Haunted Waters Press

11/12/2022

New in SPLASH!
"Deep Fears and Desires"
An Interview with HWP Contributor Chad Baker

Today's interview is with HWP Contributor Chad Baker. Chad's work Some Observations by the Matriarch Upon Her Exit is showcased in the 2018 issue of From the Depths and in Tin Can Literary Review, Volume Two. Enjoy!

Read it here!
https://www.hauntedwaterspress.com/an-interview-with-chad-baker/

Chad is a legal aid attorney, actor, and writer living in Columbus, OH. He received his MFA in Creative Writing from DePaul University, his JD from Harvard Law School, and his Ohio boating license from ilearntoboat.com.

11/09/2022

On writing with Haunted Waters Press Contributor L Brown.

Read the full interview here:
https://www.hauntedwaterspress.com/an-interview-with-l-brown/

10/19/2022

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The 2018 issue of From the Depths!
https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1515073

Featuring fiction and poetry by Cindy Knoebel, Elizabeth P. Buttimer, Sherry Morris, Zack Martin, Elaine Nadal, Timothy Tarkelly, Kindra McDonald, Gail Peck, Claire Scott, Rachel Lauth, Richard Alan Hadley, Jacqueline Rosenbaum, Stephanie Dickinson, Caitlin Plante, Robert Jacoby, Kristina Fahl, Chad Baker, and Robert Garner McBrearty. With Penny Fiction by Jason Stanaland, Cheryl A. Montgomery, James Duncan, Alistair Herbert, Chelsea McGlynn, Hannah Whiteoak, Tiffany Leong, Salvatore J. Lo Monaco, Ace Moore, Sylvia Santiago, Shermie Rayne, Shelly Ironside, Jenny Wong, Riaz Jahangir, Rachel Cochran, Jeremiah S. Perkins, Brenda Bellinger, Scott Matthew Mahoney, Charles Gerard, Brie Radke, and Jimmy Kaufholz.

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10/16/2022

New in SPLASH!
"Slowly, quietly, controlled, and bold."
An Interview with Jeffrey S. Markovitz

Today's interview is with HWP Contributor Jeffrey S. Markovitz. Jeffrey's work Fellow Elephants is showcased in Tin Can Literary Review, Volume Two. Enjoy!

Read it here!
https://www.hauntedwaterspress.com/an-interview-with-jeffrey-s-markovitz/

10/15/2022

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No Exit by Richard L Ratliff

Richard L Ratliff is a baby boomer born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. His midwest ties have built the foundation and setting for his poetry. He is a Purdue University graduate with two years of engineering turned into a degree in English Literature. All of these eclectic combinations have given him a career as a boiler and combustion expert and poet. He has had almost two dozen published poems in print and online.

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No Exit by RICHARD L RATLIFF Let me set the scene for you Pay attention so you take it all in At the neighborhood corner of Main and Oak Generations of mostly reluctant warriors, modern gladiators All are drawn like moths, to the flickering neon sign Beer, liquor, lunch It takes a while for eyes to....

10/12/2022

New in Print from Haunted Waters Press
Tin Can Literary Review Volume Two

"I STEP INTO THE CAFÉ, the door creaking shut behind me and closing out the sound of the street traffic as I adjust my sunglasses and my grip on my long white cane."

—An excerpt from The Creation of Echo by Rhiannon Catherwood

From Haunted Waters Press, a collection of nine exceptional pieces of short fiction featuring work by Rhiannon Catherwood, Lou Storey, Lori Kate Martin, James Valliere, Tim Tomlinson, Rachel Hope Crossman, Marco Romantini, Chad Baker, and Jeffrey S. Markovitz.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1955752028

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10/08/2022

"Don't say I didn't warn you."
An Interview with Haunted Waters Press Contributor Tim Tomlinson

Today's interview is with HWP Contributor Tim Tomlinson. Tim's work Ireland is showcased in Tin Can Literary Review, Volume Two. Enjoy!

