Welcome to this week’s “zine”: by Mark M Leading question: What was the farmer doing in the dell anyway? ———=——— Some excerpts from my chapbook Scraps and Frags (2003): They drove over in overdrive. kidhood – the malformative years… Try as he might, he could not get his excrement together. A bird in each hand…
Author: ArtRoot's Writer-In-Residence
The ArtRoot Writer-In-Residence (WIR) project is an initiative founded by ArtRoot, a collaboration of artists and arts advocates who are determined to reinvigorate Racine, WI through the arts. This project is supported by the Racine Literacy Council, and funded through a generous grant from the Osborne & Scekic Family Foundation.
This project seeks to spotlight Racine and Kenosha’s dynamic literary community while encouraging, supporting, and advocating on behalf of writers at all stages of their careers.
“Poem,” Observations and Thinkings, Guest Filmmaker Tony Ramos, “Fighting Words,” Nonviolent Communication, and We Have Overshot (Again)
Welcome to this week’s “zine.” by Mark M BROKENED He drove down to Kenoshia from Racing every day. But one day, seeing him off, she saided, “Don’t come back.” And then his heart was all brokenated. ———=——— From the past: Some stuff from Observations and Thinkings (2001, the not so bad old days): Let there…
Lifesize, Guest Dan Nielsen, On White Privilege, and On Conspiracy Theories
Welcome to this week’s “zine.” by Mark M Below is the first chapbook I did, Lifesize, 1990, spoofing a novel. When someone suggested I do a sequel, it led to a lot of other chapbook spoofs, some quite silly such as an atlas and a phone book. Back and front cover: Here is the text:…
A “Play,” “Sound Opinions” vs. “It’s Alright Ma, It’s Only Music,” Guest G2T, a Litter Inventory, Gas Stoves, and Driver’s Ed
This week’s “zine.” Something for everyone? Maybe, maybe not. by Mark M The complete text of a “play” I wrote and published along with one other in my chapbook 2 Plays: [UNINTELLIGIBLE] Short play by Mark M(c) 2004 CHARACTERS MALE, a maleFEMALE, a female ACT ONE (OF ONE) A room with no view. One chair….
“Introductionary,” Maxims, Guest Phil Schultz, Abysmal Ukraine Coverage, TP
by Mark M Hello to Racine Writer in Residence readers, one and all. I’m pretty excited about the next six months, and I am honored to have been granted this role. A little about me. I was born and raised in the Minneapolis, MN area of the US(A). Fresh out of college at the University…
There’s a garden — a beer garden
Encore! Encore! For The Depends by Jeanne Arnold The Depends joined the Midwest UU WomanSpirit weekend in Madison with this year’s theme, “We Are the Garden.” Barbara’s and my lives have been enriched each time we attended these weekends in years past, but this one was the best because The Depends performed in Saturday night’s talent…
The pale moon rises
by Jeanne Arnold. Two of Barbara Lindquist’s many poems from her book are Rowdy and Laughing I don’t write too much, anymore, only when I have to — only when compulsion drives me. I like to internalize, to let the words walk around inside of me, to shake hands with one another, become new friends until they start to like one another and begin to sing and dance and annoy the neighbors until they spill out onto the street of paper rowdy and laughing and human and right. And Stars and…
Diane Lange
Sing Out about this UNsung Woman June, 2022 Sponsored by ArtRoots, a Writer in Residence Project June 2022 Submitted by By Natalie Chulew and Tom Rutkowski “From her early days as a member of the Central American Solidarity Committee to her many years as a County Supervisor, Diane Lange has always led by example, and…
Mildred Arnold & the Women’s Trade Union League
Inspiring the Racine’s 4th of July Parade <<<<<>>>>> Sing Out about these UNsung Women from the past Submitted by Jeanne Arnold Racine’s July 4th Means Goodwill W.C. “Tex” Reynolds, a civic leader and daily columnist for the Racine Journal-Times, granted me an interview in 1953 for a UW-Wisconsin Madison journalism term paper. (I got an A+ but who…
From Jeanne Arnold
There will be a brief delay in this week’s publication due to internet issues. Thank you for your patience.-Mary Nelson for Jeanne Arnold.
ArtRoot Writer-In-Residence 