poetry
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My thanks to DMQ Review
for nominating “[Tonight you are bagging groceries…]” for a Pushcart Prize. There’s long been some debate about just how significant a nomination is in the grand scheme of things, but I think the most positive outlook is that it means a journal didn’t just like one’s work, it really liked one’s work. And that means… Continue reading
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a kitsune is coming into port
Puerto del Sol recently accepted a poem of mine featuring a fox spirit and a furry convention for their Spring 2025 print issue. I was really fond of this one after writing it, and PdS feels like a great home for it. Continue reading
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Hare’s Paw caught a spider
A fun little nature poem of mine about spiders coming inside for the winter is forthcoming in Hare’s Paw Literary Journal. I hope this falls on the side of wholesome rather than idiotic, but I’m not joking when I say I chose them to submit the piece to them because of their logo. Continue reading
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Even more dreamscapes forthcoming in The Journal
Most of the dreamscapes are nightmares, or would-be nightmares (the epigraph to the manuscript makes reference to the fact that most recurring dreams in adults are negative ones). The Journal, though, has picked up two of the happy ones for its forthcoming issue. I have to admit, it’s nice to know the positive poems in… Continue reading
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2River
Four more of the dreamscapes have just been accepted by 2River! I’ll be doing recordings of those pieces as well (to be hosted at their website) once my throat recovers from a bunch of recent talking. Continue reading
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DMQ Review
Another of the dreamscapes has been picked up by DMQ Review, which, in the full title, is disquieting muses quarterly. I love that name. Really. Continue reading
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Rhino 2025
My poem “entomology” was just accepted by Rhino for their 2025 issue. Keep an eye out! Continue reading
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I won the Subnivean Award for Poetry!
I’m excited and honored to say I won the 2023-2024 Subnivean Award for Poetry. Thanks to everyone there, and especially to the judge, Major Jackson, for the selection and kind words. Continue reading
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Made the shortlist for the Plaza Prose Poetry Award
Alas, it did not win, but my poem “[Tonight you are pregnant, and your fetus has a gun…]” made the shortlist for the Plaza Prose Poetry Award. Congrats to the winners! The poem will be published in The Plaza Prizes Anthology 2. Continue reading
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Dreamscapes in Salt Hill
Five of the dreamscapes from these are the waterfalls in my head just got accepted by Salt Hill Journal and will appear later in 2024! Continue reading
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