We are the Southern Writers’ Guild: a deliberate assembly of stubborn scribes—poets, novelists, essayists, playwrights, songwriters—who stake our claim on this tangled South, by blood or by choice or by some inexplicable pull that won’t let go.
"In the beginning there is an end as in the end there is a beginning."
My writings are observations on the human condition. Things people say and do. Questions about life and motivations. Often with endings that invite you to think.
I write about almost everything, from personal essay and memoir to fiction to travel essays to politics to book reviews to thoughts on literature to novels and stories and much more.
Hey there! I'm Rick West, and I write about transitions large and small, becoming a free-range human, laughing out loud. On this channel find short stories, poetry, essays, life musings, and an occasional original music video.
Broken Toys is a collection of personal reflections and essays exploring divorce, memory, and the quiet reconstruction of self—where psychology, masculinity, and meaning meet in the aftermath of loss.
Features poetry, short stories, essays, and occasional parodies by Steve McKennon (TropicalSnowstorm).
**Post modernism has clearly run its nihilistic course. Grab a cup, sit down, and let's build what comes next.**