July 2026 Update

Havok Publishing recently released the cover artwork for the Multiversal anthology, which will include one of my flash fiction stories. The anthology is tentatively scheduled for release July 30, 2026. Also in the news: the Slapshots in Space and Magical Marathons anthology that will be co-edited by Colleen Anderson, Paula Johanson and myself opens for submissions July 1 to August 31, 2026. Details are available at the Tyche Publishing web site, https://tychebooks.com/submissions/. The anthology will accept speculative poetry and fiction about sport.

 

Recent Publications

Fiction:

“Cheating Death,” Havok Publishing, June 2, 2026.

 

Nonfiction:

“Art Expressions exhibition showcases student creativity,” The Simcoe Advocate, Grant Haven News, June 18, 2026. An article about the Art Expressions exhibition of high school student work.

 

“Fantastic Field Hockey and Superhuman Prowess: Positive Portrayals of Female Athletes in Four Spec-Fic Books,” Trollbreath Magazine, Issue 8, Summer 2026. In the article, I discuss the portrayal of female athletes in Quan Barry's We Ride Upon Sticks, Nicole Luiken's Violet Eyes, Seanan McGuire's Dying With Her Cheer Pants On , and E.C. Bell's Dying on Second. 

 

“From Fastball to Fiction Writing,” Reality Skimming Blog, June 1, 2026, https://www.realityskimming.com/post/from-fastball-to-fiction-writing. A collection of my thoughts on my exposure to governance issues like integrity and accountability, and how these issues play out in my speculative fiction writing.

 

Interview with Nina Munteanu, The Temz Review, Issue 35, June 29, 2026, https://www.thetemzreview.com/issue-thirty-five.html.

Poetry:

“After the Darkness of Space,” Polar Starlight Issue 23, June 2026, https://polarborealis.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/POLAR-STARLIGHT-23-June-2026.pdf

“Living Room Camping,” Spaceports & Spidersilk, June 2026.

 

“Showdown on Alpha V,” Women of the Weird West, Brigids Gate Press, June 2026, https://brigidsgatepress.com/

Reviews:

Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon—and the Journey of a Generation, by Sheila Weller, published as a “hot take” in the June 15, 2026 Seaboard Review of Books newsletter, https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/the-seaboard-review-of-books-monday-june-15-2026

 

The Last Mandarin, by Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung, published as a “hot take” in the June 29, 2026 Seaboard Review of Books newsletter, https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/the-seaboard-review-of-books-june-29-2026

 

Revolutionary Science: The Struggle for Agroecology in the Americas, by Bruce H. Jennings, The Seaboard Review of Books, June 22, 2026, https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/revolutionary-science-by-bruce-h-jennings

 

What I’m Working On

The main focus for July will be articles and book reviews.

June 2026 Update

Recently, I got word that one of my stories, “The Quest for a Good Night’s Sleep," was selected for Havok Publishing's annual anthology. “The Quest for a Good Night’s Sleep” was first published in one of the Wacky Wednesday posts in April.

 

Recent Publications

Cartoons:

“If Cats Played Hockey,” Little Old Lady Comedy, May 25, 2026, https://www.littleoldladycomedy.com/all-works/3hg12pzh3ou9ajvym83o35p97caog1

Fiction:

“Just Like Old Times,” Shelter of Daylight, May 2026, Hiraeth Publishing.

 

“A Sestina for Silvertongue,” Havok Publishing, Techno Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

 

Poetry:

“The Trees Take a Stand,” “Nations Agree to Work Together for Space Exploration Without Exploitation” “Laika the Greeter,” Sublimation, Volume 3, Issue 1, Walking the Path to Utopia, Island of Wak-Wak, May 9, 2026.

Reviews:

Bluenose Bluebirds: Nova Scotia’s Military Nurses in the Great War, by Brian Douglas Tennyson, The Seaboard Review of Books, May 18, 2026, https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/bluenose-bluebirds-by-brian-douglas-tennyson

 

Earthen: Stories, by Katherine Koller, The Seaboard Review of Books, May 11, 2026, https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/earthen-stories-by-katherine-koller

 

Expendable, by James Alan Gardner, published as a guest post on Timothy S. Johnston’s Life After Gateway, May 28, 2026, https://timothysjohnston.com/guest-post-sf-writer-lisa-timpf-reviews-james-alan-gardners-expendable/

 

The Life Impossible, by Matt Haig, published as a “Hot Take” in The Seaboard Review of Books May 7, 2026 newsletter, https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/the-seaboard-review-of-books-thursday-may-7-2026

