I have to tell you, I'm pretty pleased with myself. After several attempts, I have now made it possible for you to purchase Fertile securely on my website using Square. It's been tested and is up and functioning. This means you can use any credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Cash App or Afterpay. I've also discounted the book for the holiday season from $35.95 to $25, including shipping.
This anthology is a lovesong to our beloved, beautiful, fragile, fertile planet and all its inhabitants, by twenty-three invited, previously published authors. As with most artists, we have contributed to Earth in many ways and from diverse backgrounds, so there's some overlap here, but here's a breakdown of who you'll be hearing from when you buy Fertile. In addition to all of us (I'm one of the authors) having a connection to the Southwest's Four Corners region and being poets, essayists and storytellers, there are:
• 10 visual artists
• 8 journalists (but none of this writing is journalism)
• 8 Indigenous writers
• 1 Japanese writer originally from Tokyo
• 14 writers of varied European heritage
• 9 educators (aren't we all?)
• 5 in social service work
• 3 farmers
• 2 regional poet laureates
• 2 musicians
• 2 scientists
• 1 seed saver
• This author: Anna Redsand
We bring all this richness to Fertile. I hope you'll do yourself (think, too, of someone you care about) a favor and buy Fertile today (click on this link). Twelve copies left in my stock and more available on backorder.