May 2025 Update

 

Chicken Soup for the Soul has featured the stories of hundreds of Canadians over the years—790, as of the release of What I Learned From My Dog last month. I’ve been fortunate to be included in the author list (8 stories in 7 anthologies). 

 

I just finished reading the recently-released Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned From My Dog (which includes a story about my border collie cross Sneeks), and was impressed by the variety of themes and the emotional resonance of the stories included.

 

Recent Publications

Nonfiction:

“Art exhibit seeks ‘progress over perfection,’ ” Simcoe Advocate, April 24, 2025.

 

“Flying squirrels featured at Norfolk Field Naturalists’ talk,” Simcoe Advocate, April 24, 2025.

 

“Spring banding underway at Long Point Bird Observatory,” Simcoe Advocate, April 10, 2025.

Poetry:

“I’d Like to Go,” The Martian Wave, April 2025, Hiraeth Publishing.

 

“If They Call,” Star*Line 48.2, Spring 2025.

 

Reviews:

The Art of Floating, poetry by Melanie Marttila, The Seaboard Review, April 7, 2025, https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/the-art-of-floating-poetry-by-melanie

Hockey on the Moon: Imagination and Canada’s Game, by Jamie Dopp, Sport Literature Association book reviews, posted April 25, 2025, https://sportliteratureassociation.wordpress.com/2025/04/25/hockey-on-the-moon-imagination-and-canadas-game-by-jamie-dopp/

Minimalism: A Handbook of Minimalist Genre Poetic Forms, edited by Teri Santitoro, Illumen, April 2025.

 

Pit Stops and Proton Beams, by Aurelio Rico Lopez III, Star*Line 48.2, Spring 2025.

 

Sign of the Dragon (print edition) by Mary Soon Lee, Star*Line 48.2, Spring 2025.

 

What I’m Working On

This year, I’ve been focusing on non-fiction and poetry, so I don’t have much fiction in the works. During April, I attempted the Poem a Day challenge, and managed to write thirty-plus poems, thanks to the prompts provided on NaPoWriMo and the Poem a Day Challenge (Robert Lee Brewer).