Posts by J.L. Smith
I am a writer/political scientist based in Eagle River, Alaska. I hold a BA degree in English/Creative Writing and a MA in International Relations. Best of both worlds, I write everything from naturalistic poetry to Russia and the former Soviet Republics.
Recent publications:
Academic Nonfiction:
The Syrian Dilemma: Moscow's Motives in the Syrian Uprising (2013). ISBN: 9781304283931
Creative Nonfiction:
"The Important Things" - Alaska Women Speak - Winter 2015 issue
Fiction:
How to Eat a Bagel - 50-word Stories - Sept 15, 2015
The Devil and the White Room - Down in the Dirt - July/August 2016
Poetry:
"Sara" - Grassroots - Fall 1999
"Femininity" - Cirque - Summer 2015
"Sitting in the Bathroom" - Yellow Chair Review - July 2015
"A Happy Poem" - Eunoia Review - August 2015
"Willow Rebuilds" "Spectators" "Fire Angels" - Alaska Women Speak- Fall 2015
"Dark Clouds Descend Low" - Three Line Poetry - Issue 33 - Sept 2015
"Da!" - Peeking Cat Poetry - 8th issue - Oct 2015
"Three times my baby's stroller passes by" - Eunoia Review - Oct 2015
"Babushka's Samovar", "If I May Speak", and "High Tea and Fancy Things" - Alaska Women Speak - Winter 2015 Issue
"Joanna's Child" - Cirque - Winter Solstice issue 2015.
"Away with the Bitterness!" - Peeking Cat Poetry - 9th Issue - Dec 2015
"Away with the Bitterness!" - Alaska Shorts (49 Writers blog) - December 22, 2015
"The Reflex", "The Drop Off", and "Crossed Eyes" - Eskimo Pie - Feb 2016
"The Fragments You Carry", "The Fireweed Dies", and "Crabapples" - 13 Chairs - Spring 2016