Larry M Burns

Larry Burns draws inspiration and ideas from a mixture of sights, sounds, peoples, and places of his community. He enjoys writing that employs simple themes and language, allowing the reader to participate by establishing for themselves what the writing means. Living and creating from this part of the world has it’s pros and cons - “As a lifelong resident of the Inland Empire, sometimes my lungs seize from the diesel fumes and my eyes tell me there are no mountains to the north. But beneath that dirt lies treasure. And that treasure is mine, mine all mine!”

Larry Burns is a SoCal native. His work has appeared in several publications. His current project with Reedy Press, "Secret Inland Empire" arrives May 2019. He believes that writing is a community effort, with the writer as the conduit; creating a radiating expression of the human condition. Besides writing, he supports the writing community as a college professor and as a founding member of the Inlandia Institute. Previous works and works in progress can be found at www.larryburns.net.