Read it here!
https://www.hauntedwaterspress.com/an-interview-with-tim-tomlinson/

Tim Tomlinson is the author of Yolanda: An Oral History in Verse, Requiem for the Tree Fort I Set on Fire (poetry), and the short story collection, This Is Not Happening to You. Recent work appears in the Big City Lit, Flash Boulevard, Litro, and the anthology, Surviving Su***de: A Collection of Poe...

10/06/2022

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The Brutal Truth by Helen Beer

Helen Beer sells for a living as a sales engineer for an industrial foundry—not a bad gig for an English major/Russian history minor. Her poetry and prose have appeared in Literary Potpourri, F***G, Typishly, Flash Fiction Magazine, Persimmon Tree, The First Line, 101 Words, Sky Island Journal, STORGY Magazine, Haunted Waters Press, The Write Launch, Twisted Vine Literary Arts Journal, Prometheus Dreaming, Defenestration, Sisyphus and, most recently, a non-fiction piece in the Nervous Ghost Press anthology, Writing for Life. When not working or writing, she enjoys the Zen-like tranquility afforded by time spent riding her horse and mucking stalls.

Read it here:
https://www.hauntedwaterspress.com/the-brutal-truth/

Helen Beer sells for a living, as a sales engineer for an industrial foundry, and writes to maintain some semblance of sanity. She is the author of numerous short stories, poetry, essays, and feature screenplays, some of which have actually seen the light of day--through publication, or contest hono...

10/04/2022

New in Print from Haunted Waters Press
Tin Can Literary Review Volume Two

"AND SO, WE DID. He went missing on a Friday in early October. By the following Monday, it was all anyone could think about. Our school tried to keep us focused on our classes and warned us not to spread stories. The adults were deeply afraid of what had happened to Charles Miller."

—An excerpt from We Weren't Supposed to Talk About Charles by James Joseph Valliere

From Haunted Waters Press, a collection of nine exceptional pieces of short fiction featuring work by Rhiannon Catherwood, Lou Storey, Lori Kate Martin, James Valliere, Tim Tomlinson, Rachel Hope Crossman, Marco Romantini, Chad Baker, and Jeffrey S. Markovitz.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1955752028

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09/29/2022

News from our Contributors!

"Verses of Hope Within Us" a TEDx Talk with Haunted Waters Press Contributor Elaine Nadal

Elaine weaves her talk with three original poems. She speaks of loss and hope. Poetry has taught her to sing and dance again and not be afraid to have hope. Hope had always brought her suffering and tragedy in the past. She has decided to change that outlook. Elaine Nadal is a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net-nominee, as well as the author of two poetry chapbooks: When and Sweat, Dance, Sing, Cut, published by Finishing Line Press. Her work has appeared in several journals and anthologies, including Beyond Words Literary Magazine, Haunted Waters Press, Hoot Review, Grasslimb, and Latino Book Review Magazine. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.

"Torment" by Elaine Nadal appeared in From the Depths and SPLASH! in 2018.

Elaine weaves her talk with three original poems. She speaks of loss and hope. Poetry has taught her to sing and dance again and not be afraid to have hope....

09/25/2022

New in SPLASH!
C'est La Vie
An Interview with Haunted Waters Press Contributor Lou Storey

Today's interview is with HWP Contributor Lou Storey. Lou's work Punch Chicken is showcased in Tin Can Literary Review, Volume Two. Enjoy!

Read it here!
https://www.hauntedwaterspress.com/an-interview-with-lou-storey/

Lou Storey is a visual artist and retired psychotherapist living in Savannah, Georgia, with Steve, his husband of thirty years. Lou’s fiction and creative nonfiction writings have appeared in The New Yorker, New York Times Tiny Love Stories, River Teeth’s Beautiful Things, Blue Mountain Literary...

09/24/2022

New in SPLASH!
Coming and Going by Catherine Coundjeris

A former elementary school teacher, Catherine has also taught writing at Emerson College and ESL writing at Urban College in Boston. Her poetry is published in literary magazines, including Proem, The Dawntreader, Visions with Voices, Nine Cloud Journal, Academy of the Heart and Mind, Bombfire, Paper Dragons, Kaleidoscope, North of Oxford, Shift, Halcyon Days, Blue Moon, Jalmurra, Calla Press, and Cholla Needles. Catherine is very passionate about adult literacy.

