August 2026 Update

Just a reminder for those who write and submit that submissions are open until August 31 for Slapshots in Space and Magical Marathons. This anthology will be co-edited by Colleen Anderson, Paula Johanson and myself, and is seeking poetry and fiction revolving around speculative takes on sport. Details are available at the Tyche Publishing web site, https://tychebooks.com/submissions/. 

July has been a bit of a lull time for writing. Hoping to pick things back up in August or, worse case, September. That being said, I have made progress on some projects.

Recent Publications
Fiction:
“All the Comforts of Home,” Havok Publishing, July 1, 2026.

Nonfiction:
"Butterfly tally dips below 10-year average," Simcoe Advocate, July 30, 2026. 

“Cohen, Cryopreservation, and Canadiana: An Interview with Carolyn Martin, Author of Tomorrow and Rise, Tomorrow Girl,” Interstellar Flight Magazine, July 3, 2026, https://magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/cohen-cryopreservation-and-canadiana-ca7e1b31fe02

Poetry:
“[final curtain call],” Dwarf Stars 2026, SFPA, July 2026.

“Word Wreck,” Star*Line 49.3, Summer 2026, July 2026.

Reviews:
AnOther Nemesis by by Ai Jiang, Angela Yuriko Smith, Eugen Bacon, and Maxwell I. Gold; Cancer Courts My Mother, by LindaAnn LoSchiavo, Dogged: A Verse Novel, by Martin Elster and Joan Axelrod-Contrada, Star*Line 49.3, Summer 2026, July 2026. 

Breakaway: The PWHL and the Women Who Changed the Game, by Karissa Donkin, The Seaboard Review of Books, July 6, 2026, https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/breakaway-by-karissa-donkin 

Earth for Sale: The Fight to Stop the Last Plunder of the Planet, Maude Barlow, The Seaboard Review of Books, July 20, 2026, https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/earth-for-sale-by-maude-barlow 

What I’m Working On
Nonfiction and book reviews will continue to be the priorities in August, along with assessing incoming entries for the Slapshots in Space and Magical Marathons anthology.

 

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.