
High desert of Miraflores—grey thrasher,red bougainvillea. c. B. L. Bruce Twitter: @the_poesisInstagram: @thepoesis
As I embark on my journey to revive more of my own personal work, I've taken to posting poems, prose, and more on a brand new, focused Instagram account. The lines between profession and personal began to blur, so I'm setting aside a special space to get real and vulnerable and share the work that [...]
I was struck by the magnitude of the silence. The air seemed charged with stillness. Even now, after nightfall, a deafening silence has descended. The woods turned black as pitch. I once feared the dark, and perhaps that fear hasn't quite left me. Excerpt from 28 Days of Solitude
To my followers; I am returning to writing (likely the reason why you first followed me), after a brief hiatus to further my career in the renewable energy industry and to produce a documentary film that has been chosen as an Official Selection in several international film festivals this year (something I am very proud [...]
To celebrate National Novel Writing Month, through the end of December I am offering NaNoWriMo participants a special, discounted promotion on my publishing and graphic design services! – BOOK COVER DESIGN – both to print and eBook specifications– BOOK LAYOUT DESIGN – interior layout and formatting for both traditional printers and print on demand providers– BOOK PRINTING (via on-demand services with [...]
For hundreds of years, unicorns, their magic, and their origins have been condemned to legend throughout the galaxy. Until, an enigma reveals itself under a grievous spring moon. Nineteen-year-old Drystan and his dragon, Soren, witness what is said to be known as The Birth of a Unicorn the night prior to Soren's unwilling farewell. Though [...]
ECLIPSE You awakened me long after midnight to watch the moon. Our heads rolled back, feeling so insignificant beneath the canvas of stars, infinite cosmos. We name the patterns together. The world seemed to still as the moon came into and then back out of shadow. The amber orb fell away from me. I crawled [...]
"A captivating and visceral portrait of the California landscape by a talented cast of poets.” - Kirkus Reviews Pleased to announce that two of my poems, "Feel" and "Tempest," were published in Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California poetry anthology from Scarlet Tanager Books. The collective contributions to this anthology come together to weave a braid of voices [...]
DESERT MOON Gibbous moon over Sea of Cortez, now black in the night. I wake to sounds of whales surfacing in the calm bay, stirred from dreams of catching the dorado, only to watch the dimming of the impossible colors: indigo, mustard, viridian, crimson. And I, haunted by my selfish guilt, wishing to undo it [...]
To celebrate National Novel Writing Month, this month I am offering NaNoWriMo participants a special, discounted promotion on my publishing and graphic design services! - BOOK COVER DESIGN - both to print and eBook specifications - BOOK LAYOUT DESIGN - interior layout and formatting for both traditional printers and print on demand providers - BOOK PRINTING (via on-demand [...]