Reporting on a January 2023 trip Arriving in Embera Quera was like arriving in paradise. On the way to the village, as our dugout boat was gliding through the rainforest, we saw toucans, sloths, and capuchin monkeys, and heard the unmistakable rumble of the howler monkeys disturbed by our noise. There were cows in theContinue reading “Learning from the Embera of the Panamanian Rainforest”
Author Archives: Lane Igoudin
My travel/spirituality essay in Parabola… and its first reading!
Delighted to see my essay “Out of the Dark Depths” in the Winter 2023 issue of Parabola: The Search for Meaning. The issue theme of this New York-based magazine dedicated to the world’s religious, cultural, and mythological traditions is “Darkness and Light,” and in my essay, I recount an unexpected spiritual awakening that occurred toContinue reading “My travel/spirituality essay in Parabola… and its first reading!”
Book review of The Magician by Colm Tóibín in Lambda Literary
Lambda Literary published and included in its December mailings my review of The Magician, Colm Tóibín’s novelized biography of Thomas Mann, Germany’s greatest 20th century writer – and a married and closeted public figure. “Gay, artistic Thomas is born into a prosperous mercantile family [where] money is as self-evident and essential as water and sunshine.Continue reading “Book review of The Magician by Colm Tóibín in Lambda Literary”
Travel/spirituality essay to come out in Parabola
Super excited: my travel essay “Out of the Depths of a Mayan Burial Cave,” based on a mind-opening spiritual experience in Yucatan, has been bought by Parabola (New York). Can’t wait to see in their Winter 2022/23 issue! Parabola, also known as Parabola: The Search for Meaning, is a Manhattan-based quarterly magazine on the subjectsContinue reading “Travel/spirituality essay to come out in Parabola”
“The iPad Wars” Published by the StoryHouse Writers’ Showcase
My parenting essay “The iPad Wars” has been picked up by the online StoryHouse Writers’ Showcase of The Preservation Foundation, a literary non-profit which has been “preserving the extraordinary stories of ‘ordinary’ people” since 1976.” It originally appeared in print in the 2018 issue of The Citadel, the literary journal published at Los Angeles CityContinue reading ““The iPad Wars” Published by the StoryHouse Writers’ Showcase”
“A Mindful Pilgrimage” in ZCLA’s Water Wheel
We started in a circle, hands in gassho, chanting “mu.” The sound first vibrated throughout my skull, like an inner bell inviting me to turn inwards, and then, when shared by a group of 30, it turned into a spontaneous vibration rising up to the morning sky . . . Continue to the article. InContinue reading ““A Mindful Pilgrimage” in ZCLA’s Water Wheel”
“Caps Off to You!” A Fathers’ Day feature on FamilyEquality.org
Happy Father’s Day to all you parents out there! So glad for the opportunity to share the experience of watching our first child graduate from high school – a new frontier for gay families – with Family Equality supporters. I can’t praise enough the work this organization does to protect and advance the rights ofContinue reading ““Caps Off to You!” A Fathers’ Day feature on FamilyEquality.org”
Those Tactfully Confusing Euphemisms
Students in my ESL writing classes are often confused by the indirect terms we use to address sensitive issues. Here is a handout I put together for them to introduce them, in simple terms, to some out of the many euphemisms we use. Americans teach their children: “If you can’t say anything nice, say nothingContinue reading “Those Tactfully Confusing Euphemisms”
Lit agent search using Publishers Marketplace
My advice piece for fellow writers on how to find and build a list of prospective literary agents landed on the front page of the California Writers Club quarterly newsletter. Click below to read it. Founded in 1909, California Writers Club is one of the nation’s oldest professional clubs for writers. With 22 branches throughout theContinue reading “Lit agent search using Publishers Marketplace”
Citadel submissions open until 5/31
The Citadel, a long-running literary journal in the English/ESL department of Los Angeles City College where I teach, is seeking submissions for its annual issue from the writers near and far. It’s an excellent opportunity to get published and connect to readers and other writers. Note that there is a $10 reading fee for allContinue reading “Citadel submissions open until 5/31”
Lane Igoudin | Author, Professor, Dad 