In the early 1980s, I was on my higher education journey at SUNY New Paltz. Writing Composition, I and II were new things required of all first-year students. Like many college youth, I thought I knew everything and was totally confident in my abilities even though that confidence was based in absolutely no academic...
On November 30, 2021, at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, a little after one-o’clock in the afternoon, Ethan Crumbley, fifteen-years-old, exited in the boys bathroom with a semi-automatic in hand and started shooting. Four students were killed in the attack, seven injured, and hundreds left with deep psychological shock and trauma that will...
What: Poetry reading with co-feature Richard Parisio Where: Woodstock Library, 10 Dixon Lane, Woodstock (Bearsville) When: Saturday May 9 @ 1 p.m. This is event is live, on zoom and on FB live. To view live see information on woodstockpoetry.com There may be snacks involved. My book Still Life will be available for sale....
I have been writing paid reviews and doing book blurbs for a while now. Most books I review are ok to good. A few are even great. But this morning I got the book I have been fearing since I started doing reviews. It is poorly written. There are multiple grammatical errors. The formatting...
I will be reading at the Hudson Valley National Center for Veteran Reintegration on Friday, December 12 @ 7 p.m. 24 Twin Maple Plaza, Saugerties, New York. Open mic Light refreshments The event is free and open to the public but donations are always welcome. The Center is “The Hudson Valley National Center for...
Hello Everyone! I’ve published my first poetry collection and I am having a celebration to launch the book into the world. I’d be happy if you could join me. Book Launch and Celebration Where: D&H Canal Museum, Rt, 213, High Falls, NY When: Friday, July 18 @ 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. ...
I will have a table at the Sullivan County Historical Society Book Fair. Have some refreshments, see the museum and stop by and say hello!...
As I watched the press conference on the death of Gene and Arakawa Hackman I started to feel a dread in the pit of my stomach. Arakawa Hackman had died a full seven days before her husband and Gene, with dementia, lived in the house with the body of his wife and a caged...
I am happy to announce that my monologue “The Contest” has been selected for the March Monologue Madness at the Morton Library in Rhinecliff, New York. This is a very popular fund raiser for the library. Come early to get a good seat. Where: Morton Library, Rhinecliff, New York When: March 22, 2025, 7:30...
Wyld Syde Press is proud to announce the publication of Marianna Boncek’s poetry book Still Life. Available on Amazon. Please click on the link below. Still Life by Marianna Boncek There are very few poets that can break my heart and uplift my spirit as Marianna can with her poetry. I first came to...
I decided a while ago that on that day, I was going to try to focus on calmness and peace. I didn’t read the news or turn on the TV. I graded some student papers, did some of my own personal writing, and then my partner and I decided to go out and look...
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