October News

Happy Halloween and Feliz dia de los Muertos, my friends! I am happy to share my October news with you. First, my new chapbook, High Water Lines, will be released by Prolific Press on November 15! Check out the cover art!

My poem, “Comfort Animals,” has been shortlisted for the Seamus Burns Creative Writing Competition out of Derry-Londonderry (Northern Ireland)! Congratulations to my fellow poets, and big thanks to Judge Colin Dardis. Winners have not yet been announced, so please keep your fingers crossed!

I received a lovely email from the editor at The Wild Word. They had wanted to nominate my poem, “Return,” for a Best of the Net, which would be my third nomination this year. Unfortunately, the poem was published outside the eligibility window. So the editor plans to nominate it for other awards. She said, “Not only was it a favourite of mine but was also a poem that I received most comments on recently," which is wonderful to hear.

On the publication front, the latest issue of Barren Magazine is out, themed "Bifurcate." Thank you to editor Madeleine Corley for including my poem, “Hoop Dreams.”

This month saw the inaugural issue of Doubleback Review. It's a pretty cool concept-- they give space to pieces that are previously published in magazines that are no longer available. I love the idea of breathing new life into old work. Big thanks to editors Krista Cox and Anna Black for including my poems, “The Minotaur’s Daughter” and “West Side Girl.”

The latest issue of CultureCult out of India is now live! Many thanks to editor Jay Chakravarti for including my poems, "Past Life as a Man" and "Chthonic."

Finally, if you’re in the Kansas City area, I will be the featured poet next Monday evening at the KC Reach Out and Read event, hosted by Our Daily Nada! This is an RSVP event, so if you’d be interested in attending, please let me know, and I’ll shoot you an e-vite.

In honor of the season, I shared my horror story, "The Seven Wives of Richard Copeland." Be sure to check it and my other free spooky tales here. 

Thank you, as always, for reading! I am filled with gratitude for the outpouring of support for my work. Wishing you all a safe and fun holiday!