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https://www.hauntedwaterspress.com/coming-and-going/

A former elementary school teacher, Catherine has also taught writing at Emerson College and ESL writing at Urban College in Boston. Her poetry is published in literary magazines, including Proem, The Dawntreader, Visions with Voices, Nine Cloud Journal, Academy of the Heart and Mind, Bombfire, Pape...

09/22/2022

Meet Haunted Waters Press Contributor Rebecca LaFontaine-Larivee

Rebecca LaFontaine Larivee is a multi-genre writer. Her poems and short works of creative nonfiction have been published in AZ: THE JOURNAL OF WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY, EMPTY MIRROR PRESS, THE WRITE LAUNCH (BooksCover2Cover), GRIFFEL Magazine, and SAD GIRLS CLUB Literary Blog and HAUNTED WATERS PRESS. Rebecca was awarded a CONNIE GOTSCH ARTS FOUNDATION GRANT in 2019 for her memoir in progress - THE GLITTERING SKY. A Cambridge University graduate, former archaeologist, and retired mental health therapist, Rebecca lives on a farm in Northwest New Mexico with her husband, Norm, and their lively menagerie of critters.

Bag of Bones by Rebecca LaFontaine-Larivee is showcased in SPLASH!

Visit the author's profile in the HWP Contributor Showcase to learn more!
https://www.hauntedwaterspress.com/contributors/rebecca-lafontaine-larivee/

Rebecca LaFontaine Larivee is a multi-genre writer. Her poems and short works of creative nonfiction have been published in AZ: THE JOURNAL OF WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY, EMPTY MIRROR PRESS, THE WRITE LAUNCH (BooksCover2Cover), GRIFFEL Magazine, and SAD GIRLS CLUB Literary Blog and HAUNTED WATERS PRESS. Reb...

09/20/2022

New in Print from Haunted Waters Press
Tin Can Literary Review Volume Two

"BOOZE WAS IN EVERYTHING my dad cooked, equal parts going into the meal and into him. A family of nicknames, his was Punch, like the crazy big-nosed puppet who terrorized his puppet wife Judy, chasing her with a bat as long as his noggin."

—An excerpt from Punch Chicken by Lou Storey

From Haunted Waters Press, a collection of nine exceptional pieces of short fiction featuring work by Rhiannon Catherwood, Lou Storey, Lori Kate Martin, James Valliere, Tim Tomlinson, Rachel Hope Crossman, Marco Romantini, Chad Baker, and Jeffrey S. Markovitz.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1955752028

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09/17/2022

New in SPLASH!
The Whole Truth about Half-Dates by Sherry Morris

Originally from Missouri, Sherry Morris () writes prize-winning fiction from a farm in the Scottish Highlands where she pets cows, watches clouds, and dabbles in photography. She participated in the BBC Scottish Voices writer program and is supposed to be finishing a script. Her first published story was about her Peace Corps experience in Ukraine. She reads for the wonderfully wacky "Taco Bell Quarterly."

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Read it in SPLASH!
https://www.hauntedwaterspress.com/the-whole-truth-about-half-dates/

Originally from Missouri, Sherry Morris () writes prize-winning fiction from a farm in the Scottish Highlands where she pets cows, watches clouds, and dabbles in photography. She participated in the BBC Scottish Voices writer program and is supposed to be finishing a script. Her first publi...

09/15/2022

Meet Haunted Waters Press Contributor Marco Romantini

At time of writing, Marco Romantini is, was, and most likely continues to be a Milwaukee-based artist, activist, and arts educator, who apparently also writes things in his free time. Across mediums, Romantini seeks to make work that balances earnest wonder and humanism with rumination and sardonic wit.

The Epitaph by Marco Romantini is showcased in Tin Can Literary Review Volume Two.

Visit the author's profile in the HWP Contributor Showcase to learn more!
https://www.hauntedwaterspress.com/contributors/marco-romantini/

At time of writing, Marco Romantini is, was, and most likely continues to be a Milwaukee-based artist, activist, and arts educator, who apparently also writes things in his free time. Across mediums, Romantini seeks to make work that balances earnest wonder and humanism with rumination and sardonic....

