In Kate Gale’s Hippocampus Magazine interview, one of the first points of discussion is Red Hen Press’ Pasadena, California location—far away from the traditional “literary meccas” of New York and Paris. Kate states that “Red Hen has a reputation of building literary community in a city best known for film,” and I am very interested to hear more about her take on the challenges and advantages of setting up a small, independent press in a location not traditionally renowned for its publishing presence.… Continue reading
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I have always been particularly drawn to literature that gives the reader a sense of autonomy and makes the reader feel like part of the author’s world. Examples include novels that use the second-person perspective and those charming “create your own adventure” tales (which I could not stop reading as a kid).… Continue reading
With covid and the presidential election dominating the news, it can be difficult to overcome feelings of stress, entrapment, and hopelessness. I enjoy listening to calming music before bed, particularly when I’m finding myself unable to escape my thoughts and clear my head.… Continue reading
Dear Olivia,
I am grateful to you for providing me with two wonderful art pieces to choose from for my broadside and introducing me to the two-step process of producing a print along the way. It was fascinating to get a look at the sketch behind the final print, and I continue to contemplate how a broadside with the sketch would convey a different message or tone from the broadside I made that features the print.… Continue reading
Ah, the joys and perils of trying to fit an entire prose piece AND an art piece on a single sheet of paper! By the time I completed my Broadside, I had made tiny, 1/8 inch shifts of text and art so much that I was on the brink of yelling at my computer.… Continue reading
