Tag Archives: Adam Penna

Names I Almost Recognize: Montreal, Plateau Mont Royal

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Adam Penna

One of the errors espoused by contemporary Americans includes the idea that age is just a number, as if time were a psychological, even a spiritual, rather than a physical reality.  But our bodies do age, and time is in … Continue reading →

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From a Discarded Post II

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Adam Penna

“So what is the divine?  First, it is in us and not outside of us.  All searching for the divine out there leads to dead ends, unless that searching corresponds to some inner searching.  There are many, many scapes and … Continue reading →

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Commonplaces & Other Miracles

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Adam Penna

Periodically, I revise the direction of this blog.  Given my point of view about revision, and what its aims and objects are, this is a good thing.  And given the magnitude of the changes I’ve experienced in my life these … Continue reading →

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Presales for Small Fires, Little Flames Coming to an End

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Adam Penna

June 16th marks Bloomsday AND the end of Presales for Small Fires, Little Flames.  Coincidence?  I think not… Please, if you’ve considered purchasing a copy of the book, now’s the time to follow through.  Click here, and on August 11th, when … Continue reading →

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On Small Fires, Little Flames

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Adam Penna

I wrote Small Fires, Little Flames while I was writing Talk of Happiness.  In some ways, I see these two books as complementary, so it makes sense that they should come out, more or less, together.  Plus, it suits my … Continue reading →

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Preorder Small Fires, Little Flames TODAY!

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Adam Penna

Presales for Small Fires, Little Flames begin today.  Click here and preorder your copy, and it’ll ship hot off the presses on August 11th.  This presale period won’t last forever.  So act now!  (Presale period ends June 16th, Bloom’s Day.)

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“Another Untitled Love Story” Forthcoming in Red Earth Review

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Adam Penna

Thanks to the editors of Red Earth Review for accepting my short story “Another Untitled Love Story.”  The piece will be published in vol. 5, July 2017.

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Finishing Line Press to Publish “Small Fires, Little Flames”

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Adam Penna

Thanks to Leah Maines and everyone at Finishing Line Press for accepting “Small Fires, Little Flames” for publication.  This is my second chapbook with Finishing Line, and I look forward to the experience.

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Song Lyrics Published in Basil O’Flaherty

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Adam Penna

Thanks to J.K. Shawhan for publishing “The New Wine,” in Basil O’Flaherty‘s newest number.  Performance of song is forthcoming, as soon as I screw up the courage and find the time to do so.

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Forthcoming Song Lyrics…

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Adam Penna

Thanks to J.K. Shawhan and the other editors at The Basil O’Flaherty for accepting “The New Wine,” a song I wrote.  “The New Wine” will appear in their November 2016 issue.

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