Third Place, Stephen A. DiBiase Award

AWARD

I am pleased to share that my poem, "Little Brown Changeling," came in third place in the most recent DiBiase Poetry Contest. Thank you to the judges and congrats to the winners. All of the winning poems are now available to read here. 

 "Little Brown Changeling" also received a Rhysling Award in 2024. It appears in my latest poetry collection, A Food Court in Hell.

Update and Women in Horror Month

NOMINATION

I am very happy to share that my prose-poem, “Soulbirds and Firefoxes,” has been nominated for a Rhysling Award. The same poem also received an honorable mention in the Marrow Halloween poetry contest and has been nominated for a Pushcart. The poem is still available to read at Marrow Magazine, and it is also in my latest collection, A Food Court in Hell.

PUBLICATION

My poems, "The Clock-Drawing Test" and "Things My Uncles Made in Prison," are included in Roadside Assistance: A Roadside Press Reader, an anthology edited by Dan Denton and Michele McDannold. 

APPEARANCE

I was a guest on the Plague Remedy Podcast - many thanks to host Stephen Sacco. Hope you find time to give it a listen!

WOMEN IN HORROR MONTH

March is Women in Horror Month! If you like horror, check out:

Screaming Intensifies - a collection of short horror stories

Our Miss Engel - a vampire novella

The Order of the Four Sons series - while technically fantasy, it is chock-full of monsters and cosmic horrors

Happy haunted reading!

Update Jan. 7, 2026

Happy 2026, friends! I hope your holiday season was joyful and your new year is off to a good start.

FINALIST

I am delighted to share that my poem, "Little Brown Changeling," is a finalist for the 2025 Stephen A. DiBiase Prize. The winners are announced in March. Thank you to the judges for this honor.

PUBLICATION

My poem, "Bird Bones," appears in Issue 2 of Ivo Review. Many thanks to the editors for including my work. 

APPEARANCE

Photo by Rick Christiansen

This previous Sunday, I was a featured reader at the Speakeasy at Swordfish Tom's in Kansas City. It was a terrific reading! Thank you to all who came out, and to Brandon and Jill for being such excellent hosts.

Best of all, I am sold out of my copies of A Food Court in Hell. I have more on order from the printer, so if you are interested in buying from me, I'll have copies available soon!