Recently, I had the pleasure of reading a proof edition of Stink : Poetry and Prose of Detroit. I was blown away by this depth of this book. It’s written both in prose and poetry to give a balance of the ideas and reality of the city now. As a city, Detroit has taken the…
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How did the Depression affect us?
In an effort to research Colorado for a novel and the Denver Cereal, I’ve been reading “Western Voices, 125 years of Colorado Writing.” The book is a compilation of essays about Colorado collected by the Colorado HIstorical Society magazine. I read this essay yesterday and knew I needed share some of it with you: “I…