Swagger & Ink
Topics
- Academia 1
- Ageism 1
- Aging 2
- Aging Angry 2
- Amanda Moments 2
- America 10
- Anger 2
- Chavela 1
- Cruelty 1
- Death 2
- Essay 2
- Family 7
- Inspiration 6
- Interview 10
- LGBTQ 1
- Marriage 1
- Narrative Inquiry 7
- Nature 4
- New Zealand 15
- News 1
- Poetry 22
- Presentation 1
- Publication 3
- Punctuation 1
- Recipe 4
- Review 25
- Short Story 5
- Signs 1
- Social Policy 1
- Teaching 1
- Teaching and Learning 1
- War 2
- Women 3
- Words 3
- Work 1
- Writing 3
What We Fed to the Manticore (for the animal in us all)
Talia Lakshmi Kolluri transports the reader into the lives of beasts ranging from donkey to vulture, from wolf to whale in her astonishing debut collection of short stories published by Tin House.
Between Monks and Monkeys: A Joyful Read
With great compassion and a charming sense of humor, the work explores Gill’s adventures as an English teacher with Tibet Charity in Dharamshala, India.
Excursions – by Ceridwen Hall
Ceridwen Hall breaks new ground in Excursions, her second collection of poetry. These poems seem to relish the freedom afforded by white space.
Skin Elegies, by Lance Olsen
Olsen's prose never ceases to astonish me. Skin Elegies is no exception. Review and Interview inside.
“Processed Meats” Essays on food, flesh, and navigating disaster. By Nicole Walker
Immersed in Walker’s latest collection of essays, I found myself laughing, crying, and scratching my head.
For Work / For TV by Fee Griffin
After a long and proud history as a “nucleaus of literary arts and experimentation in Amsterdam” and the completion of twelve gorgeous issues of their print journal, Versal is moving into books.
Automotive by Ceridwen Hall
Ceridwen Hall loves turning experience into poems. She likes to take things slowly, registering the details that reveal what's underneath.
Now in Color, by Jackie Balderrama
Jackie's voice is so inviting! She engages social justice issues (race, language, family, immigration) with deep awareness and empathy and yet the book twirls with joy at every turn.
Ready for a Nuclear Thriller?
Nuclear Option is Dorothy Van Soest’s fourth novel and from page one, I knew I was in good hands. The work explores the tension between passion and restraint in crisp, resonant prose.
Wordsmith Interview with Crack the Spine
When I was ten, I won an essay contest sponsored by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. That’s when I realized I could write and I haven’t stopped since.