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SOME THOUGHTS ON AI

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I'm not sure what the longterm impact of AI in our lives will be, but as someone who dabbles in all the arts and considers herself a writer, I'm alarmed at the possibilities. For now, most notable literary publications warn those seeking to have their writing featured in their pages not to submit AI-generated work. For now the tone is offended, defensive. For now. But of course, with enough presence and repetition, even the unimaginable tends to creep into our lives. A former classmate who writes scientific articles claims AI is really helpful with first drafts. I imagine it could be. But as regards art, the role of AI is dubious at best. Personally, I'm not aware of having read any AI generated fiction, although of course it's possible, given that it's already so much a part of our lives, and has been, even before many of us realized it, I am told. A well-known poet on my Facebook page posted an AI-generated poem written in her style. The AI version was ridiculousl
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AN EXCITING NOMINATION

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Was thrilled and honored to receive news today that my prose poem, "With Dylan in Ithaca," has been nominated by The Mackinaw for the Best of the Net Awards Anthology. That prose poem, along with four others of mine, was included in a recent issue of The Mackinaw, a journal which specializes in publishing prose poetry.  "With Dylan in Ithaca" very much relates to the characters and events of my second short story, "Soliloquy," published in Blue Songs in An Open Key , my collection of jazz-inspired short stories, which is featured in the background of the image below. The other two covers in the image are of a couple of my poetry chapbooks. Here again is the link to my prose poems in The Mackinaw, which include "With Dylan in Ithaca," the fourth on the page.   https://www.themackinaw.net/arya-f-jenkins.html I am supremely stoked by this good news about my prose poem today.                                                                            
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The Fire-Starter

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My #flash fiction, "The Fire-Starter," is being featured today in The Bookends Review. It's a timely political allegory.  I wrote "The Fire-Starter" during the pandemic, when the former president was making ridiculous claims regarding the reason for wildfires in California, and put this flash away after a few unsuccessful forays into the publishing arena. After coming across it in my archives last year and acknowledging, sadly, my characterization still applied, I did a quick review and re-submitted "The Fire-Starter" to a couple of journals. The Bookends Review was the first to accept it last August. Please vote Blue this coming election unless you want someone leading the country who is likely to take away most of our rights, including the right to vote, and who aims to convert our democracy into a dictatorship.  Vote as if your life depends on it. 🌊🌊🌊                                                                                                 
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THE MACKINAW And Prose Poetry

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  So pleased to have five prose poems included in the fourth issue of The Mackinaw, a journal of prose poetry, alongside the fine work of authors Mikki Aronoff, Jacob Lee Bachinger, Miriam Bat-Ami, Suzanna C. DeBaca, Dominique Hecq, Bob Heman, Norbert Hirschhorn, Cindy Hochman, Karen Neuberg, Simon Parker, Mark Simpson and Jonathan Jungkans. The issue went live today, July 15th. The journal, which is beautifully curated, was founded by Lorette C. Luzajic, an artist and writer who is the editor of The Ekphrastic Review, and has featured astonishing works in all the The Mackinaw's issues since its inception. The objective of the The Mackinaw is "to celebrate prose poetry," so if you are a poet/writer working in this genre, I urge you to send your best to this journal. https://www.themackinaw.net/arya-f-jenkins.html                 Artwork by Arya F. Jenkins 
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FLASH FICTION

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My flash, "A Country Called Boupha," which was inspired by a New Year's day online article, is featured today in Dumbo Press, a new and exciting NY-based zine and press:  https://www.dumbopress.com/flash/20                     Arya F. Jenkins Photo
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MEMORIES OF A FLIGHT

Thanks to Reverie Magazine for featuring my poem, "Recuerdos de un vuelo," "Memories of a Flight," about my family's exodus from Peru in the 60s. https://www.magazinereverie.com/post/recuerdos-de-un-vuelo
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RUMINATIONS ON A RAG

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Do you ever feel you can't wait, I mean really not wait for a magazine, a quarterly, that usually gifts you with everything literary you need, especially during the chokehold of winter, only to finally come upon it and find that, like a friend you once truly believed in, that magazine is actually totally devoid of wit, allure and promise, everything you lust for, and is really no more than a banal reminder of the quality of the world in which you are generally steeped. Then, just as you are about to toss away this streak of bad luck you once cherished and normally read from cover to cover, you come upon something fresh and unique, a funny, engaging, warm story that page by page takes you deeper into yourself and further away, until you are lost once more, or rather, found in the paradise of language.               Photos by Arya-Francesca Jenkins
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