Hello everyone! I’m River (they/it) and I’m from the rural reaches of Maine. I’m a queer, cripple, mad, anarchist writer whose work is heavily influenced by those identities. Namely, I write poetry but flash and short stories also happen from time to time. I spent…

Apparently, this year’s half-marathon (I never do the full marathon, because I like sleep) will take place during a heatwave. If today was any indication, tomorrow will be quite toasty indeed. Makes me glad I had an air conditioner (excuse me—”ductless heat pump”) installed about…

[avatar user=”kevinjoconner” size=”thumbnail” align=”left” /] Oh, these are weird times! If one thing isn’t falling apart, something else is. Or everything else is. Fortunately, it is Poetry Marathon time again. This will be my fourth time participating—and, as I always say, I have opted to…

Greetings and Salutations! I have again signed up for the insanity that is The Poetry Marathon (okay, half the insanity, since I’m planning to do the 12-hour version again—because sleep); this is my introduction. Among my various roles and attributes, I am: a self-published poet. I am…