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a note from Duane L. Herrmann Adirondack Center for Writing and Carrot Ranch both posted three of my responses to their weekly prompts, with ACW also including one of my poems in their Poem Village: 2023. Poetry Super Highway included a poem in their Holocaust rememberance collection for this year. Literary Yard posted five poems and Five Flease posted two. Tiny Seed Literary Journal released their anthology: Plant Your Words with one of my poems in it.
Duane L Herrmann is looking for submissions of prose or poetry for a proposed anthology of personal experiences with invisible disabilities. No more than six poems or 5,000 words.
Please send, with bio, by the end of March to: [email protected] The Adirondack Center for Writing posted three of my responses to their weekly prompts. Reiter's Block, the personal blog of Jendi Reiter posted a poem of his which he wrote in response to a comment. A review of Zephyrs of the Heart was posted on the Pegasus Literary site – a surprise to Herrmann. A poem of his from an anthology published by Poet's Choice appears in the compilation: PostCards, vol.2. Heron Clan X. An annual anthology of poetry, published his poem, "Feeding Cattle." Herrmann's poem, "Open the Door," is included in the first ever anthology of spiritual themed poems, entitled Offerings, published by Tiferet journal. And, on the very last day of the month, Kansas Public Radio invited him to come to their studios in Lawrence, Kansas, to record readings of several poems on disabilities that he had sent them in response to their call for such poems.  If you have news of writing events that would be of interest to all Kansas Authors Club members, or if you are a member (dues current) who would like to announce an achievement, please submit your news via this form. Carrot Ranch blog, which boasts of “making literary art accessible 99 words at a time!” posted five responses of his to their weekly prompts; the Adirondack Center for Writing posted two responses of his to their weekly prompts; Topeka Genealogical Society fall 2022 issue of their quarterly carried a poem; the Literary Yard posted a brief essay using the existence of writers as proof of the existence of God; In Between Spaces, an anthology on and by disabled writers (with both visible and invisible disabilities) from Stillhouse Press, included two of his poems; Cyperwit, a publisher in India, released his eighth book-length collection of poetry; and he learned that his book of poems, Remnants of a Life, is now available on Hoopla. Eight books of poetry: that sounds kind of serious. Plus a sci fi novel, plus a history book, plus another non-fiction. Then there are the three memoirs he wrote for others. He wonders: WHAT is going on here??? Congratulations, Duane!
In Oct 2022, Carrot Ranch posted two responses to their prompts, Adirondac Center for Writing posted four. Writing the Land anthology, Foodways, for 2022 (a printed book), was released with three poems of mine all about Meadowlark Hearth Farm near Scottsbluff, NE. Spillhouse Review posted a second poem of mine and said a third one will be posted soon. Tiny Seed Literary Journal posted a poem of his (the tenth with them). Both of the latter pair poems with photos. They also have a translation feature on their site, so anyone can see what the name and words look like in various languages and scripts. The latest issue of Red Coyote has been released with three poems of his. And, Bards Against Hunger accepted a poem of his for their 10th year anthology. Also in October, he submitted thirty-four items during the month. It's a numbers game: the more you send out, the more that is accepted – and not even all of them get published. Sometimes sites/publisher shut down after acceptance but before publication. A person needs to send out A LOT more than has ever been published. And, people in at least eight cities in the U.S., plus people in London, Ont, Canada; Tilburg, Netherlands; Makishi, Japan; Dodoma, Tanzania; Halle, and Mannheim, Germany; Créteil, France; Davao City, Philippines; Haikko, Finland; Paris; Adelaide, Australia; Hamilton, New Zealand; Majuro, Marshall Is; Iran; Singapore; Nairobi, Kenya; Cairo, Egypt; and Glasgow, Scotland looked at or read one of eight papers of his online.  If you have news of writing events that would be of interest to all Kansas Authors Club members, or if you are a member (dues current) who would like to announce an achievement, please submit your news via this form.
