Wednesday, May 1, 2024

May 2024 update

My poem “Leaving Home” is included in the just-released anthology Savor: Poems For the Tongue. This anthology, from Friendly City Books, is available for ordering at https://www.friendlycitybooks.com/savor

In April, I once again tackled the poem-a-day challenge. Thanks to the prompts provided, I was able to generate a number of poems, exceeding the target of 30. As a bonus, a couple of poems have already been accepted for publication!
 
Recent Publications

Poetry:
“A Regular Guy,” Star*Line Issue 47.2, April 2024.

“Mother Nature’s Farewell Tour,” Utopia Science Fiction, April/May 2024, https://www.utopiasciencefiction.com/product-page/april-may-2024

“With Neither a Bang Nor a Whimper,” Polar Starlight, Issue 14, April 2024, https://polarborealis.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/POLAR-STARLIGHT-14-April-2024.pdf

Reviews:
anOther Mythology, Maxwell I. Gold, The Future Fire, April 9, 2024, http://reviews.futurefire.net/2024/04/gold-another-mythology.html
 
Cosmic Wonder: Our Place in the Epic Story of the Universe, written and illustrated by Nathan Hellner-Mestelman, The Miramichi Reader, April 18, 2024, https://miramichireader.ca/2024/04/cosmic-wonder-by-nathan-hellner-mestelman/
 
Every Living Thing, by Jason Roberts, The Miramichi Reader, April 7, 2024, https://miramichireader.ca/2024/04/every-living-thing-by-jason-roberts/
 
The Poetry Game (Frog Pond Review Issue 4), edited by Misha Solomon, The Miramichi Reader, April 13, 2024, https://miramichireader.ca/2024/04/the-poetry-gafrog-pond-review-edited-by-misha-solomon/
 
The Ritual Effect, by Michael Norton, The Miramichi Reader, April 16, 2024, https://miramichireader.ca/2024/04/michael-nortons-the-ritual-effect/
 
Season One: Iris and the Crew Tear Through Space, by Cait Gordon, Interstellar Flight Press, April 12, 2024, https://magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/an-inclusive-future-for-space-opera-25ef33fc5bcd
 
Shelf Life, by F. J. Bergmann, Star*Line Issue 47.2, April 2024.
 
The Uber Cat and Dragon Owner Manual, by Marge Simon and Mary Turzillo, The Fifth Dimension, April 2024.

Short Stories:
“The Price of Fame,” The Lorelei Signal, April 2024. https://www.loreleisignal.com/the-price-of-fame
 
Humour artwork:
“Par for the Course,” Little Old Lady Comedy, posted April 11, 2024, https://littleoldladycomedy.com/2024/04/11/par-for-the-course/
 
What I’m Working On
In May, I plan to focus primarily on creative non-fiction.
 
Coming Soon
A flash fiction story titled “The Queen’s Request” will be appearing in Havok May 6th (free to view for that one day). It’s set in “Fairyland,” a world I’ve had some fun with a couple of other pieces, and features two of the Three Little Pigs trying to solve a mystery.