Author Bio and some misc.

[two2h...@hotmail.com]

I'm a Michigan writer, just graduated college (yey!), a farm kid, and
am polishing my first novel. During my last year at college, I put
together a portfolio of short fiction and poetry, some of which might
get posted here. I also had one poem accepted for Central Michigan
University's student-run, online publication "Isabella." Read the
magazine at http://isabellamagazine.com/

Here's the poem. It's titled "Green Tea and Mint."

He sinks toward me. I taste green tea and mint. It's my own lip balm,
though, and not him. He's all leather and horse sweat from team roping
all day. The music is playing and the liquor is pouring. And we're
dancing. And he's asking me a question, and I'd like to say yes. but
don't. He looks so disappointed, but the brunette he leaves with does
not. I still taste green tea and mint when I go home to my lover, and
slip in bed beside him, his arm, the arm of a drowsing Titan, comes
around me.

That semester I also got a review in the school paper, "CM Life." Copy
and paste this address into your browser

http://media.www.cm-life.com/media/storage/paper906/news/2007/11/28/News/Poet-To.Reveal.Rural.Side.Of.Life-3118882.shtml

or just keep scrolling down.

So that's pretty much me, unless you wanna get a beer and chat about
it. ;-) Happy days!

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Poet to reveal rural side of life
By: Ellen Rogers
Issue date: 11/28/07 Section: News

Senior Axie Barclay will give students a glimpse into the darker side
of rural life Thursday when she presents the "XY Rated: Fiction and
Poetry Collection."

The reading is a culmination of honor students' senior capstone
projects in creative writing. It will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Thursday in Charles V. Park Library's Baber Room.

Barclay will read her own works of poetry and fiction, which she spent
more than a semester working on.

"It was a challenge, but it was really fun working on it," she said.
"I really enjoyed the camaraderie with my professor. It was a neat
experience."

Allegra Blake, assistant English language and literature professor,
worked with Barclay on the project.

Blake said Barclay was inquisitive and always wanted to read more,
even after being given a huge reading list for the project.

"She just gobbled up information," Blake said. "I could see she was
taking certain things away from the authors that she was reading."

Blake said Barclay has the poise of someone who sounds much older than
she is. Barclay's writing is gritty and shows people behaving badly
and things everyone struggles with, especially students who have grown
up on farms and worked with animals, she said.

"She's like a Midwestern Flannery O'Connor," she said. "Her writing is
dark, but also very funny. It shows a lot of reflection."

Barclay writes about the realistic side of rural life and the
experiences of college-aged people. Barclay was home-schooled and
calls herself a "farm kid."

"It might be interesting even if you're not interested in poetry or
fiction," Barclay said.

Blake said the reading is worth attending.

"It's nice to see someone with so much talent," she said. "Axie is a
really good writer, and she continually surprised me."