This month, we’re happy to introduce Plume’s November featured writer, Kendra Tuthill! Kendra Tuthill holds an MA in Fiction Writing from Portland State University. She has won several awards for her plays and screenplays, most notably landing a semi-finalist position in Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope Screenwriting Contest for her dark, superhero screenplay titled Kendar the … Read more
We’re excited to introduce Plume’s October featured writer, Nari Kirk! Nari Kirk is a Korean American writer with an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of New Mexico. Her work has appeared in Hobart (online) and the anthology All the Women in My Family Sing, among other publications. She lives in the Pacific Northwest. … Read more
We’re excited to introduce Plume’s September featured writer Paula Treick DeBoard (@HerPlotThickens), author of HERE WE LIE, THE DROWNING GIRLS, THE FRAGILE WORLD, & THE MOURNING HOURS. Keep an eye out for this month’s digital Plume (dropping next week!), which will feature Paula’s letter of encouragement to writers and the first chapter of her novel, HERE WE LIE. Our podcast interview with Paula will follow shortly after.
We are excited to announce our August featured writer, the great Lisa D. Chávez! This month, keep an eye out for: —Week 1: We release this month’s edition of Digital Plume, which includes Lisa’s letter of encouragement and a selection of her poetry and creative nonfiction. Join our Patreon at the Prickly Pear $5 level to gain … Read more
At the end of the Wizard of Oz while Glenda the Good Witch waves her magic wand Dorothy clicks her ruby red slippers and chants these words: “There’s no place like home.” “There’s no place like home.” “There’s no place like home.” It’s a beautiful scene. It speaks to learning the lesson of appreciating home … Read more
A metaphor is symbolic of something else. It is definitely a great literary tool to describe something. Sue William Silverman talks about finding the metaphors of your life and in her latest memoir, How to Survive Death and other Inconveniences she likens that time in life as a road trip…. I would say for me, … Read more
Photo credit: Meryl Schenker Donna Miscolta is Plume’s featured writer for September! I’ve never met Donna before, but I had the absolute pleasure to meet and talk with her on Zoom a few days ago when we chatted with her for our podcast. Stay tuned for that great talk at the beginning of September! We … Read more
A poem as lovely as a tree….I’m always fascinated by words, how a word, even one we think everyone will understand in the same way, in a different person will recall a certain image unfamiliar to you. I grew up near the beach, for example. For me, a tree means a palm tree or a … Read more
This month our featured writer is Sue William Silverman. In fact, episode 3 of our podcast features our chat with Sue! And our Plume Petite Patreon supporters will receive our August digital edition with Sue’s letter of encouragement and some of Sue’s creative work. If you’re not familiar with her as an author and teacher, … Read more
