Through a happy accident, I've learned I still have not only the publication information but also a copy of the first poem I ever got published outside a school magazine. The poem, "One Star", was published a lifetime ago in October 2005 in the now-defunct Esopian Literary Magazine's second issue (titled "The Gaze of Prowling … Continue reading Publication: Poetry – “One Star” (2005)
Coming soon: A new short story!!!!
In VERY exciting news, I have a new story sale to announce! The wonderful team over at a new place called The Dread Machine has picked up my story "Mother's Love" (aka the blood squid story)!!! The Dread Machine launches on 31 October 2020 + publishes original and shared world fiction + does podcasty things. … Continue reading Coming soon: A new short story!!!!
Publication – New Poem Today!
My latest Quatrain.Fish poem was published today! You can read it here. PS: Yes, in the payment memo line, they wrote "beeeeees!" and I laughed really loudly. I appreciate our shared humor. ^_^
Coming soon – Poem in Honeyguide!
In exciting news, my poem "betrothed" will be included in Honeyguide Literary Magazine's debut issue, which comes out in October 2020! "betrothed" is a fun little poem that I wrote one summer afternoon a couple of years ago, and I look forward to sharing it with you!
Coming soon – A fresh poem!
The amazing Quatrain.Fish has acquired another of my poems! I'll update again when it comes out, but if you'd like to read my already-published poetry, you can find it below: Quatrain.Fish - "laundering hearts", "buried on the shore", "I believe", "nimble hands", and "kicking cans" can all be found here.New Myths - "Reflections in Space"
Review of Single Author Anthologies Published Between 1 January and 15 July 2020
A couple weeks ago, I volunteered to do some research on average science fiction single-author anthology page counts and story quantities for an established writing colleague. It was a really interesting project, so I thought I'd share some of the challenges I encountered, my methodology, and key findings here. Getting started: Challenges & Initial Methodology … Continue reading Review of Single Author Anthologies Published Between 1 January and 15 July 2020
Readout: Clarion West Write-A-Thon
The Clarion West Write-A-Thon, Clarion West's annual fundraiser, ended this past Friday! It started back on June 21, and ended on July 31. I signed up for the Write-A-Thon because I wanted to push myself to write a new draft of my first novel, which I had begun working on in late May/early June, and … Continue reading Readout: Clarion West Write-A-Thon
Publication – New Poem!
The fifth and final poem I sold to Quatrain.Fish is out! You can read it here. I wrote this poem as an expression of my frustration with continued intolerance and racial inequality in the US. Black lives matter. Love is love. I know there are many, many lists of charities out there working to advance … Continue reading Publication – New Poem!
Publication – Another new poem!
The fourth poem I sold to Quatrain.Fish came out today! This one started out as a much longer piece (closer to 30 lines, instead of the final 4 line version). During my review/editing process for it, I realized these lines (originally the last stanza) packed more of a punch on their own, so I decided … Continue reading Publication – Another new poem!
Publication – A new poem!
The third poem I sold to Quatrain.Fish is out today! This is the one I wrote back in college, and I'm glad it's finally seeing the light of day. You can read it here!