Sally Asher’s Mermaids of New Orleans

I was honored to be one of Sally Asher’s mermaids in her first published children’s book, Mermaids of New Orleans with illustrations by Melissa Vandiver!  “The Mermaids of New Orleans tells the story of the mermaids who reside in the Mississippi River, surrounding the Big Easy. These citizens of the sea are much like their land counterparts, culturally and ethnically. Many New Orleans mermaids play in bass bands, … Continue reading Sally Asher’s Mermaids of New Orleans

C.M. Soto (Vinylux) Featured in the September/October 2017 Issue of Breakthru

Special thanks to Dean Shapiro and Breakthru Media for this lovely expose’ in the September/October 2017 issue! Their attention to detail was so refreshing. Thanks to the photographers who contributed to the article: Sally Asher, Mike Goetz, Roy Guste! Click here to read the article! #cmsotostory #vinyluxury Continue reading C.M. Soto (Vinylux) Featured in the September/October 2017 Issue of Breakthru

Poetry and Photography Chapbook by C.M. Soto Released

Second edition released! These are the Rooms to My Mother’s House tells the story of one woman’s journey from a white-trash childhood with a drug addicted mother to becoming a mother herself, plagued by the self-doubt and self-destructive behavior. Some rooms are bedtime stories like “Storage”: “When we were the children, the rooms were like gardens, and the weeding we did was done to belongings.” Some rooms … Continue reading Poetry and Photography Chapbook by C.M. Soto Released

“Puzzle Piecing” by C.M. Soto published in 2018 Maple Leaf Rag VI

C.M. Soto’s poem about single parenting, “Puzzle Piecing” was published in the Maple Leaf Rag VI: An Anthology of Poetic Writing in January of 2018. The book was released at New Orleans Public Library – Milton H Latter Branch. Congratulation to the 60-plus writers featured in this lovely anthology. Support the local writing scene and get your copy on Amazon at this link.  #cmsotostory  Continue reading “Puzzle Piecing” by C.M. Soto published in 2018 Maple Leaf Rag VI

“Ode to a Witch Doctor,” and “Easy” by C.M. Soto published in Cedar Hill Review

“Ode to a Witch Doctor,” and “Easy” by C.M. Soto were published in the Fall 2000 issue of The Cedar Hill Review out of Mena, Arkansas. It was reprinted in Soto’s anthology, These are the Rooms to my Mother’s House. #cmsotostory Continue reading “Ode to a Witch Doctor,” and “Easy” by C.M. Soto published in Cedar Hill Review

Four poems by C.M. Soto published in the 2000 Cold Mountain Review

“Easy,” “Witch Exhibit,” “Keeper of the Lops,” and “Trimming the Dead” by C.M. Soto were published in the 2000 issue of Cold Mountain Review out of Boone, North Carolina. The poems were reprinted in Soto’s anthology, These are the Rooms to my Mother’s House. #cmsotostory Continue reading Four poems by C.M. Soto published in the 2000 Cold Mountain Review

“Gifts” by C.M. Soto published in The Oregon East

“Gifts” by C.M. Soto was published in the 1998 issue of The Oregon East. The Oregon East is a student-run art and literary magazine. The magazine is published annually out of Eastern Oregon University. It was reprinted in Soto’s anthology, These are the Rooms to my Mother’s House. #cmsotostory     Continue reading “Gifts” by C.M. Soto published in The Oregon East