09/13/2022

New in Print from Haunted Waters Press
Tin Can Literary Review Volume Two

"I TRIED TO CALL YOU. You know I tried to call you. I'm sure you called me too. I tried a dozen times or so, but the whole world is making calls right now. They all have voices they want to hear just as badly as I want to hear yours. I’ll just have to think of you."

—An excerpt from The Epitaph by Marco Romantini

From Haunted Waters Press, a collection of nine exceptional pieces of short fiction featuring work by Rhiannon Catherwood, Lou Storey, Lori Kate Martin, James Valliere, Tim Tomlinson, Rachel Hope Crossman, Marco Romantini, Chad Baker, and Jeffrey S. Markovitz.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1955752028

Enjoy!

09/08/2022

Meet Haunted Waters Press Contributor Alan Bern

Retired children’s librarian Alan Bern has published three books of poetry. Half a century ago he cofounded broadside press/publisher Lines & Faces with artist/printer Robert Woods. Oh yes, he is obsessed with Italia: he worked with classicist Donald Carne-Ross on translating from Italian. Alan also photographs and has begun to combine his photos and words as a part of his daily art practice. Clearly, Alan favors hybridity and complex collaborations: he performs with the dancer/choreographer Lucinda Weaver along with musicians and light artists as PACES: dance & poetry fit to the space and also with musicians from Composing Together.

Paprika by Alan Bern is showcased in SPLASH!

Visit the author's profile in the HWP Contributor Showcase to learn more!
https://www.hauntedwaterspress.com/contributors/alan-bern/

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09/06/2022

New in Print from Haunted Waters Press
Tin Can Literary Review Volume Two

"I DIED IN THE SMALL HOURS of a Wednesday morning. Today, the following Saturday, my family is preparing to gather on Buckeye Lake. It was my youngest, Mabel’s, idea. My eldest, Carin, went along with the suggestion to keep what fragile peace there is between her and her sister."

—An excerpt from Some Observations by the Matriarch Upon Her Exit by Chad Baker

From Haunted Waters Press, a collection of nine exceptional pieces of short fiction featuring work by Rhiannon Catherwood, Lou Storey, Lori Kate Martin, James Valliere, Tim Tomlinson, Rachel Hope Crossman, Marco Romantini, Chad Baker, and Jeffrey S. Markovitz.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1955752028

Enjoy!

09/03/2022

New in SPLASH!
I have a fantasy by Christa Lubatkin

Christa was born in war, raised in its aftermath, finally landing in the country of everyone’s dreams. She is an avid traveler. Away is her favorite place and non-attachment her natural disposition, though she has been married for over 40 years. Her other steadfast companion is writing short poetry, a natural fit for someone who doesn’t linger long. She lives, hikes, and writes in Tucson Arizona.

Read it in SPLASH!
https://www.hauntedwaterspress.com/i-have-a-fantasy/

Christa was born in war, raised in its aftermath, finally landing in the country of everyone’s dreams. She is an avid traveler. Away is her favorite place and non-attachment her natural disposition, though she has been married for over 40 years. Her other steadfast companion is writing short poetr...

09/01/2022

Meet Haunted Waters Press Contributor Rachel Hope Crossman!

Rachel Hope Crossman is an ex-fry cook, ex-substitute teacher, and retired Montessori teacher. Her personal heroes are Peggy Hill and Nancy Pelosi. Childhood time in Athens, Greece, with her grandparents left indelible imprints of olive groves, pomegranates, and the turquoise blue of the Mediterranean Sea upon her mind, from which pool she still draws inspiration. A writer and reader of fantasy and science fiction, Rachel hopes to visit Narnia, Middle Earth, and Mars one day.

I'll Sing You a Blessing, I'll Save You a Boon by Rachel Hope Crossman is showcased in Tin Can Literary Review Volume Two.

