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WRITERS' SITES
POETRY
Bryant McGill
-- Official Site of Bryant H. McGill.
Offerings include poetry, photography, other writing and some
wonderful resources on this truly beautiful site.
Carlos Barbarito
-- Argentinean poet of immense
talent. Poetry in Spanish with translations to English and
other languages.
See Carlos' BLOG.
(In Spanish / en español)
Cafe
des Poets
-- is a site with poetry,
essays, prose, lots of links to some cool places and great
resources. Nicely put together, too. If you like poetry, this is a
good place to visit. Kick back, and do some reading!
Poetic
Inspirations
-- Pris Campbell shares her
poetic journeys with us
Poetry by
TJ Daniels
-- Great collection of his
work, and some super (and helpful!) links
Les
Frères Pils --
A Belgian literary site...(en français)
Poetry, news, some great stuff here.
Fragments of Inner Feelings
-- Here you'll find
some fine words from Maltese poet George W. Sharples.
PROSE
Barbara Karmazin -- is an immensely talented writer of
science fiction fantasy romance. Space Opera, maybe? -- with
decidedly sensual overtones. Her web site has some
great resources. Her novel, DOWN CAME A BLACKBIRD was published in
February, 2001, and she's followed it up with a super sequel -- then
four more books and assorted other writings. Check out her
site, and make sure you click the link to Atlantic Bridge EPublishers. You won't want to miss this book! Note:
We suggest 18 years and older for this web site...
Linnea
Sinclair -- is a retired private investigator and
former reporter with great talent, Her book FINDERS
KEEPERS is a Rita award nominee for best first book, 2006.
RESOURCES FOR WRITERS
Academy of American
Poets --
An organization that provides lots of
resources and links. The Academy sponsors national literary
outreach programs and administers the most important collection of
awards for poetry in the United States.
-- Looking for more poetry?
ART AND MUSIC SITES
Visit
photo happening
moromusic.com
-- the first web site we
developed, for Budwick Music Company, showcases a remarkable artist.
MORO is one of the most talented guitarists and composers the
twentieth century has spawned -- his history is fascinating, and the
compositions that find their ways through his guitar are
spellbinding. He plays a guitar that is a rare piece of art in
itself, made by master luthier Marcelo Barbero. His web site
provides photos, audio samples of his work and the tale of this
incredibly gifted minstrel. Add his music to your collection --
three vinyl LP's (for the vinyl collector) and
four CD's are available at this site. Take the jump to
Amazon.com from his site too. Visit our
music page for some music videos of
this great artist.
Trío Sol de America
-- music in the great musical tradition of Mexico, in the San
Francisco Bay Area. These guys are good! They've got some videos on
YouTube
so oyou can listen. Contact me if you'd like to hire them for
your event , you can do so through the Gigmasters link below.
ElectroKraft
-- Anthony Amendolare is a gifted
musician, and luthier who's made fine electric guitars and hybrids.
His hand-wound pickups (a real good thing if you like the sound of
pre-1965 Fender Stratocaster guitars!) got well-deserved rave
reviews. His creations include experimental electronic musical
instruments and some guitar effects. He makes midi controllers,
experimental synthesizers and a custom made guitar/bass tone filter.
He's also just made a drum machine from the old NES Nintendo game
system. Welcome to the world of synthesizer creation... A site well
worth checking out.
The
Bicycling Guitarist
--
What's not to like here? Chris Watson's eclectic site has a bit of
everything... music, essays, photography, humor ... and don't
miss his song lyrics, which in my opinion can be construed as most
awesome poetry. (Some R-ratings on this site.)
Ron Jaffe
Photography --
I first came across Ron's work in a small
poetry volume years ago and was really impressed with his eye for
beauty. His work evokes instant emotion. Check it out!
Wunderground.com - I post lost of photographs here, and this
link takes you straight to them. But don't just look at my
photographs.... it's a great website for weather information,
including live radar, satellite images, maps and more.
And don't forget to check out the images posted by other, talented
photographers from around the world.
Our YouTube Channels:
Moodesigns Channel
features Mike Barnett in some classical guitar videos
moromusic Channel
features guitaristry and interview from Moro
Trío Sol de
America is a classic Mexica trio in the SF Bay Area.
OTHER COOL SITES
zreality --
is the Internet handle of Mike Barnett, who just
happens to be Mary Barnett's husband (gee whiz, so that's
why they have the same surname!) Mike is a guy with many interests
and talents -- he is a guitarist, a bicyclist, and a man with a
razor-sharp sense of humor who is not afraid to show his silly side
(For example, check out this conversation one night while Mike is
watching a western movie on TV):
Mary: "What ya watching,
sweetie?"
Mike: "Quiet Burp".
Only took Mary five
minutes or so to realize he was watching "Wyatt Earp" starring Kevin
Costner. 'Nuff said. Mike's a funny guy. He's also studying
classical guitar. Click on the animations below to see videos of
him practicing. And of course, his web site was developer by
Moodesigns. See some music videos of Mike on our
music page.
Pat Paulsen
-- needs no introduction. One of the funniest comedians ever to
grace the small screen, Pat was a frequent guest and regular on the
Smothers Brothers show and perhaps the best Presidential candidate
who ever ran for the office. Sadly, Pat is no longer with us, but
thanks to this web site, you can still enjoy his wit and wisdom.
the site offers audio and video clips, some cool links and the
opinions of some, who like Mary here, believe Pat was one of the
coolest...check it out!
SPCRR
The Society for
Preservation of Carter Railroad Resources is an organization
dedicated to the preservation and maintenance of these historical
railroad cars... and more. If you've ever wanted to work on the
railroad, here's your chance to be a part of living history. The
railroad museum is located at Ardenwood Historical Farm in Fremont,
California.
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