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.

Ameliorate & Reverse Cancer

Two poems of mine are now up at About Place Journal in their May issue, Navigations: A Place for Peace. Thank you to Allison Adelle Hedge Coke and the team at About Place for selecting and presenting this work so beautifully.

Mother

The Shore has published “Mother,” a poem about childhood, home, and the farmer’s market in Kitchener, Ontario. Thank you to Caroline Chavatel, Emma DePanise, and John A. Nieves for selecting this poem.

Knell

“Knell” is a one-sentence prose-like poem prompted by the definition of the word knell:

1: a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)

2: an indication of the end or the failure of something” (Merriam Webster)

Thank you to Ashley Wagner and everyone at Five on the Fifth for publishing it.

Cover art: Mario Loprete

Lime Tree in Michigan

MASKS Literary Magazine’s fall issue is up today, and they’ve published “Lime Tree in Michigan.” Thank you to L.A. Hawbaker and the MASKS team for selecting this poem. The art in this issue is gorgeous.

Mouse Breath: A Rodent Horror Story

Crow Toes Quarterly has published “Mouse Breath: A Rodent Horror Story” in their beautiful magazine for children who don’t scare easily. It’s a print magazine, but their website has some very fun excerpts and bios on it. Try the “About Us” page to begin, where you’ll meet the makers of this magazine, including the Staff Villain, who accepted this poem (or was it Ogilvy? Christopher? Poinsettia Park? I’ll thank them all!).

“CROW TOES QUARTERLY: ART & LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN WHO DON’T SCARE EASILY is something of an anomaly… like Ambrosia Salad or Ice Tsunamis. It was and then it wasn’t and now it is again. Bigger, better and stranger than ever! CROW TOES QUARTERLY is an e-publication and limited-run print publication of art and literature for 8 - 13 year olds. It is also a magazine for all those adults who still have that 8-13 year old trapped inside of them… the adults who grew up reading stories that didn’t pander to certain safe ideals, stories that didn’t think readers were too dumb to understand, or stories that didn’t filter content that might cause a nightmare or two. CROW TOES QUARTERLY is a boutique magazine crafted by hand in a hut halfway up Enola Mountain in the Angrian Province of Du Manhg. It is filled with art and literature from established and amateur writers and artists from around the world. It is published four times a year and survives solely on subscriptions, donations, purchases of past issues and the crumbs at the bottom of potato chip bags. It is a publication that respects the art of storytelling and the power of creativity and imagination. Because of that, CROW TOES QUARTERLY does not include advertising in its publication. It also doesn’t include fluffy bunnies, rainbows, those big wet cat eyes, smooching, and mushy hearts (unless they’re in jars).”

“CROW TOES QUARTERLY: ART & LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN WHO DON’T SCARE EASILY is something of an anomaly… like Ambrosia Salad or Ice Tsunamis. It was and then it wasn’t and now it is again. Bigger, better and stranger than ever! CROW TOES QUARTERLY is an e-publication and limited-run print publication of art and literature for 8 - 13 year olds. It is also a magazine for all those adults who still have that 8-13 year old trapped inside of them… the adults who grew up reading stories that didn’t pander to certain safe ideals, stories that didn’t think readers were too dumb to understand, or stories that didn’t filter content that might cause a nightmare or two. CROW TOES QUARTERLY is a boutique magazine crafted by hand in a hut halfway up Enola Mountain in the Angrian Province of Du Manhg. It is filled with art and literature from established and amateur writers and artists from around the world. It is published four times a year and survives solely on subscriptions, donations, purchases of past issues and the crumbs at the bottom of potato chip bags. It is a publication that respects the art of storytelling and the power of creativity and imagination. Because of that, CROW TOES QUARTERLY does not include advertising in its publication. It also doesn’t include fluffy bunnies, rainbows, those big wet cat eyes, smooching, and mushy hearts (unless they’re in jars).”