Visit the author's profile in the HWP Contributor Showcase to learn more!
https://www.hauntedwaterspress.com/contributors/rachel-hope-crossman/

Rachel Hope Crossman had her mind blown at the age of eight when she moved from Athens, Greece, to Berkeley, California, right in the midst of the free speech movement. With her grandparents, she had learned to speak French, picnicked at the Acropolis, and swum in the sparkling turquoise waters of t...

08/30/2022

New in Print from Haunted Waters Press
Tin Can Literary Review Volume Two

"OLIVIA HAD BEEN A NEWBORN BABE with wrinkly skin and a furrowed brow when her grandmother set three boons for her, the newest descendant of the House of Grape."

—An excerpt from I'll Sing You a Blessing, I'll Save You a Boon by Rachel Hope Crossman

From Haunted Waters Press, a collection of nine exceptional pieces of short fiction featuring work by Rhiannon Catherwood, Lou Storey, Lori Kate Martin, James Valliere, Tim Tomlinson, Rachel Hope Crossman, Marco Romantini, Chad Baker, and Jeffrey S. Markovitz.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1955752028

Enjoy!

08/25/2022

Meet Haunted Waters Press Contributor Tim Tomlinson!

Tim Tomlinson’s books include Requiem for the Tree Fort I Set on Fire (poetry), This Is Not Happening to You (short fiction), and The Portable MFA in Creative Writing (as co-author). Recent work appears in Another Chicago Magazine, Litro, and Telephone: A Game of Art Whispered Around the World (Crosstown Press). He’s traveled heavily throughout the Asia-Pacific and has lived in China, the Philippines, and Thailand. He’s a co-founder of New York Writers Workshop and a professor in NYU’s Global Liberal Studies.

Ireland by Tim Tomlinson is showcased in Tin Can Literary Review Volume Two.

Visit the author's profile in the HWP Contributor Showcase to learn more!
https://www.hauntedwaterspress.com/contributors/tim-tomlinson/

Tim Tomlinson’s books include Requiem for the Tree Fort I Set on Fire (poetry), This Is Not Happening to You (short fiction), and The Portable MFA in Creative Writing (as co-author). Recent work appears in Another Chicago Magazine, Litro, and Telephone: A Game of Art Whispered Around the World (Cr...

08/23/2022

New in Print from Haunted Waters Press
Tin Can Literary Review Volume Two

"IN NEW YORK CITY, a lot can happen in fifteen minutes. But here’s a story about fifteen minutes when what should have happened didn’t."

—An excerpt from Ireland by Tim Tomlinson

From Haunted Waters Press, a collection of nine exceptional pieces of short fiction featuring work by Rhiannon Catherwood, Lou Storey, Lori Kate Martin, James Valliere, Tim Tomlinson, Rachel Hope Crossman, Marco Romantini, Chad Baker, and Jeffrey S. Markovitz.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1955752028

Enjoy!

08/20/2022

Now featured in SPLASH!
The 2021 Haunted Waters Press Award for Fiction
The Creation of Echo by Rhiannon Catherwood

Rhiannon Catherwood lives in Syracuse, NY, with her wife and cat. She is a teacher, circus artist, photographer, and road tripper. She has published memoir, travel writing, literary fiction, and discourse on everything from s***m banking as a trans woman to bartending in a Leia bikini at science fiction conventions. She believes that good fiction should expose truth and good creative nonfiction should be about creation.

Read it in SPLASH!
https://www.hauntedwaterspress.com/the-creation-of-echo/

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Rhiannon Catherwood lives in Syracuse, NY, with her wife and cat. She is a teacher, circus artist, photographer, and road tripper. She has published memoir, travel writing, literary fiction, and discourse on everything from s***m banking as a trans woman to bartending in a Leia bikini at science fic...

08/19/2022

Meet Haunted Waters Press Contributor Jeffrey S. Markovitz

Jeffrey S. Markovitz is a writer and educator living in Philadelphia. His books include The Sharpest End (2021, Sharp End Publishing), US VS (The Head and the Hand Press, 2020), Permanent for Now (Unsolicited Press, 2018),—for Olivia (The Head and the Hand Press, 2013), and Into the Everything (Punkin Books, 2011). He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and was published in The Best Short Stories of Philadelphia.