September 2022 saw the following results from the literary efforts of Duane L Herrmann: three responses posted to three prompts each from the Adirondack Center for Writing and Carrot Ranch blog; Topeka Geneological Society Quarterly carried one poem; and three anthologies were released with Herrmann's poems in them: Foodways (Agrarian Trust) – 3 poems, Writers and Werewolves (Kansas Writers Association) – 5 poems, and The Trick is to Keep Breathing (Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe) – 3 poems; plus the blog: I Write Her – 6 poems.
And, people in at least 21 cities in the US, plus people in: Oslo, Norway; Prague, Czechia; Weesp, Netherlands; London and Bedford, UK; Temara, Morocco; Nha Trang, Vietman; Vienna, Austria; Korea; Ramat Gan, Israel; Nairobi, Kenya; and Adelaide, Australia; and an un-named city in Korea looked at and maybe read something of his work. The Adirondack Center for Writing posted four of his responses to their weekly prompts, while Carrot Ranch posted three of his responses to their weekly prompts. Heron Clan IX, an annual anthology of poetry, was released with his poem "Tame New Friend." And, the age-based anthology, I Ache is Places I used to Play, was released in the UK with his poem "Door Seventy." The Tiferet spiritual poetry anthology accepted his poem, "Open the Door," and Cyberwit offered to publish his next volume of poetry after finding his entry in Poets and Writers Directory. That is amazing! And people in India, Canada, the UK, Netherlands, Norway, Mexico, Germany, Jamaica, Australia, and Ukraine looked at, or read, a paper of his on academia.edu, plus people in thirteen cities in the U.S. Congratulations, Duane!Adirondack Center for Writing posted three of Herrmann's responses to their weekly prompts. Carrot Ranch blog also posted three responses to their weekly prompts. Spillwords Press posted his poem: 'Curious Task' (https://spillwords.com/curious-task/) Kansas History, a Journal of the Central Plains, summer 2022 issue, was released with the first article being Herrmann's: Barbara Ehrsam and the Bahá'î Faith in Kansas: 1868-1924. The site: Baha'iTeachings.org posted Herrmann's essay: How a Special Doll Affected Our Family (https://bahaiteachings.org/how-a-special-doll-affected-our-family/). Story Commons posted his short short story: To Be A Writer (https://storycommons.org/archives/to-be-a-writer/). And, SURPRISE, a chapter from Handbook of New Religions and Cultural Production, published in 2012, in which he learned his name was mentioned, but not why, the text was recently posted and Herrmann discovered that some information he had stated in an article published in 1994 had been cited. WOW! Duane L. Herrmann is a member of District 1.
Carrot Ranch posted/published four of my 99-word responses to their weekly prompts. The Adirondack Center for Writing posted/published three of my responses to their weekly prompts. Free Spirit (a publisher in India) notified me that one of their anthologies which a memoir of mine is in, It Was a Mistake, is now available as an ebook, joining several other anthologies of theirs which my work is also in. The second issue of Glacial Hills Review (Summer 2022), from Choeofpleirn Press, with my reflective memoir, 'The Greatest Disaster of My Life,' has now been released and is available on Amazon. And, The Short of It has posted six brief poems of mine. Heron Clan IX, with my poem 'Tame New Friend,' has been released so recently that my contributor's copy has not yet arrived. And, proof pages for several other publications have been sent to me (and I've reviewed and returned them), but they are not ready for the public, so I won't mention their names yet - but one is in Africa. Congratulations, Duane! We like to help our members share their successes. If you have writing news to report, submit it via this form.
Herrmann reports that The Adirondack Center for Writing and Carrot Ranch both posted four responses to their weekly prompts. Fevers of the Mind published five of his poems while Dashboard Horus published one. Poet's Choice announced that three of their anthologies with his work are now available as ebooks. These titles are: Global Warming, Jumbled Part 2, and To the Newspaper Again.  If you have news of writing events that would be of interest to all Kansas Authors Club members, or if you are a member (dues current) who would like to announce an achievement, please submit your news via this form.
