Erik Schuckers lives and works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Create a free website or blog at WordPress. An Open Door is an Open Door. The Writing Life, Writing Prompts, Essays on the Ordinary.

Number 3 in the Rane Arroyo Chapbook Series, selected by Ron Mohring and Eduardo C. Cover art by Sam Brown; cover design by Valerie Due ñ. Purchase your copy through Paypal below or e-mail a query to sevenkitchens at yahoo dot com. A finalist for the 2012. 30 Below Contest, his writing has appeared or is forthcoming in.

The Writing Life, Writing Prompts, Essays on the Ordinary. The problem was always in my imagination, never on my actual tongue. Too late I tried the Cullen Skink, a sort of stew of fresh haddock and potatoes which I then could not get enough of, because I knew the word Skink as a salamander.

Made in Cincinnati, Ohio. 2 is composed of the work of 2 creative nonfiction essayists, 9 poets, 1 short story writer, and 3 artists. This half-size zine is 44 pages and bound and trimmed by hand, also with a color cover.

Hope I have a really successful writer friend who hooks me up, too. Instead of laughing maniacally and calling her a nutbag, I will address her points one at a time.

Christmas Song, Poetry Mash-up, Gleefully Snow-Bound. The home where Snow-Bound takes place is today preserved and open to the public as the John Greenleaf Whittier Homestead. Again, I am returning to an older post from Christmas past today, with a few editing adjustments. I still love this song, and I want to go snuggle now with Brian while we read this poem.