tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251687482025-11-23T15:19:53.300-05:00Madam MayoMonday blog by C.M. Mayo, award-winning essayist, novelist, poet, and literary translator. Author of METAPHYSICAL ODYSSEY INTO THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION, FRANCISCO I. MADERO AND HIS SECRET BOOK, as well as THE LAST PRINCE OF THE MEXICAN EMPIRE. Member, Texas Institute of Letters. C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comBlogger2052125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-15447872295671656972023-09-29T18:10:00.002-04:002023-09-29T18:10:52.291-04:00<p> testing</p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-28972786789281345582022-01-23T06:49:00.002-05:002022-01-23T06:49:58.932-05:00Blog Update<p> This blog is posting on Mondays at <a href="http://www.madam-mayo.com">www.madam-mayo.com</a>.</p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-29128869669005521812021-01-03T18:01:00.026-05:002021-01-04T11:58:16.163-05:00Happy 2021! Look for"Madam Mayo" Blog Posts at www.madam-mayo.com<p>Happy new year! May your 2021 be joyous, inspired, and very healthy for you and yours. </p><p>Back in January 2019 I began migrating this long-time blog from this, the original platform (which is Google's Blogger) over to self-hosted WordPress at <a href="http://www.madam-mayo.com">www.madam-mayo.com</a>. Throughout 2019 and 2020 I cross-posted on this blog and the new blog. <b>As of this year, 2021 you will find all future posts on the new platform. <a href="https://madam-mayo.com" target="_blank">Check it out!</a></b></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-10866827842937406552020-12-27T18:01:00.001-05:002020-12-28T08:27:18.869-05:00Q & A with Álvaro Santana-Acuña on Writing “Ascent to Glory: How ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ Was Written and Became a Global Classic”<p> Continue reading this post on the new platform, <a href="https://madam-mayo.com/q-a-with-alvaro-santana-acuna-on-writing-ascent-to-glory-how-one-hundred-years-of-solitude-was-written-and-became-a-global-classic/">www.madam-mayo.com</a></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-9563118184641409092020-12-20T18:01:00.000-05:002020-12-21T06:57:40.838-05:00Timothy Heyman on B. Traven in “Literal,” Christina Thompson’s “Sea Peoples,” Cal Newport’s “Deep Questions” Podcast & More Cyberflanerie<p> Continue reading this post on the new platform at <a href="https://madam-mayo.com/timothy-heyman-on-b-traven-in-literal-christina-thompsons-sea-peoples-cal-newports-deep-questions-podcast-more-cyberflanerie/">www.madam-mayo.com</a></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-49586532288430425682020-12-13T18:01:00.001-05:002020-12-14T08:38:04.021-05:00Shake It Up With Emulation-Permutation Exercises<p> Continue reading this post on the new platform <a href="http://www.madam-mayo.com">www.madam-mayo.com</a></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-85973136957896422652020-12-06T18:01:00.001-05:002020-12-07T08:50:21.223-05:00Top Books Read 2020<p> Continue reading this post on the new platform at <a href="https://madam-mayo.com/top-books-read-2020/">www.madam-mayo.com</a></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-16387358981697299982020-11-29T18:01:00.000-05:002020-11-30T06:36:52.755-05:00Newsletter & Cyberflanerie (Way-Out Dreaming & Tidying Edition)<p> >> Continue reading this post on the new platform <a href="https://madam-mayo.com/newsletter-cyberflanerie-way-out-dreaming-tidying-edition/" target="_blank">www.madam-mayo.com</a></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-12133648683776666462020-11-22T18:01:00.000-05:002020-11-23T07:47:32.191-05:00Q & A with Poet Matthew Pennock on "The Miracle Machine"<p> >> Continue reading this post on the new platform at <a href="https://madam-mayo.com/q-a-with-poet-matthew-pennock-the-miracle-machine/" target="_blank">www.madam-mayo.com</a></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-42428933194267501592020-11-15T18:01:00.001-05:002020-11-16T08:18:14.919-05:00Hunkering Down, Plus From the Archives: A Review of Thomas M. Settles’ “John Bankhead Magruder: A Military Reappraisal”<p> >> Continue reading this post on the new platform at <a href="https://madam-mayo.com/hunkering-down-plus-from-the-archives-a-review-of-thomas-settles-john-bankhead-magruder-a-military-reassessment/">www.madam-mayo.com</a></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-21447228050781920602020-11-08T18:01:00.001-05:002020-11-10T08:22:01.558-05:00 Using Rhythm and Sound to Add Energy and Meaning to Your Prose<p> > Continue this post reading on the new platform at <a href="https://madam-mayo.com/using-rhythm-and-sound-to-add-energy-and-meaning-to-your-prose/" target="_blank">www.madam-mayo.com</a></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-1124331373636206352020-11-01T18:01:00.001-05:002020-11-02T08:50:14.048-05:00A Glimpse of the New Literary Puzzlescape<p> >> Read this post on the new platform <a href="https://madam-mayo.com/a-glimpse-of-the-new-literary-digital-puzzlescape/" target="_blank">www.madam-mayo.com</a></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-29307434320871954202020-10-25T19:01:00.001-04:002020-10-26T07:39:21.273-04:00Q & A with Timothy Heyman about the Incomparable