Darker Objects: Coming Fall of 2023 from Indie Blu(e) Publishing

Christine E. Ray weaves pieces of her original poetry and prose deftly alongside the fierce words and striking artwork of talented collaborators in her latest offering, Darker Objects. Poetic solos, duets, and themed anthems combine potently in sections with evocative titles like ‘American Gothic’, ‘Ghosted’, ‘Nocturnes’, ‘Viral’ ‘Rooms so Still, So Silent’, ‘Tongue-Tied’, ‘Tenterhooks’, ‘Rage Against theContinue reading “Darker Objects: Coming Fall of 2023 from Indie Blu(e) Publishing”

Authors in Indie Blu(e) Anthologies: Anu Mahadev

The purpose of doing this series of profiles on authors in Indie Blu(e) Anthologies is to highlight just how talented, hard-working and brilliant our contributors are. It’s not bragging if it’s real and they deserve the limelight because of their devotion to the themes of our anthologies, all of which are social causes and theirContinue reading “Authors in Indie Blu(e) Anthologies: Anu Mahadev”

Authors in Indie Blu(e) Anthologies: Antonio Vallone

We’d very much like to highlight poet, editor and professor, Antonio Vallone whose work was featured in Indie Blu(e)’s But You Don’t Look Sick anthology last year. Vallone’s work impressed the editors so much we nominated him for a Pushcart. When you read Vallone’s work you’ll see why this wasn’t a hard decision but aContinue reading “Authors in Indie Blu(e) Anthologies: Antonio Vallone”

Authors in Indie Blu(e) Anthologies: Shweta Rao Garg

Shweta submitted to Indie Blu(e)’s, The Kali Project and we have a special passion for ARTISTS of her caliber; it was challenging because the series of Kali paintings Shewta had submitted were all outstanding – depicting Kali in ‘ordinary’ life in such a haunting, powerful way. We wanted to use them all but unfortunately weContinue reading “Authors in Indie Blu(e) Anthologies: Shweta Rao Garg”

Bias in the writing and publishing world

For millennia, bias, bigotry, racism, and prejudice have been notable bed-fellows in most professions, not least the publishing world. Most of us know women were not permitted to be authors and had to write under a male pen name if they wished to be published or taken seriously. This wasn’t so long ago. Even moreContinue reading “Bias in the writing and publishing world”