March News

Hello, friends! March has been an extremely busy month!

Videos and Upcoming Readings

Rick Christiansen and James Bryant co-hosts of the literary show SpoFest, interviewed me earlier this month. In this video, I give a reading from the first book of my fantasy series, The Order of the Four Sons. Hope you give it a listen. We also talk a little bit about poetry. Thank you, Rick and James, for the fun interview!

I will be a returning guest author for SpoFest on April 5, where I will read again from the O4S series. Sign up for the event here.  Writers, if you are interested in the open mic, please sign up-- we’d love to hear your work! Fiction and poetry welcome.

Thank you to everyone who tuned in live to my interview and reading on the Jojo Show! Thank you to John Compton for creating this amazing space for writers. If you weren’t able to watch, here’s a link to the video—I read a selection of both poetry and fiction.

There's a new poetry open mic out of Great Britain, Soul Soup Poetry. I read on their virtual event this month. They have posted a video of me reading my cadralor, “Alligator Tooth,” on Instagram.

 

Honors

I was selected as a finalist for the 2022 Stephen A. DiBiase Poetry Contest for my poem, "Priestess," which was originally published in Lothlorien Journal. All wining/finalist poems have now been posted to the contest website. Many thanks to the judges and congrats to my fellow honorees!

My story, “Merchandise,” was shortlisted for the Bag of Bones 206-Word Story Contest. Many thanks to editor SJ Townend and the rest of the Bag of Bones team. The 206 Word Stories horror anthology is now available in paperback and as an ebook. Please consider buying a copy – all proceeds will go to benefit children’s charities in the UK.

 

Publications

The KC Writers Place has released a yearbook for 2021, with work by area poets. I’m pleased to share that my poem, “Women Alone,” was included. Paperback copies can be purchased through Amazon, or a free e-copy is available on the Writers Place website.

For International Women’s Day, the 2022 IWD Album #BreaktheBias is now live on Bandcamp. It features 15 poems from women from around the world, including my piece, “Ay de Mi.” The album is offered as a free listen, but donations are encouraged. Proceeds will benefit the Ukrainian Women’s Fund. Here is a direct link to my track. Many thanks to Colin Dardis for putting this incredible work together.

My poem, “Starlight,” appeared in the Rye Whiskey Review. Many thanks to John Patrick Robbins.

Meat for Tea’s Russian Caravan issue is out. It includes my prose-poem, “Treasures of the Czars.” Many thanks to editor Elizabeth MacDuffie. Print and PDF copies available.

 

Available for Pre-Order!

Horror/spec fiction fans, I’m thrilled to share that the Queer Weird West Tales anthology’s release date is Aug. 31. My short story, “No Mercy Down in the Mine,” is included. (If you are familiar with The Order of the Four Sons series, my story is set in Carcosa.) This publication is coming out of Australia, so I will have been published on every continent except South America! (Does anyone know of a lit mag down there that accepts work in English? Or do I need to become a better writer en español?)

The ebook is currently available for pre-order at Amazon, Apple, B&N and Kobo. There will be a paperback version released in August as well. Read Editor Julie Bozza’s publication announcement and many thanks to her for coordinating this amazing project!

 

Thank you for reading! As always, please feel free to leave comments below, or contact me directly via email or any of my social media accounts.