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Last of the Brenda Hillman Workshops

Last of the Brenda Hillman Workshops

It has been a magical 10 week ride so far, examining Brenda Hillman’s new book In a Few Minutes Before Later. In the last five week workshop we’ll look at the last third of the book, examine sympathetic course materials and do writing exercises based on...
Runes, Revision, Wyrd

Runes, Revision, Wyrd

It is such a satisfying feeling when I draw the rune Laguz during my daily morning divination. I draw a rune daily as it gives me feedback on the energies/archetypes I am swirling out on any given day and can give me some clues as to how I am handling the daily...

#APPF13 Wrapup (What I Wrote)

It seems rather overwhelming to summarize my experience as a participant of the 13th August Poetry Postcard Fest which longtime participant Terry Holzman a few years ago nicknamed PoPo and an anthology in 2017 called the “56 Days of August.” Yet here I am,...

American Prophets Pre-Sales

SPLAB turns 25 on December 14, 2018, and we’ll be celebrating in the town where SPLAB was founded, Auburn, Washington, the former Slaughter. I am asking readers of this blog and supporters of SPLAB’s work to consider pre-ordering a copy of a book featuring...