The coolest experience as a reader is when the images on the page come alive, leaving an indelible mark on your mind. You are forever changed. The feeling is intensified when it relates to something that you have personally experienced. It is as if the writer has...
My first AWP…all I can say is wow (and maybe whew)! As the non-writer of Minerva Rising I had no idea what I was in for–the number of writers out there in the world, the variety of writing topics to fill so many panels, the bravery of reading your work to...
Recent research has shown that the more you smile, the more you smile. Muscle memory creates pathways and patterns in the 200+ facial muscles summoned up every single time you smile. And chemicals react to those muscles, eliciting feelings of happiness that would...
In my family lore, there’s a story that my maternal grandfather wanted to marry my grandmother in an impulsive romantic gesture before he left for Hawaii to start his World War II tour. My ever-practical grandmother refused to marry him until he returned from the war...
We’re thrilled to introduce the winners of the 2014 Daring To Be The Woman I Am Chapbook Contest: Laura Cherry for her poetry collection Two White Beds: Millie and Sam Judith Arcana for her long short story Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture Their chapbooks...
Hello and Happy New Year, everyone! Like many of you, Minerva Rising has lots of changes and exciting plans in store for 2014. The first item on the agenda is our blog. This year, we are pleased to announce that starting next week, our blog will feature new creative...
