Many thanks to David C. Kopaska-Merkel
for his review of my poetry collection Cats and Dogs in Space.
The full
review is available on the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association web
site, at this link: https://www.sfpoetry.com/sl/reviews/25reviews.html. An abridged version of the review is
also included in Star*Line 28.3 Summer 2025.
Recent Publications
Cartoons:
“Flying
North,” Little Old Lady Comedy, July 6,
2025, https://www.littleoldladycomedy.com/all-works/9znc356y6uy9b6haqyf2tcxqq5dvkr
Nonfiction:
“Alzheimer
Society harnesses the power of music,” Simcoe Advocate, July 16,
2025.
“Butterfly
count numbers align with 10-year average,” Simcoe Advocate, July 31,
2025.
Poetry:
“Dispassionate Dispatch,” “If a Robot Comes,”
“The Ultimate Soldier,” Reimagined AI Volume 1, https://www.lulu.com/shop/achi-mishra/reimagined-ai-anthology/paperback/product-w4yr5pk.html?page=1&pageSize=4
“How to
Watch the Perseid Meteor Shower,” Spaceports and Spidersilk June 2025, Hiraeth
Publishing, https://www.hiraethsffh.com/product-page/spaceports-spidersilk-june-2025
“Love
Poem for Mother Earth,” “How to Deliver a Eulogy for Your Older Brother,” and
“Borrowed Molecules,” Samjoko Magazine, Summer, Issue V, 2025, https://www.samjokomagazine.com/summer-issue-v-2025
“Geography
Lessons,” “A Most Unnatural State,” “This One’s for Sandra,” and “Same Song,
Different Vibe,” Paddler Press: Peterborough/Nogojiwanong’s Poetry & Art
Journal, Volume 14 – Canada, July 1, 2025, https://paddlerpress.ca/
Reviews:
Heal the Beasts: A Jaunt Through the Curious History of the Veterinary
Arts, by Philipp Schott, DVM, posted on The Seaboard Review
of Books, July 22, 2025, https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/heal-the-beasts-by-philipp-schott
Sherlock is a Girl’s Name, edited by Narrelle M. Harris and Atlin
Merrick, Canadian Holmes, Volume 48, No. 3,
Summer 2025.
The She-Wolf of Baker Street, by Narrelle M. Harris, Canadian Holmes, Volume 48, No. 3, Summer 2025.
The Teachings of Mutton, A Coast Salish Woolly Dog, by Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa, with Coast Salish
contributors, The Seaboard Review of Books, posted July 28, 2025, https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/the-teachings-of-mutton-by-liz-hammond-kaarremaa
What I’m
Working On
I’m
continuing to work on book reviews (an ongoing project), as well as some
nonfiction pieces for various markets.
Coming Soon
Two flash
fiction pieces are due for publication in Havok in August, and will be free for
viewing on the publication day only at the Havok web site. August’s theme for Havok stories is Alice
in Wonderland. My story “Mirror, Mirror,” goes live August 6, while “Tee Time”
will be published August 27, 2025.
Also coming
in August: Tyche Books is releasing Starship Librarians August 19.
My story, “The Space Librarians’ Code” is included. For those interested, pre-order
links for the book include:
Barnes &
Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/starship-librarians-shannon-allen/1147793141?ean=2940181645462
Other
(including Apple & Smashwords): https://books2read.com/u/meRnpR