Legacy of German-Mexican Novelist B. Traven<p> >> Read this post on the new platform at <a href="https://madam-mayo.com/q-a-with-timothy-heyman-on-the-incomparable-legacy-of-the-german-mexican-novelist-b-traven/" target="_blank">www.madam-mayo.com</a></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-84766363460790774262020-10-18T18:01:00.001-04:002020-10-19T06:21:33.580-04:00"Traven's Triumph" by Timothy Heyman (A Guest-blog Post)<p> >> Read this post at the new platform, <a href="https://madam-mayo.com/travens-triumph-by-timothy-heyman/">www.madam-mayo.com</a></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-1079769151455271502020-10-11T18:01:00.000-04:002020-10-12T09:04:22.306-04:00Grokking Scansion: A Teensy (Albeit Painfully Tedious) Investment for a Megamungous Payoff in the Power of Your Prose<p> >> Continue reading this post on the new platform <a href="https://madam-mayo.com/grokking-scansion-a-teensy-albeit-painfully-tedious-investment-for-a-megamungous-payoff-in-the-power-of-your-prose/">www.madam-mayo.com</a></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-10561768949853284752020-10-05T06:01:00.001-04:002020-10-05T09:05:43.194-04:00Roger Mansell (1935-2010) on Researching the History of the Mukden POW Camp<p> >> Continue reading this post on the new platform at <a href="https://madam-mayo.com/roger-mansell-1935-2010-on-researching-the-history-of-the-mukden-pow-camp/" target="_blank">www.madam-mayo.com</a></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-60672748191916686712020-09-27T18:01:00.000-04:002020-09-28T10:12:24.797-04:00How Are Some of the Most Accomplished Writers and Poets Coping with the Digital Revolution?<p> >> Read this post on the new platform at <a href="https://madam-mayo.com/how-are-some-of-the-most-accomplished-writers-and-poets-coping-with-the-digital-revolution/">www.madam-mayo.com</a></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-89598596598401431222020-09-20T18:01:00.001-04:002020-09-21T07:55:57.320-04:00Poet, Writer, and Teacher Pat Schneider (1934-2020)<p> >> Read this post at the new platform, <a href="https://madam-mayo.com/poet-writer-and-teacher-pat-schneider-1934-2020/" target="_blank">www.madam-mayo.com</a></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-82781217069600819822020-09-13T18:01:00.001-04:002020-09-14T08:40:25.267-04:00"Duende" and the Importance of Questioning ELB<p> > Read this post on the new platform <a href="https://madam-mayo.com/duende-and-the-importance-of-questioning-elb/" target="_blank">www.madam-mayo.com</a></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-23115257117173830562020-09-06T18:01:00.002-04:002020-09-07T08:43:13.681-04:00Translation on the Menu, Plus from the Archives: “Café San Martín”– Reading Mexican Poet Agustín Cadena at the Café Passé in Tucson, Arizona<p> Read this post on the new platform <a href="https://madam-mayo.com/translation-on-the-menu-plus-from-the-archives-cafe-san-martin-reading-mexican-poet-agustin-cadena-at-the-cafe-passe-in-tucson-arizona/">www.madam-mayo.com.</a></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-63180251634878914882020-08-30T18:01:00.003-04:002020-08-31T08:35:21.846-04:00Newsletter & Cyberflanerie (Way-out Artists & Ideas Edition)<p> CONTINUE READING THIS POST ON THE NEW PLATFORM AT <a href="https://madam-mayo.com/newsletter-cyberflanerie-way-out-artists-ideas-edition/" target="_blank">WWW.MADAM-MAYO.COM</a></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-27635078390340777012020-08-23T18:01:00.007-04:002020-08-24T08:56:00.268-04:00From the Archives: On Francisco I. Madero as Medium: Q & A with Rev. Stephen A. Hermann, Author of "Mediumship Mastery”<p> >>CONTINUE READING THIS POST ON THE NEW PLATFORM <a href="https://madam-mayo.com/from-the-archives-on-francisco-i-madero-as-medium-q-a-with-rev-stephen-a-hermann-author-of-mediumship-mastery/" target="_blank">WWW.MADAM-MAYO.COM</a></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-27444364459387350742020-08-16T18:01:00.001-04:002020-08-17T07:26:55.730-04:00From the Archives: “Reading Mexico: Recommendations for a Book Club of Extra-Curious & Adventurous English-Language Readers”<p> Continue reading this post on the new platform <a href="https://madam-mayo.com/from-the-archives-reading-mexico/" target="_blank">www.madam-mayo.com</a></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-21387197771699197042020-08-09T18:01:00.000-04:002020-08-10T07:09:48.671-04:00From the Archives: Writing Loglines and the Concept of "the Eyespan"<p> >> READ THIS POST ON THE NEW PLATFORM AT <a href="https://madam-mayo.com/from-the-archives-writing-loglines-and-the-concept-of-the-eyespan/" target="_blank">WWW.MADAM-MAYO.COM</a></p>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168748.post-18948082153747452322020-08-02T18:01:00.002-04:002020-08-03T10:16:00.047-04:00From the Archives: "Another One Hundred Foreigners in Morelos: José N. Iturriaga (and Yours Truly) in Casa Borda, Cuernavaca"Continue reading this post on the new platform at <a href="https://madam-mayo.com/from-the-archives-another-one-hundred-foreigners-in-morelos-jose-n-iturriaga-and-yours-truly-in-cuernavacas-historic-jardin-borda/" target="_blank">www.madam-mayo.com</a>C.M. Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652658684711290919noreply@blogger.com