The Writer’s Room
New Book - What’s This? by Amy Hufnal
Hufnal recently returned from her twentieth trip to Kenya since 1987 as a volunteer science teacher. Since 1994, she has been working with the Girls Safe House in Narok, Kenya, and is now a member of the board for the safe house. The purpose of the Safe House is to rescue and educate badly abused girls. To date, 1,000 girls have been rescued.
Las Vegas Phoenix: A Public Art Installation
Chad Brown spends his days on his art: painting, sculpting with wood and oil clay, and designing new projects. In the evenings he’s a popular mixologist behind the bar at the Castaneda.
The Art of Writing Short Stories
As the Las Vegas Literary Salon gears up for its Elmer Schooley Short Story contest with a 2,000 word count limit, we felt this would be a good time to remind writers of some of the conventions common to writing shorter pieces of prose.
Interview with Las Vegas, NM Poet LaureateKayt Peck
Award-winning author, playwright, poet, screenwriter and successful grant writer Kayt Peck sat down with Mary Rose Henssler recently for an interview.
Where Do Books Come From?
I read before I started school.
No one set out consciously to teach me, nor did I entertain a plan to learn.