Hello there! It's time for my awards eligibility post for the year! No new poems published this year, but I did have several new translations, a science fiction/horror story of my own, and a nonfiction essay come out. It has been a particularly difficult year for me, and seeing each of these pieces published gave … Continue reading 2025 Awards Eligibility Post
Review: Parable of the Sower
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (1993) I've been meaning to read Parable of the Sower for about a decade — I'm ashamed to admit that I didn't know this book even existed until I heard it recommended multiple times across various panels at my first Balticon. Parable of the Sower is commonly recommended … Continue reading Review: Parable of the Sower
Review: Iranian Love Stories
Iranian Love Stories by Jane Deuxard (illustrated by Deloupy; published by graphic mundi in 2021) I first spotted Iranian Love Stories for sale at the Small Press Expo (SPX). The cover caught my eye, but it was the publisher's representative who informed me "Jane Deuxard" was actually a pseudonym used by two French reporters who … Continue reading Review: Iranian Love Stories
Review: The Lantern and the Night Moths
Several months ago, I pre-ordered Yilin Wang's new book The Lantern and the Night Moths, which collects Wang's original translations of works by five modern and contemporary Chinese poets as well as several essays by Wang reflecting on her selections. (The official release date for The Lantern and the Night Moths is April 2, 2024, … Continue reading Review: The Lantern and the Night Moths
2022 Awards Eligibility Post
Since my last forthcoming publication of 2022 is now out, it's time for my annual awards eligibility post! 2022 was very exciting for me on the writing and translation front. Several of my stories and original translations were published, and an anthology I co-edited for The Dread Machine was released, too! Please consider the following … Continue reading 2022 Awards Eligibility Post
Review Dump!
It's been a while since I've posted anything, so I thought I'd leave you some short reviews of 10 books I've read in the past month or so. 5/5 stars: Dear Sophie, Love Sophie: A Graphic Memoir in Diaries, Letters, and Lists by Sophie Lucido JohnsonI love letters, I love speculating about talking to Past … Continue reading Review Dump!
Review: The Saint of Witches
I recently picked up Avra Margariti's first poetry collection, The Saint of Witches, which was published in April 2022 by Weasel Press. Avra is a Greek creator of speculative poetry, and I've been a fan of her work for a couple years now. Avra's speculative poetry has been published rather widely and been nominated for … Continue reading Review: The Saint of Witches
Publication: Poetry – “One Star” (2005)
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)
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. ^_^
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!
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