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                                                              Delores Fisher Year's end shout out to my new readers in Portugal, Ukraine, Philippines and Turkey! Hmm....what a year 2016 has been for us Earthlings/Terrestrials those who inhabit this world. What a roller coaster ride.  It's now near year's end, "the holiday season." In rejoicing, share joy; yet, morn with those who are suffering displacement, dire poverty, enduring loss. Remembrance First, a pause to give one last round of applause to those who are no longer on the world stage:  http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38418802?SThisFB And now, I offer a few random thoughts gathered during these last few months for Carpe Noctum reader...

          "Judy the Beauty" and Me (Delores) at the Big Kitchen I am supposed to meet poet, educator Jim Moreno this Saturday morning September 17th 2016 for an early Interview and hot breakfast at the Big Kitchen in Golden Hills, 3030 Grape Street http://sandiegofreepress.org/2015/08/the-big-kitchen-in-golden-hill-progressive-san-diego/  Jim and I agreed on the restaurant because of fond memories and its current ambiance. I get there early, and call to check on Jim. His answering machine picks up. Hmmm. Not like him. I pull my jacket around my shoulders and wait outside. It is grey overcast San Diego near fall weather. It is a few minutes after 8:00AM.                                            Chill San Diego early mo...

Delores Fisher (Bread and Cie Cafe San Diego, CA) pre-poetry reading It's always an event to remember when you hang out with experienced San Diego poets. Of course when Olga Gutierrez-Garcia, editor of the bilingual volume of the San Diego Poetry Annual and author of "Dark Matters," and I recently decided to make time to talk about newest events in our busy lives, it was an added bonus to go to a poetry reading, especially readings by the select group  of poets chosen for one of San Diego's  premiere poetry publications, The San Diego Poetry Annual 2015-2016     https://sandiegopoetryannual.com/   We try to sit down and hang out at least three times a year. I had completed lesson plans and was almost on the last week of teaching summer school with some pretty awesome, and cool students.            International poet Olga Gutierrez-Garcia at Bread and Cie (San Diego CA) Olga and I headed to Bread and Cie Cafe, had lig...

Fantasy "blogger play": Delores Fisher as correspondent  with the aid of Chris Smith from Sync Sound In a summer of global distress and trauma, global fans of games, cartoons, comic books, and fantasy worlds came together at Comic-Con International: San Diego  http://www.comic-con.org/ in relative peace to celebrate alternative realities built on foundations of the everyday. I was still adapting to playing the piano for two gospel music oriented church choirs, working on my second book, and teaching summer school when I realized preview day had arrived. Signs surrounded San Diego's downtown and East Village. This year's Comic -Con hinted at a more family friendly atmosphere and general public inclusivity.                                                                         ...

    Actress/singer Tymisha Harris and me (Delores Fisher) pre-show. Thanks to Kevin Patterson's dream of having the International Fringe Festival here in San Diego, locals and tourists alike have enjoyed performances by artists from intriguing edgy-fringe, to poignantly funny heart-warming family fringe   http://sdfringe.org/ It's Fringe Festival International's fourth year in San Diego and global artists are performing for eleven fun filled exciting days. We talked about Kevin's hard work and and belief that San Diego, California would embrace the Fringe festival. This is his dream come true.  Kevin's his face glowed with joy. Standing quietly, we watched as the street filled with lines of audiences winding down the sidewalk waiting to see shows at the Geoffrey and the Spreckles Theater. And these are only two of the venues.                      ...