Recent Entries
Publication Opportunity
If you have not looked at The Sylvan Echo Online Literary Journal – you should! We are now accepting submissions of creative nonfiction, ficti... read more
A Good Day
It is a good day when you earn $100 on your day off, your boss buys lunch, your online literary journal has almost 400 hits (even though the 1st issue... read more
The Future
I took my son Ian and my grandson Ryan to the movies to see the latest Harry Potter movie (as everyone in the bible-belt knows, a Satan-inspired film)... read more
The Manicure
So, I have this new job – a promotion, really, at my old job. But there will be lots of business-like activity in it. So I thought, I should look bu... read more
Submission Opportunity
A new literary journal will launch its inaugural issue September 8, 2007. The Sylvan Echo invites emerging and established writers and art... read more
Random Security Check
I heard the voices of friends echoing in my brain, "You don't know what it's like!" as I watched Airport security in a mid-western city last week. My ... read more
Awol with Purpose
I recently returned from my MFA residency in Los Angeles: energized. I have made several choices. I am revamping my website The Sylvan Echo (http://sy... read more
Poetry, Puppies, Pupils, and Printers Pt2 (Puppy)
There are those who may think, rightfully so, that I have perhaps fallen off the face of the planet. And though there are days when perhaps I fe... read more
Poetry, Puppies, Pupils, and Printers Pt1 (Poetry)
Translation: Rilke. We seem to be the driving force (at least in our own collective mind). But in the footsteps of time We a... read more
