As we’re all slouching towards the end of 2020, I decided I wanted to treat myself to something. I’ve been on the mailing list for the literary magazine Philadelphia Stories for years. It was one of the first journals to ever publish my work, so I was always curious to keep up with the goings … 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
Hopefully you’ve seen our contest to win Sue William Silverman‘s new book How to Survive Death and Other Inconveniences. I think you will find her work, and her stories, really speaks to women writers. And listened to our podcast featuring Sue. If you’re like me, you may have really started to think about metaphors… and … Read more
It has been a strange and scary time to be alive for a while now, but particularly in the past four months. I try to think of the last time I hauled ass from work across town to pick up my son from school or the last café where I ordered a chai and wrote … Read more
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
I met Rebecca years ago because we both teach writing at a community college in Albuquerque. In the fall, I actually took her online poetry class and loved it (and if you know me, you know I’ll write almost anything but poetry, but this class gave me a new appreciation for all that goes into … Read more
Plume has joined the zoom revolution– at least for now. You may have heard about the popularity of “zoom bombing” –the latest pastime for racist a-holes and perverts…. Plume recently hosted a book reading for our featured writer, Karin Zirk whose book Falling from the Moon was published earlier this year. There were 20+ attendees … Read more
This past weekend Plume hosted a reading event and anthology launch party at our favorite local independent bookstore, Bookworks. Dubbed Love Yourself, this event was all about treating yourself to good readings by women writers, good snacks baked by our very own Jennifer Simpson, and a good copy of Plume’s very first anthology, Dear Writer … 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
I have a problem with resolutions (a.k.a. intentions, a.k.a. goals). I don’t mean that I don’t believe in them or anything. It’s the opposite, actually. I am addicted to them. I’m known for coming up with a fairly hefty set of goals (See me texting my best friend the other day, “Got any resolutions?” and … Read more