April 2024 Update

I was happy to have one of my poems, “First Contact,” included in The Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction, edited by Stephen Kotowych. He’s targeting to put out a Volume 2 (planned cover shown to the left), based on work published in 2023. There's a Kickstarter campaign ongoing for Volume 2. Those interested in supporting this project can find out more at the link below:
 
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kotowych/years-best-canadian-fantasy-and-science-fiction-volume-two?ref=4uvkzr
 
Recent Publications

Poetry:
“Dawn, on Dorva,” Spaceports and Spidersilk, February 2024.

“Matryoshka,” Third Wednesday web site, posted March 14, 2024, https://thirdwednesdaymagazine.org/2024/03/14/matryoshka-lisa-timpf/

“Why Do I Dream?,” NewMyths Volume 18, Issue 66, March 2024, https://sites.google.com/newmyths.com/newmyths-com-issue-66/issue-66-stories/why-do-i-dream

Reviews:
The Astronaut Always Rings Twice, edited by Shannon Allen and JR Campbell, published in Cosmic Crime, March 2024, Hiraeth Publishing.
 
Dialed In: Do Your Best When It Matters Most, by Dr. Dana Sinclair, The Miramichi Reader, posted March 12, 2024. https://miramichireader.ca/2024/03/sinclairs-dialed-in-is-chock-full-of-good-advice/
 
Hazard, Home, by Christine Lowther, The Miramichi Reader, posted March 7, 2024, https://miramichireader.ca/2024/03/hazard-home/

Writing the Future, edited by Dan Coxton and Richard V. Hirst, Shoreline of Infinity, Volume 37, Spring 2024.

Fiction:
“Curve Ball,” Havok, Remember When: March, posted March 20, 2024.
 
“Hidden Talents,” Cosmic Crime, March 2024, Hiraeth Publishing.
 
“The Last Hurrah,” Havok, Remember When: March, posted March 5, 2024.
 
“The Secret Lives of Gargoyles,” Humour Me Magazine, Issue 19, https://humourmemag.co.uk/latest-issues/issue-19/
 
Artwork:
“How Fruit Gets Bruised,” Little Old Lady Comedy, March 5, 2024, https://littleoldladycomedy.com/2024/03/05/how-fruit-gets-bruised/
 
What I’m Working On
In April, I’ll be attempting the poem-a-day challenge.

March 2024 update

Recent Publications
Poetry:
“AI Talents of the Future,” Polar Starlight #13, February 24, 2024, https://polarborealis.ca/currentback-issues/

“[VR sim],” “The Sting of Realization,” Scifaikuest online, Hiraeth Publishing, February 2024, https://www.hiraethsffh.com/scifaikuest-online
 
Reviews:
Against the Machine: Evolution, by Brian Van Norman, published on The Miramichi Reader site, February 24, 2024, https://miramichireader.ca/2024/02/against-the-machine-evolution-a-fitting-cap-to-van-normans-trilogy/
 
Not Hockey: Critical Essays on Canada’s Other Sport Literature, edited by Angie Abdou and Jamie Dopp, posted on the Sport Literature Association’s book review page February 3, 2024, https://sportliteratureassociation.wordpress.com/2024/02/03/not-hockey-critical-essays-on-canadas-other-sport-literature-edited-by-angie-abdou-and-jamie-dopp/
 
The Uber Cat and Dragon Owner Manual, by Marge Simon and Mary Turzillo, Illumen, January 2024.
 
What I’m Working On
As noted in the January update, I’ve been focusing more heavily on more nonfiction pieces, as well as some cartoons, while still writing some poems and short stories. This will likely continue in March.
 
Coming Soon
Two flash fiction pieces are scheduled to appear in Havok Publishing, and should be available for viewing free of charge the day of their publication, which is March 5^th for a story titled “The Last Hurrah” and March 20^th for “Curve Ball.” The Havok site can be found at https://gohavok.com/.
 

February 2024 Update

Chicken Soup for the Soul now offers logos for writers who have been published by them, so you’ll see mine displayed to the left. I’ve been fortunate to have my work included in six Chicken Soup for the South anthologies, with the bulk of that being in various books related to dogs. This is thanks to my quirky border collie Sneeks, who provided plenty of material to work with!

January 2024 was a reasonably productive month from a writing viewpoint. I give some of the credit to one of the books I recently reviewed for The Miramichi Reader. The book is titled The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8 AM), by Hal Elrod. The Miracle Morning is an updated version of a book first published in 2012, but that was okay by me since I’d never seen the first version. I found that some of Elrod’s comments about goal-setting resonated with me: specifically, about what are you willing to commit to doing? Thinking that through has helped me focus my energy better, and I’m hoping to be able to sustain this through the year.

Another factor was a free workshop offered by Amber Petty, called the “Perfectionist’s Half-Assed Challenge.” I’ll confess to perfectionist tendencies, and the information from this workshop provided some food for thought to overcome the negative aspects of perfectionism.

Recent Publications

Poetry:
“Continuation” and “How to Duel on New Tombstone,” Star*Line 47.1, Winter 2024.

 Reviews:
Invisible No More: A Historical Novel, by Scott Pitoniak and Rick Burton, posted January 19, 2024 at the Sport Literature Association web site, https://sportliteratureassociation.wordpress.com/2024/01/19/invisible-no-more-a-historical-novel-by-scott-pitoniak-and-rick-burton/

The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8 AM), by Hal Elrod, posted January 29, 2024, on The Miramichi Reader web site, https://miramichireader.ca/2024/01/elrods-the-miracle-morning-provides-tips-for-better-living/

The Owl Kingdom and Other Poems, by Rebecca Korvo, Star*Line 47.1, Winter 2024.

Short Stories:
“Star Crossed,” Shelter of Daylight, January 2024, Hiraeth Publishing.

What I’m Working On
I’ve been working on some non-fiction, including book reviews, personal essays, and humour, as well as submitting some art, mainly cartoons and short comic strips.

 

January 2024 Update

Happy New Year to all. Here's hoping 2024 is a good one for you.

My poem “First Contact” was included in the Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume One which launched in December 2023. “First Contact” first appeared in Eye to the Telescope Issue 44: Notional Ekphrastic. The poem was inspired by the topic for that issue, which was edited by F. J. Bergmann, so thanks to F.J. for coming up with that theme!.

Ordering links for Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume One are as follows:

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ebook/year-s-best-canadian-fantasy-and-science-fiction-volume-one

Amazon Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/Years-Canadian-Fantasy-Science-Fiction-ebook/dp/B0CP88Q46M/

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Years-Canadian-Fantasy-Science-Fiction-ebook/dp/B0CP88Q46M/

Recent Publications

Poetry:
“Concert in the Park,” “On Our Backyard Rink,” Paddler Press Volume 10, