August News

Hello, friends! I didn’t have any news to report last month. It’s the first slowdown I've had in a while. I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I’ve had health issues. I feel like I’ve been sick the whole damn year. Things are a bit better now—well enough that I’m back to writing and submitting work. I’m getting poetry and short story publications lined up now and hope to have something every month through the end of the year. 

I’m also pleased to share that I’ve been working on a poetry collaboration with two other poets that I deeply admire. We finished up the manuscript this month and have already sent off our first submission, so wish us luck! I look forward to sharing that with you all when it’s done.

 

Cover Reveal

Check out the gorgeous cover art for The Queer Weird West Tales anthology, which will be launching on August 31!

PREORDER NOW as an ebook or paperback. Details are available on editor Julie Bozza’s website. I am so excited that my story, “No Mercy Down in the Mine,” is included. It was a blast to write (no pun intended). I've already received my contributor's copy and I think Julie has really assembled something special here. 

Synopsis: Frontiers have always attracted the Other - where they find that the Other is always already there. These 22 stories explore what happens when queer characters encounter weirdness on the edge of the worlds they know.

Julie has interviewed all the contributors. I'm honored to be first in the lineup! Read the interview here.

 

Publications

My poem, “Watermelon,” is up at the Rye Whiskey Review! Many thanks to John Patrick Robbins and Scott Simmons.

The Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Society is doing a video series for Rhysling Award Long Poem nominees. You can follow along as I read my poem, “Priestess.” Many thanks to the SFPA for showcasing our work, and to Strider Marcus Jones at Lothlorien for the nomination!

I received my copy of K I N E T I C from Colliding Lines! This project was a collaboration between poets and visual artists. All the works incorporate typographical art. This is the artist’s rendering of my poem, “Kiva.” Copies are available here.

 

Other News

 

As a board member of the Blue Mountain Poetry Salon, I’m pleased to share that the Salon will be hosting weekly writing workshops. The first will be on September 7.

From facilitator Tina Marie Johnson: Wednesday evening online workshop where we will shut out the world & indulge in writing for pleasure. Multi genre, beginners to advanced. Enroll now.