We are super excited to announce a new regular column—you may recall just a few short months ago (or was it years ago?) we featured the wonderfully talented Rebecca Aronson (April 2020). She is not only a talented poet but she has been running the coolest literary event in Albuquerque, Bad Mouth, featuring all genre … Read more
A few months ago when stay-at-home orders began all over the country, we started a Zoom support group for women and non-binary writers. It has been such an empowering experience and we have gotten to know some truly amazing people from all over the country in such a short span of time. One of those … Read more
Christina Socorro Yovovich is a writer I met in the MFA program at The University of New Mexico. We took a creative nonfiction workshop together, and I was so moved by her writing and by the way she was able to talk about her life so openly. She was also one of those multi-talented writers … Read more
I’ve known Karin since 1984. I was her Spanish tutor in college. Since that time (where did the time go??) she has taught me so much and inspired me, and even saved my life when we hit a deer in Nebraska. I wrote an essay about it and she wrote a short story about it. … Read more
Ariel Gore is a force of nature. I first met her about ten years ago when she was teaching at UNM. I was a graduate student, working as a reading series coordinator for the English department, and I helped organize a reading for her. Wow, can she put on a show! A true storyteller, both … Read more
This past weekend, Plume made its second annual appearance at the Albuquerque Women’s March. There was a great turnout this year, and we were delighted to see so many women out supporting other women and championing women’s issues. The weather was better than in years past (less wind, no snow!), and, as usual, the signs … Read more
I’ve gotten to know Marie as part of a writers’ group, Dirt City Writers. We gather every now and again when one of us needs feedback on a piece be it poetry, fiction, or nonfiction, or we just need to hang out and get a beer… Marie is an insightful reader, and a lot of … Read more
I met Kate Mann when I was visiting Jill Badonsky at her Creativity Retreat in Taos (she does this once or twice a year and it’s a great way to get in touch with your most creative self. Kate performed at the retreat. I was pretty much mesmerized by her music. She offered CDs ona … Read more
I don’t know Mercedez personally, but I know of her. She’s a superstar in the poetry slam community. One of our Plume subscribers, Michelle Jewett, responded to a call on our newsletter for suggestions for our “Women Who Write” column–our goal is to feature as many kinds of women writers as we can find. Michelle … Read more
If you’ve clicked on this review, you have most likely read Carmen Maria Machado’s debut short story collection, Her Body and Other Parties. If you haven’t yet, run–don’t walk–RUN to your local bookstore or library and get yourself a copy (if you want a taste first, you can read the Law & Order: SVU-inpsired novella … Read more