice Melts in the Wind, and about where you can buy a copy, here. Do share with others who might enjoy it!

Split Borders (a found poem)

Split Borders

Parents are property, Children an immediate danger. Mean, this humanitarian crisis. The democratic republic Separating parents from children— Families fractured by policy.

Unconstitutional, Cruel, Unlawful, A violation Of due process and Equal protection. Vexing.

The administration appeared Unprepared for the fallout “The child has rights,” a spokesman conceded. “This is a complex…

"A choreographed / Freewheeling wager. / Flattery, / Cajolery, / And a slickly produced video. / A bulletproof confrontation ..."

Unprecedented

A choreographed Freewheeling wager. Flattery, Cajolery, And a slickly produced video.

A bulletproof confrontation.

Diplomatic language, Recycled statements, Verifiable missiles.

Sleep well tonight!

A showdown with diplomacy: Three hours of meetings Plus a lunch of prawns and crispy pork.

Provocative vague details, A thumping soundtrack Of benevolent peacemakers: An inspirational…

Surprise Performance (a found poem)

Surprise Performance

Melody Drama Teacher Students Classroom Stone

A massacred education A defining moment

The goodness and tragedy Will never be erased

Tears Light Life Hurt Rage Sorrow Art

Every day In every class Students shine Get up Take action Through passionate honesty

Poem found in “Parkland Students Give Surprise Tonys Performance After Teacher Gets Award,” The New York Times,June 10,…

War Crimes Honored: A found poem

War Crimes Honored

The camp, Holding 32,000 Union soldiers— The fifth largest city in the Confederacy— Was dire.

The prisoners, Never issued clothing, Wore their uniforms until the pieces fell off, Lived in holes they dug in the ground. One reportedly used a pocket knife To amputate his own gangrenous feet. The death toll reached 13,000.

The man who presided over their deaths, Captain Henry Wirz,

Newly Minted: A found poem

Newly Minted

It was simple, pure, and sweeping, It was haute couture, It was everything people had hoped.

It was not Cinderella, Not fantasy or old-fashioned fairy tales. Independence While respecting tradition And keeping her covered up.

It celebrated strength in the substance of its silk. It had an edge of Hollywood, a Hepburn feel.

Wintersweet, Held in place by a flexible band And rigid…

Asylum: a found poem

Asylum

In a bare compound off a dirt road: Bureaucrats Borders Migrants.

They want to escape: Dust Joblessness Poverty Persecution.

If the answer is yes, They are spared the risky journey Through the desert And on the deadly boats.

“We’re here to stop people from dying,“ Said the deputy, But few are actually approved. The message: “Stay home. Do not risk a perilous journey For a claim that would…

Because found poetry is one way of interacting with the news

Malware

Hoping to thwart a sophisticated system The F.B.I. made an urgent request: Turn it off. The malware is capable of Blocking, collecting, disabling A global network. Hundreds are already under control.

To reboot The Department received permission To seize the domain, Command the domain, Steal sensitive information, And carry out disruptive Justice.

Stolen circumstances, Global reach— The…

Doing What You Love: Practical inspiration for writers -- now in paperback!

Doing What You Love: Practical Strategies for Living a Creative Life is now out in paperback! This chapbook draws on my quarter-century of writing experience to share insights and inspiration previously only available by attending one of my talks or, more recently, downloading an ebook.

It makes a great gift for any writer in your life who could use a bit of a pep talk. (Including you!)

Availa…

Where I'll be at TusCon Science Fiction Convention this weekend

And here’s my schedule for TusCon 44 this weekend. Friday, November 10 7 pm: Meet the Guests Ballroom Saturday, November 11 9 am: Best SF/Fantasy for Preschoolers Panel Room 2 with Janni Lee Simner, Larry Hammer, and Mira Domsky 4 pm: Autograph Session Canyon Theater Foyer with William Herr, Mary Fan, Eric Schumacher, Geoff Notkin, and Janni Lee Simner Sunday, November 12 9 am: The Importance of…

I’ll be at Tucson Comicon, down at the Tucson Convention Center, this weekend! Here’s my panel schedule:

Saturday, November 4, 10 a.m. Science Fiction and the Nourishment of Hope with Kathryn Lance (moderator), Ed Hoornaert, Janni Lee Simner, and Catherine Wells Mohave/Maricopa Room

Sunday, November 5, 1 p.m. Epic Sci-Fi and Fantasy Worlds with Natalie Wright (moderator), KJ Kabza, Kathryn Lance,…

Writing Survivors: A New Series

If you enjoyed the Writing for the Long Haul series, head over and check out Cynthia Leitich Smith’s new Survivors series, where well-established writers talk about career endurance as a writer for children and young adults.

When I started out, publishers seemed reluctant to take chances on new voices. And in the pre-Potter industry, there wasn’t the widespread idea that writing for young readers…

“Once more, we’ll all remember where we were.”

When remembering 9/11 — and how that day felt — “110 Stories,” by John M. Ford, is still the first thing I read.

The second, today, was this post from Dan Rather, offering some perspective from our current place in history.