Thank you to Marjorie Tesser and Mom Egg Review for posting “Reading and Watching Soil: Two Reviews Intertwine,” which will also be included in their upcoming newsletter.
Hey, Lady
Thank you to Shaw Patton and everyone at Barzakh for publishing my poem “Hey, Lady” in their Winter 2024 issue. There’s a fabulous description of the magazine on the website describing the name which refers to “the connecting link, the “between” of something, such as different spheres of existence. As a temporal concept it can be, and historically was, considered an interval of time.”
And in the editorial note, Shaw Patton says “ “barzakh” in Arabic refers to a place between death and resurrection.” It’s a beautiful online magazine out of the University at Albany, SUNY.
To read the rest of the issue, click on the cover image below.
The Haunted States of America
In July, a middle grade anthology will be published by Godwin Books/Henry Holt, with a scary story from each state. Included inside is “The Michigan Triangle,” my story about Lake Michigan, lighthouses, ghosts, and sinking ships. Thank you to Kort Nash, editor, for working with me on this, and to SCBWI for choosing my story to represent Michigan.
The cover and illustrations within were done by Solomon Hughes.
It’s available for preorder! Click on the cover image above to buy it from Bookshop, or search for it wherever you buy books. Here’s the publisher description:
Fifty two different stories. Fifty two different Authors. Endless fright for all ages.
From the Jersey Devil to La Llorona, each story included introduces a new chill inducing, stomach churning monster, spectre, or poltergeist certain to keep you up at night. A broad ranging collection of authors have united to unearth the scariest lore from each state in the US, as well as D.C. and Puerto Rico. Make sure to strap in for this spooky cross country tour, but be extra careful not to let any of these terrors follow you home.
Godwin Books/Henry Holt
Steady As A Surgeon
Thank you Leslie Jill Patterson, Josh Luckenbach, and everyone at Iron Horse Literary Review for including “Steady As A Surgeon” in Volume 25.2, the Party Issue. In the editor’s note, Leslie Jill Patterson describes the story “in which a grief-stricken woman seduces someone on the wagon to fall off of it.” I’m looking forward to reading all of the stories and poems in this issue.
Praise for the Living
Thank you to editors Juliet Iwelunmor & Idia Thurston for including my poem on the LIGHT blog.
Pushcart Nomination
Thank you to The Worcester Review and Carolyn Oliver, Editor, for nominating “Assiduous” for a Pushcart Prize!
Rewilding Suburbia
Thank you to Alan and the RockPaperPoem team for publishing “Rewilding Suburbia” in the December issue.
Beamsville, Ontario
Thank you to Welter for publishing “Beamsville, Ontario” in the Fall 2023 Digital Lit Issue, and for a fabulous online reading last night with art, music, and entertaining words. Welter is a student run magazine out of the University of Baltimore.
Pushcart Nomination
Thank you, Sophia Ross, Editor-in-Chief of phoebe, and the team at phoebe for honouring my work with a Pushcart Nomination!
Pushcart Nomination
Thank you, Jeff Bogle and Stanchion for this Pushcart nomination!
A Particular Sense of Highway Comradery
Thank you to everyone at Slag Glass City for publishing my creative nonfiction “A Particular Sense of Highway Comradery.” Special thanks to Hannah Rutkowski, Assistant Editor, for the wonderful communication; to Barrie Jean Borich, Editor, for accepting this piece; and to Barrie Jean Borich and Janelle Vasquez for the thoughtful edits.
Lime Tree in Michigan reprint
Thank you to Josh MacIvor-Anderson for including “Lime Tree in Michigan” which was first published in MASKS Literary Magazine (2021) on Rooted: Arboreal Nonfiction.
The Haunted States of America Cover and Pre-Order Link
The Haunted States of America (Godwin Books/Henry Holt) has a cover, a very scary cover, illustrated by Solomon Hughes.
The book will be available July 9, 2024. Inside are 52 middle grade horror stories, one for each state. Puerto Rico and DC, too. “The Michigan Triangle” is my story about lighthouses, cousins, and the sunken ships in Lake Michigan.
Preorder it here.
Assiduous
Thank you to Carolyn Oliver, Editor of The Worcester Review, and the fiction team for including “Assiduous” in Volume XLIV, Numbers 1 & 2.
There’s back cover art, too!
Beer City
Cutleaf, in conjunction with All About Beer, has published a beer themed issue, and they have included my poem, “Beer City.” Thank you to Denton Loving and the Cutleaf team, who will also be including the poem in their end-of-year print anthology.
American Tea
Thank you to Jeff Bogle for including “American Tea” in the latest issue of Stanchion, which is available for pre-order now. Look at that fabulous cover!
December Sky
Thank you to Taylor Meredith and the team at Rock & Sling for including “December Sky” in Issue 17.1. This is a lovely, print-only magazine with thoughtful notes from each contributor.
We Were All Once Shiny and New
Thank you to Lacy N. Dunham and the team at Necessary Fiction for including “We Were All Once Shiny and New” in their summer flash series.
Coppice Prize 2023 Shortlist
Congratulations to the winners of the Coppice Prize 2023! I’m honoured to have a short story shortlisted for this prize, sponsored by The Redbud Writing Project. Thank you to Emily Cateneo and the 2023 judges.
Saturday Mornings
Thank you to Jeff Streeby for including “Saturday Mornings” in Open: Journal of Arts and Letters.