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Author Archives: Kristen Caven
Writing the Rails!
It’s Black Friday and I’m on a TRAIN! Sitting in the observation car, windows all around me, a table and tea, a charged computer, I’ve got (YIKES) 9,000 words to go to complete NaNoWriMo! I’ve been dreaming of this day all week, in the swirl of family and friends. I’ve been working towards this … Continue reading
Books / Illuminate / Media
Lois Lane Interviews Authors: Kristen Caven on “The Souls of Her Feet”
This interview with Cristina Deptula of Authors, Large and Small appeared today on Medium: What about the Cinderella story resonates with you? Why did you rewrite it? Cinderella has this mysterious hold on the psyche. We resent its messages but on the other hand we adore them. It’s a story about ascendancy from a low … Continue reading
My Indie Heart
Tomorrow is Indie Author Day and I’m thrilled to be representin’ at the Dublin Public Library! Indie publishing allows for maximum creativity, and I love every aspect of book-making! I have been publishing independently since my cartoon collection, Inside the Mills Revolution, won the 1990 Bay Guardian Cartoon Contest AND was banned from the campus … Continue reading
The Power of Gemütlichkeit
I’ve just written my third Ode to Oakland (after Joaquin Miller Went Walkin’ and BeMused). May I introduce: The Dirndl Diaspora! After instigating some polka at Oaktoberfest last year, my eyes were drawn to the brilliant riots of color at the multiple African fabric pop-ups. What do they have to do with Germany? I wondered. All … Continue reading
Cinderella and Human Rights
I have been focused on two things, lately: The re-launch of my book, The Souls of Her Feet as the first edition of the Fairytale Reality Project, and Every Man, Woman and Child, a world party focused on teaching the Universal Declaration of Human Rights through music. What on earth do these two things have to … Continue reading
Events / Generous Muse / Readings / Thoughts / Upcoming
Generations? Invocation!
On Monday I’ll be reading my poem, “Invocation,” for the first time! I wrote it in 2015 in deep collaboration with Franz Liszt himself—it’s one of my creative treasures and I’ll be giving it my all! Come one, come all, to my debut reading at Bay Area Generations. I have followed this literary adventure series … Continue reading
Limerical!
It’s a St. Patty Sunday! We celebrate most of our holidays telling our favorite Irish jokes. For example, Q: Why do the Irish wear Shamrocks on St. Patty’s Day? A: Because real rocks are too heavy. and Q: What do you call an Irishman who hangs out in your yard all year? A: Patty O’Furniture! … Continue reading
Twelve Years
I woke up one morning and thought: What if I woke up one morning knowing we only had twelve years to save the planet? What would I do differently? If you’ve been following my work for any length of time you know I’ve been an evangelist for solar panels, compost and electric cars and not idling. I’ve … Continue reading
My Showgirl Awakening
(There’s a special offer for my readers at the bottom of this post!) It seems ironic that, as International Women’s Day approaches this year, I find myself trying on corsets and watching women strip. But there is a great healing afoot in the world, and at the center of it, women are moving beyond the … Continue reading