April seems to have been a month of threes for Duane L Herrmann. Both the Adirondack Center for Writing and Carrot Ranch published three of his responses to their weekly prompts during the month. Also, three of his poems were accepted by ACW to be among the 200-plus poems included in this year's Poem Village where poems are printed on broadsides and posted around the town of Lake Saranc, New York. Poetry Super Highway not only included six of his poems in response to daily poetry prompts for National Poetry Month, but used one of Herrmann's prompts, and one poem. "Juden Friedhof" was included in the Holocaust Remembrance anthology by PSH for Yan HaShoah. Also, Gonzo Press published/posted his poem, "Churning Butter," while Discretionary Love published/posted his poem, "Family Hands" on their websites.  If you have news of writing events that would be of interest to all Kansas Authors Club members, or if you are a member (dues current) who would like to announce an achievement, please submit your news via this form.
In the month of March, Duane L Herrmann, Dist 1, saw the following results of his writing efforts: Gonzo Press posted three poems on their site, Adirondack Center for Writing posted five responses to weekly writing prompts, Carrot Ranch posted four 99 word stories in response to as many prompts, and the Jan/Feb issue of Harnisch Acre carried a short story: Sunday School Surprise. Multiple rejections are NOT counted!!!  If you have news of writing events that would be of interest to all Kansas Authors Club members, or if you are a member (dues current) who would like to announce an achievement, please submit your news via this form.
During Feb 2022, Herrmann was published in:
'Naked in America,' a short story, posted on the Dead Mule School of Southern Literature site. Responses to four prompts were posted at Carrot Ranch in the Congress of Rough Writers. Larry's Coffee website posted two poems: 'Chicken Creek Road,' and 'Night Necklaces.' Spine and Page website posted five poems and one memoir. The Adirondack Center for Writing posted responses to three prompts. Tokens, a literary journal, published the poem: 'Messenger of Joy' in the Winter 2021 issue. The memoir, 'Mistaken Word,” was published in the anthology: It Was a Mistake by Free Spirit press. Two poems: 'Tornado Surprise' and 'Unexpected Visit' were posted by Gonzo Press with three more scheduled in March. The Story Commons site posted three brief memoirs. And, on Feb 28, Tiny Seed Literary Journal posted the poem: 'Role Fulfilled' on their site. January publishing credits of Duane L. Herrmann, D1.
Adirondack Center for Writing posted responses of mine to four of their weekly prompts. The last being a memoir of his earliest attempts at “making stories.” A story of only eighty-one words appeared in 81 Words, an anthology of 1000 stories of eighty-one words each by 1000 authors, a record-breaking feat. Poems appeared in four places: yolk 2.1 (1) , last leaves 2 (2) , Rising Voices (1) , Fevers of the Mind (5) Two flash memoirs appeared – one, 'Mistaken Word,' in the anthology: It was a Mistake; the other, Poet Burning (only slightly fictionalized) – posted by Talon Review 2 #5 . AND a review of a recent book of poetry: Remnants of a Life at: Poetry Market E-zine, a blog devoted to reviews of books of poetry. Enjoy this lovely tribute to Max Yoho (Kansas Authors Club member and award-winning author) by Duane L. Herrmann, published at the Adirondack Center for Writing. Read it here.  During the months of Nov & Dec, Duane L Herrmann accomplished:
 If you have news of writing events that would be of interest to all Kansas Authors Club members, or if you are a member (dues current) who would like to announce an achievement, please submit your news via this form.