Fellow Elephants by Jeffrey S. Markovitz is showcased in Tin Can Literary Review Volume Two.

Visit Jeffrey's profile in the HWP Contributor Showcase to learn more!

Jeffrey S. Markovitz is a writer and educator living in Philadelphia.

08/13/2022

New in Print from Haunted Waters Press
Tin Can Literary Review Volume Two

"AS THE TRAIN GOES ON, the things outside become non-things, streaks of things—an angry artist’s fist smudge on an abandoned still-life landscape.
Life, too."

—An excerpt from Fellow Elephants by Jeffrey S. Markovitz

From Haunted Waters Press, a collection of nine exceptional pieces of short fiction featuring work by Rhiannon Catherwood, Lou Storey, Lori Kate Martin, James Valliere, Tim Tomlinson, Rachel Hope Crossman, Marco Romantini, Chad Baker, and Jeffrey S. Markovitz.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1955752028

Enjoy!

08/08/2022

New in SPLASH!
An Atheist Goes to Church by Rose Menyon Heflin

Rose Menyon Heflin resides in Madison, Wisconsin. Her poetry won a Merit Award from Arts for All Wisconsin. One of her poems was choreographed and performed by a local dance troupe. She had a creative nonfiction piece featured in the Chazen Museum of Art’s Companion Species exhibit. Among other venues, her recent and forthcoming publications include Defunkt Magazine, The Ekphrastic Review, Fauxmoir, Feral, Great Lakes Review, Poemeleon, sPARKLE & bLINK, and Tangled Locks Journal’s MoonBites.

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https://www.hauntedwaterspress.com/an-atheist-goes-to-church/

Rose Menyon Heflin resides in Madison, Wisconsin. Her poetry won a Merit Award from Arts for All Wisconsin. One of her poems was choreographed and performed by a local dance troupe. She had a creative nonfiction piece featured in the Chazen Museum of Art’s Companion Species exhibit. Among other ve...

08/05/2022

Meet Haunted Waters Press Contributor Lou Storey

Lou Storey is a visual artist and psychotherapist, in short, a storyteller, living in Savannah, Georgia with his husband of thirty-three years Steve and a happy bounty of dogs, cats, and chickens. Lou’s fiction and creative nonfiction writings have appeared in The New Yorker, New York Times Tiny Love Stories, River Teeth’s Beautiful Things, Beyond Q***r Words Anthology, and various academic journals related to creativity and mental health.

Things Lou loves: dogs, the Sunday paper, that patient someone who listens, happy delusions. Things Lou doesn't love: too much reality.

Visit Lou Storey's profile in the HWP Contributor Showcase to learn more!
https://www.hauntedwaterspress.com/contributors/lou-storey/

Lou Storey is a visual artist and psychotherapist, in short, a storyteller, living in coastal New Jersey with his husband of thirty-three years Steve and a happy bounty of dogs, cats, and chickens. Lou’s fiction and creative nonfiction writings have appeared in The New Yorker, New York Times Tiny ...

08/01/2022

New in SPLASH!
Bag of Bones by Rebecca LaFontaine-Larivee

Rebecca LaFontaine-Larivee is a retired archaeologist and mental health therapist. Originally from the SF Bay Area, she has made NW New Mexico her home for over twenty years. Rebecca's previous works of poetry and creative nonfiction have appeared in AZ: THE JOURNAL OF WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY, EMPTY MIRROR PRESS, THE WRITE LAUNCH (BooksCover2Cover), and GRIFFEL #7. Rebecca was awarded a CONNIE GOTSCH ARTS FOUNDATION GRANT IN 2019 for her memoir in progress, THE GLITTERING SKY.

Read it in SPLASH! — A publication of Haunted Waters Press:
https://www.hauntedwaterspress.com/bag-of-bones/

Enjoy!

Rebecca LaFontaine-Larivee is a retired archaeologist and mental health therapist. Originally from the SF Bay Area, she has made NW New Mexico her home for over twenty years. Rebecca's previous works of poetry and creative nonfiction have appeared in AZ: THE JOURNAL OF WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY, EMPTY MIRR...