 

The Mobile Ruin: The Everyday Life of the Berlin Wall, edited by Blake Fitzpatrick and Vid Ingelevics, The Seaboard Review of Books, May 7, 2026, https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/the-mobile-ruin-berlin-wall

 

Social Perspectives on Death and Dying (Fourth Edition), by Jeanette A. Auger and Kerstin Roger, with contributions from Zohreh BayatRizi, Rita Giancola, Audrey Medwayosh, and Catherine White, The Seaboard Review of Books, May 25, 2026, https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/social-perspectives-on-death-and-dying-fourth-edition

 

A Vacation for Victory: An Illustrated History of the Women’s Land Army in Canada, written by Kelsey M. Lonie, The Seaboard Review of Books, May 25, 2026, https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/a-vacation-for-victory-by-kelsey-m-lonie

 

We Burned So Bright, TJ Klune, Shoreline of Infinity, May 2026, https://www.shorelineofinfinity.com/we-burned-so-bright-by-tj-klune/

 

When the Game Changes: Losing My Mum and Finding Myself, by Evanka Osmak (with Katherine Rutherford), The Seaboard Review of Books, May 4, 2026, https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/when-the-game-changes-by-evanka-osmak

 

What I’m Working On

I still have some reviews on the go, as well as some article ideas in process.

 

Coming Soon

My flash fiction piece “Horsepower” will appear on Havok Publishing’s site June 2, 2026. It’s available for free viewing that day only.

 

Also, as a heads up: submissions will be open July 1 to August 31, 2026 for an anthology I am co-editing with Colleen Anderson and Paula Johanson. This project has a working title of Slapshots in Space and Magical Marathons: A Speculative Sports Anthology, and invites contributors to re-examine sports through space opera, near- or far-future science fiction, alternative worlds, time travel, magical realism, fantasy, or other lenses that fall under the umbrella of speculative fiction. Both poetry and fiction will be included, and more details about the call will be available soon.

 

 

May 2026 Update

 

I was grateful to be listed on the Aurora Award ballot in the “Best poem/Song” category for my poem “At the Spaceport Bar,” which appeared in Polar Starlight Issue 17. It’s the first time one of my individual works has been on the ballot. Also included on the Aurora Awards ballot is an anthology that I’ve been included in, Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three. Edited Stephen Kotowych and published by Ansible Press, this anthology includes my poem “As Twilight Approaches.” The anthology is on the ballot in the Best Related Work category.

And, a shout-out to Tyche Books, as the cover of Starship Librarians is on the ballot in the Best Cover Art/Interior Illustration category. Starship Librarians includes my short story “The Space Librarians’ Code,” and I loved the cover art by Lorna Antoniazzi. In the Best Fan Writing and Publication, Polar Starlight issues 17-20 is on the ballot. I’ve had the privilege to have a few of my poems appear in Polar Starlight. Best of luck to all those who made the ballot.

 

Recent Publications

Fiction:

“The Quest for a Good Night’s Sleep,” Havok Publishing, April 22, 2026.

 

Nonfiction:

“Nature talk explores the state of Canada’s birds,” Simcoe Advocate, April 23, 2026.

 

“Norfolk Roller Derby celebrates 10^th anniversary,” “Researcher discusses the mysteries of bat migration,” Simcoe Advocate, April 9, 2026.

Poetry:

“Green,” Lotus Newsletter April 2026, Norfolk Field Naturalists, https://norfolknature.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/April-2026-Lotus.pdf

 

“Ride of a Lifetime,” Lorelei Signal, April 2026, Wolfsinger Publications, April 8, 2026, https://www.loreleisignal.com/ride-of-a-lifetime

Reviews:

Satan’s School for Girls and Other Works, by Benjamin Schmitt, published on SpecPo site, April 17, 2026, https://specpo.wordpress.com/2026/04/17/satans-school-for-girls-and-other-works-review/

 

Strangely, Friends: A History of Cuban-Canadian Encounters, by Karen Dubinsky, The Seaboard Review of Books, April 9, 2026, https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/strangely-friends-by-karen-dubinsky

 

Women United: Stories of Women’s Struggles for Equality in the Canadian Auto Workers Union, Peggy Nash and Julie White, The Seaboard Review of Books, April 1, 2026, https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/women-united-by-peggy-nash-and-julie-white

 

Coming Soon

My flash fiction story “A Sestina for Silvertongue” will go live on Havok Publishing’s site on May 12^th. This story will be available for viewing free of charge on that day only.