Monthly Archives: July 2026

Festival of the Spoken Word

Posted on July 20, 2026 by magdalenaball

In what’s looking like an exciting and busy August, I’ll be talking with the wonderful Joanne Fedler about her beautiful new memoir Bring Us Home From Sorrow on Tuesday the 4th of August at 7pm as part of Shalom Collective’s Festival … Continue reading →

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Sugar Frosted Koans

Posted on July 10, 2026 by magdalenaball

My fellow writer and interviewer extraordinaire Ed McManis invited me to participate in his fun project Sugar Frosted Koans. Koans are meditations from Zen Buddhism that transcend rational thinking. Along with a dozen or so other poets, we were invited … Continue reading →

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