From D1 Member, Duane L. Herrmann Two poems appeared in Nature 2020/2021; ten poems, in two batches, were posted on the Spine and Page website; the Origami Poems Project published a collection of six poems entitled – Lunar Locus; Carrot Ranch Blog posted four 99 word limit flash pieces, Eskimo Pie published three poems; Adirondack Center for Writing published the story 'New Year Snow Day'; Larry's Coffee posted three poems; Last Leaves accepted two poems for publication in October 2021; Dead Mule School of Southern Lit accepted the story 'Naked in America' for publication in February 2022; and Wolf Singer Publications accepted the story story 'Suspicious Words' for publication in US/THEM to be released in November 2021.  If you have news of writing events that would be of interest to all Kansas Authors Club members, or if you are a member (dues current) who would like to announce an achievement, please submit your news via this form.
In August I have had my response to two prompts posted by Adirondack Center for Writing, five at Carrot Ranch, five poems posted on the Literary Yard, one published in an anthology commemorating 9/11, five reasons to stay positive accepted for an anthology by Wingless Dreamer, five poems accepted for the 10 Sept edition of Page & Spine, and an article and a poem appeared in the Topeka Geneological Society Quarterly.  If you have news of writing events that would be of interest to all Kansas Authors Club members, or if you are a member (dues current) who would like to announce an achievement, please submit your news via this form.
 If you are a member (dues current) who would like to announce an achievement, please submit your news via this form. Include your name and district number and a summary of your activities (hint -- looking for spots to get published? Check out some of the places where your fellow members are publishing.) We love to share member book news! When you publish a book, please submit a complete press release including cover and author photos! July 2021 literary accomplishments of Duane L Herrmann, Dist 1, include:
Responses, in 99 words, to two prompts by Carrot Ranch, responses to three prompts by the Adirondack Center for Writing, three poems appeared in Iris Literary Journal, one poem each in Atelier of Healing (an anthology), and Tiny Seed Literary Journal, one short story posted by The Literary Yard, six poems posted at Larry's Coffee, four poems accepted for future use in three publications Finding Hope in Nature, Rising Voices, and Stillhouse Press, a collection of six poems for a forthcoming micro chapbook from Origami Poetry Project, and an essay on William Allen White for an anthology on his life and work. 2021 Convention Workshop: Finding Healing and Transformation through Therapeutic Journaling8/5/2021
  Duane Herrmann was only two years old when his mother’s abuse caused him to consider killing himself. He was 2-1/2 when he began running away from the Eastern Kansas farm where he was born in 1951. He finally managed to escape from a traumatic childhood and from abuse that became even worse as he grew older, when he finished high school at age 17. Then he earned degrees in education and history, served as a teacher, raised four children and built a house while his family was living in it, began work as an “office drone” before ending his professional career as a supervisor for the federal government. All of his adult life Duane wrote. And wrote some more. He has now filled 158 journals with therapeutic writing that makes sense of his past. As he wrote, Herrmann discovered that just the process of writing about individual traumas peeled off more layers of memory. “Essentially, writing about the past can change the past. It puts the writer (former victim) in control of the event (trauma.) And when you are in control, you are empowered, and that power is significant.” Duane has been a District 1 KAC member for years and is one of the most prolific writers in the state. His poems and prose have been featured in numerous national and international publications. He has even written and published two family memoirs. As a convention workshop presenter, Duane will show participants how to peel away their own layers of memory through journal writing…writing that heals. Anyone who is seeking help with past traumas or trouble can find the same transformation and forgiveness through writing that Duane Herrmann has discovered. And that could and should ultimately lead to a memoir that will be a star to help guide others.  Important Update:
On Friday, August 28, members of the District 1 Kansas Authors Club, hosts for the 2021 State Writing Conference and Convention scheduled for October 9 and 10 at the Ramada Inn in Topeka announced a switch from an in-person event to a virtual one. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we shift to Plan B for the convention. We promise that it will still contain the same motivational and informative workshops and speakers. It will perhaps be even more intimate in the webinar setting, as no one will have to strain to see or hear speakers. You’ll be able to look into their eyes and feel like you’re sitting in the same room with them. And, actually, you will be… in the same zoom room! We look forward to seeing you in October on Zoom! View convention details on this page: 2021 Convention Registration deadline: October 7, 2021 |
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