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April 27, 2017
To Draw
Eleven times to the well,
and yet he draws,
rope hand over hand,
not knowing who is thirsty
and who is tired,
tired of the well,
the deep empty cavern
where a writer’s brain
should be.
-Anthony Watkins
I am a starter. I get a notion and I burn bright, maybe not well, but...
April 1, 2017
Under the Bell Curve
With all apologies to both Ms Plath and Mr Cobain
The Bell curve may not be quite the right term, though it certainly is no “jar.” As a young, entitled white kid who came from a family embarrassing stuck in a working-class lifestyle with a very middl...
February 16, 2017
If those in power never cede any of their power to the oppressed, enslaved or disenfranchised, why do I, and others of the “entitled class”, advocate for equality in all aspects of society for the oppressed and marginalized?
It is simple. It is our best interest. Yes,...
January 28, 2017
One, as you may have noticed, we are featuring the interview with Michael R. Burch for a second issue in a row. This is dues to a couple of reasons. One, our two potential interviews for February both were delayed, but equally as important, for we could have just remov...
December 21, 2016
This month I am actually writing about something important instead of just rambling about the human condition, as I see it.
Two somethings, and as a BTS reader, they could both directly impact your life, albeit in a small way .In 1995, when I started publishing The Scen...
November 18, 2016
Years ago, I first started publicly reading my poetry in 1994, and in just over a year, I started publishing other people’s poetry, I had a hard rule. I almost never gave advice about how to improve a poem, and NEVER gave it unless, not only was I asked, but the person...
October 22, 2016
October 9, 2016
A White Man Lost in America
August 2, 2016
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Anthony Uplandpoet Watkins
No, this is not another story of an angry white man threatened by the new progressive, diverse America that doesn’t seem to have a place for him anymore.
When I was a child, and my mother would hold my...
October 9, 2016
A Few Thoughts on Rules, or English as a Second Language
August 30, 2016
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Anthony Watkins
Okay, I have a few confessions to make.
Have you ever noticed when you are trying to learn a new language the toughest words to learn are the ones you already know? I mean, it took yo...
October 5, 2016
I have scrambled, with the help of my great new staff to get an issue out on time. I have been through nearly a dozen hurricanes. Some, you go remove a couple of palm fronds from your yard and go to work the next day or the day after, some, your neighborhood gets flatt...
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