https://youtu.be/nkPBgDufzl4 My first written episode for VivaEllipsis is now live on Youtube. It features gorgeous illustration by John Dooley and equally skillful narration by Richard Di Britannia. The text version is available here. Thanks to the mysterious creator of VivaEllipsis for the opportunity! Enjoy!
Category: Blog
Affidavit of Civil Noncompliance with Biomedical and/or Transhuman Alteration
In the course of human history, the reaching of a mass consensus, especially when achieved in sudden urgency, has far more often presaged colossal errors than uniform correctness. All mass advances in reason, logic, and practicality which stand the test of time, rather than relying upon the cheap crutches of peer pressure, groupthink, and Presentism, … Continue reading Affidavit of Civil Noncompliance with Biomedical and/or Transhuman Alteration
Authors’ (Financial) Self-Pity
The Authors Guild has released its report, The Profession of Author in the 21st Century, and therein they play their role as advocates quite well. And though they are arguably on my side, working for my potential, hypothetical benefit, I cannot help but ponder if a similar report was penned by some scriveners' guild at … Continue reading Authors’ (Financial) Self-Pity
Peter Hoheisel’s ‘South to the Rio Grande’ Available Now!
My friend Prof. Peter Hoheisel's new poetry book, South to the Rio Grande, is now available for purchase. It was a pleasure to work as his editor and defacto agent throughout this process, eventually finding the perfect home for this manuscript at New York's Clare Songbirds Publishing House. Peter is a free-verse poet inspired by … Continue reading Peter Hoheisel’s ‘South to the Rio Grande’ Available Now!
An Affordable Liberal Education
A dear friend recently asked me to put together a "curricula" of essential books to read--preferably ones that would kick-start the imagination of a creative writer and inform their craft. To his and my surprise, the list that resulted only contains 60 titles, and could reasonably be read in a couple of years. Nonetheless, I … Continue reading An Affordable Liberal Education
Musings Upon the Mandela Effect
Lion & Lamb: a photo I took outside of Sight & Sound Theater in Branson, MO. The Mandela Effect is a phenomenon where one's memory of the past does not correspond to the evidence one can produce of that past. Most examples are inconsequential, like whether James Earl Jones while voicing Darth Vader famously uttered: … Continue reading Musings Upon the Mandela Effect
Just Me?
These images belong to RT & Caravaggio, respectively.
Poetry Publisher List (Resource for Poets)
Poets&Writers has a page that lists over 200 small publishers of poetry manuscripts, most of whom accept unsolicited queries or submissions. In the course of my current job I've read through the entirety of said list, including taking links to the individual publishers' websites. In order to condense the info therein, I compiled it into a … Continue reading Poetry Publisher List (Resource for Poets)
I was on the radio!
My friend Professor Peter Hoheisel was kind enough to invite me along for a radio interview about poetry and his attempts to popularize the art-form in East Texas. The MP3's below if you want to give it a listen (we're on for the first 24 minutes or so). You may need to turn the volume … Continue reading I was on the radio!
East Texas Spoken Word Invitational 4/21/18
Though impressed that a poetry event made the front page of a local Texas newspaper, I had no definitive plans to attend it. I had already committed to attending a smaller, more intimate reading hosted by my friend Professor Peter Hoheisel, and figured that two such events on the same day might be pushing it. … Continue reading East Texas Spoken Word Invitational 4/21/18
Christopher Lee Winn 