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PAUL E NELSON

The Next Big Thing (Self-Interview)

I was tagged by C.E. Putnam for this project, the Next Big Thing self-interview. I tagged 6 other writers whose work I admire and will post links to their answers once they send them to me. The trick for me was that I have three book projects percolating. Actually,...

Subud Zones Conference, U.S. National Congress

Today ends an eleven day period during which I have been VERY BUSY with gatherings sponsored by Subud. I was “opened” in Subud on June 27, 2004 and started taking the latihan kedjiwaan very seriously in 2008. The Zones conference was a gathering of Subud...

Seattle’s Poetry Scene

Seattle’s Poetry Scene Seattle likes to pride itself on being one of America’s Most Literate Cities. I pay attention to these annual pronouncements for about 2 minutes when they inevitably make the news, or are posted on Facebook, and Seattle’s usually up there with...