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Waide Riddle·May 24, 2025

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Spotlight On Writers

Waide Riddle

Where do you originate from?

I was born in Kingsville and raised in Houston, Texas, in the charming Spring Branch/Spring Shadows suburb.

What do you cherish most about the place you call home?

I love Culver City/Los Angeles. It’s the best-kept secret in the L.A. area. Close to Venice Beach, I love the walking and hiking trails of Ballona Creek, and Downtown Culver City is vibrant and beautiful.

What ignites your creativity?

Anything and everything. Weather, especially… foggy, drizzly, misty days and nights… overcast… then again, a spring flower of bold color…. or a beautiful summer day….

Do you have a favorite word and could you incorporate it into a poetic phrase?

Quintessential

My book ‘A Grieving Man’ is the quintessential novel about San Francisco.
My book ‘And in walks Johnny’ is the quintessential novel about Palestine, Texas.

Not exactly poetic, but you get the picture.

What is your pet peeve?

Consistent lousy grammar and spelling.

How would you describe the essence of Waide Riddle?

I’m someone who lives in the past. Nostalgic. Vintage. I long for the days of yesterday and yesteryear. The clothes of the 1950s… the music of the 1960s, 70s, and 80s… take me back to the time when my family was alive, whole, happy, and together.

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Waide Riddle

Waide Riddle is an award-winning author, poet, writer, and filmmaker. Many of his poems and books are archived at UCLA Library of Special Collections, The Simon Weisenthal Center/Museum of Tolerance, Poets House/New York City, and the Bodleian Library at Oxford University.

Suman Pokhrel

Suman Pokhrel is a Nepali poet, lyricist, playwright, translator, and artist. He debuted in 1999 with a poetry collection and has since published works, including translations of Shakespeare and global poets. His poems are translated into many languages and taught across South Asia. A two-time SAARC Literary Awardee, he also received Asia’s Inspiring Poet Award and was named Author of the Month by Spillwords in June 2023. Beyond literature, he works as a freelance consultant in socio-economic research, rural development, entrepreneurial development and creative writing. He began his career in Nepal’s civil service and later worked with international NGOs. He holds degrees in Science, Law, Business Administration, and Economics.

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They all laughed at me. All the dinner ladies. It started with your one, I’m after forgetting her name now… Smelly Nelly’s ma. A wet little tear trickled toward her tattooed cheekbone. She was roaring red. Her harsh, wheezing laughter sounded like a black taxi tackling the Whiterock Road, her throat destroyed from all the fegs she used to be hoofing into her. She called over the other dinner ladies then, an army of them. Or maybe it was the curiosity of her horrid laughing that brought them over… I can’t remember.
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