Everything matters. Poetry by Mark Rico.

exploring softness in a hard world

Weekly poems, essays, & short stories.

Pursuing a poetic life.

At Backward Mutters I'll be podcasting poems and posting thoughts on various topics of personal interest which will likely be limited to poetry, C.S. Lewis, and Jesus because, try as I may, I can't stop talking about either.

I tell stories. I help you tell stories by sharing what I've learned in 50 years as a writer, editor, coach and novelist. For free.