Author Archives: haddayr

Those of you who know me from way back know I am a big fan of wolves, and of preserving them and increasing their numbers in the wild. I learned to love them when we raised them in the back yard. I would never do that now; I believe it to be ecologically and morallyContinue reading “How Wolves Change Rivers”

I LOVE KELLY BARNHILL “Seriously, how can you stand it?” – a meditation on my beloved Minnesota.

Watch this; you’re welcome.

Writing and Reading While Black. Lessons learned.. ANOTHER essay about writing (this one by Shannon Barber) that was incredibly interesting. Please read this. REALLY good.

I sometimes find writers talking about writing a little dull. This essay is very different, and I highly recommend it. (I also highly recommend “Bear in Contradicting Landscape” in The Book of Apex, Vol. 4. Some of my favorite bits: I wrote “Bear” when I was living in Chicago, making frequent trips along the BlueContinue reading “Dave Schwartz on “Bear in Contradicting Landscape.””

Yes. This is extremely correct. Hats off to you, good sir!

I just waited at the bus stop and then sat on the bus with a 94-year-old man who marched in Alabama with his daughters during the Civil Rights movement. He believes in experiential education. His daughter was just quoted in the New York Times as an expert on skyscrapers and he’s very proud. He’s aContinue reading “Maybe I’m glad I couldn’t bike today.”

Hello, folks! I am now an internationally-published poet. Yep! I tried my hand at poetry comics and now I’m part of an all-poetry comics issue of Snakeskin Magazine. Check it! You can read just my poetry comic by clicking on the image here, but I’d recommend checking out the whole issue (linked above) to getContinue reading “Poetry Comic!”