Tuesday, November 1, 2022

November 2022 Update: Neosapiens Anthology Launch and Other News


On November 1, the Neosapiens anthology, published by New Myths, launched. I have two pieces appearing in this volume, a short story titled “Into the Ring” and a poem, “From Cat, to Fiddle.” The above meme developed by the publicity team features a line from “Into the Ring.” As you might gather from the meme, “Into the Ring” features a canine protagonist. Maybe I can blame it on my love of Thornton W. Burgess nature stories as a child, but for some reason writing stories featuring animals seems to come naturally for me. Neosapiens is the third New Myths anthology I’ve been fortunate enough to have my work included in, with the others being Passages and Twilight Worlds.

Recent Publications

Poetry:
“After the Quest is Over,” Eye to the Telescope, Issue 46, Quests, October 2022, https://eyetothetelescope.com/ 

“Cleaning Out the Desk,” “Constant,” and “Golden Years,” Paddler Press, Issue 6, Changes, October 2022. https://paddlerpress.ca/issues-trip-log/

“Do the Gods Laugh?” Star*Line 45.4, Fall 2022, http://www.sfpoetry.com/starline.html 

"From Cat, to Fiddle," Neosapiens: Best of New Myths Volume III, NewMyths, https://www.amazon.com/Neosapiens-Best-NewMyths-Anthology-III-ebook/dp/B0BJ829NVX

“Get It Over With,” Thema, Vo 34, No. 3, Get It Over With, https://themaliterarysociety.com/

“[Proxima colonists],” Spaceports & Spidersilk, October 2022, Hiraeth Publishing, https://www.hiraethsffh.com/product-page/spaceports-spidersilk-october-2022-edited-by-marcie-lynn-tentchoff

Reviews:
First-Time Listener, by Jennifer Zilm, posted on the Miramichi Reader site October 10, 2022, https://miramichireader.ca/2022/10/first-time-listener-by-jennifer-zilm/

Stone Woman, by Bernadette Gabay Dyer, posted on the Miramichi Reader site October 26, 2022, https://miramichireader.ca/2022/10/stone-woman-by-bernadette-gabay-dyer/

Short Stories:
"Into the Ring," 
Neosapiens: Best of New Myths Volume III, NewMyths, https://www.amazon.com/Neosapiens-Best-NewMyths-Anthology-III-ebook/dp/B0BJ829NVX

What I’m Working On
This past month, I got some traction on drabbles and short stories. In November, I’ll give NaNoWriMo another shot, with some amendments. Last year, I pushed hard to get the target 50,000 words and then experienced short story burnout for a few months after. This time, I’m not going to pressure myself to hit specific word count targets. I’m also going to work, as the mood dictates, on poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction rather than focusing on fiction. Still, the attempt to write something every day, or as often as other commitments permit, is something I find of value.