The Mystery Spot

Trying to maintain it all. Some days are easier than others. Hope you are all as well as you can be. Writers Block has been holding online...

From back in the day when I was writing. Writing well is another issue entirely. At least my mug is on youtube, for anyone to find, stumble ...

The Third Annual Writers' Block All Nighter fundraiser is happening until 3PM this afternoon at Kafe Kerouac. I read last night and stay...

I was on stage at Kafe Kerouac reading a poem. It had a few very naughty words in it. Mid-poem Rachel R. got up, came on stage, looked aroun...

Last night was First Draft Poetry's Nuku Haiku Night. All Haiku. All new. Had a few written out that I was going to read, then I was ask...

Next week the woman who hired me is retiring after 48 years with the library. Yesterday was the official University celebration of her servi...

Every week, he is the best poet on the mic. He is the best poet you heard yesterday, heard today, and will hear next week. Rick.

Posting this while it's still fresher in my head so there are two blog posts from me today. Do not worry, this is not a fall back to the...

Last night Writers Block had a Grand Slam with the winner going to the Individual World Poetry Slam in Spokane in October. I did not compete...

Last night I was invited to take part in a performance workshop led by poet and performer Gypsee Yo . I was really looking forward to this b...

My feature to help raise funds for the Writers' Block Poetry Slam Team went well yesterday. I'm out of shape on stage as well as off...

All of the busy, and the sleep deprivation caught up with me at a workshop this morning when a cluster headache decided to throw a party beh...

There were nineteen poets on the open mic list at Writers' Block last night. My job was to get them all on stage and keep the audience e...

Early this morning, Jack McCarthy died. I've written about him a few times, most notedly here. It's very sad, but not unexpected. H...

I doubt that I'm going to write anything close to Howl in the next week so here's a recap of 2012, from the poetic view. Not sure ...

Jack McCarthy is one of the best American voices out there. He's been in the public eye since he started reading in Boston twenty years ...

Now that I've found a kicker for my fantasy football team, I can go. I leave for Fayetteville, Arkansas in a couple of hours to repr...

I was on internet radio last night with Ethan Rivera to talk about our coming trip to IWPS. Just before the show started, Vernell took this...

The attempt at balance begins. Inquiries have begun in getting people and programming together for the Arts Festival. Timelines are being sk...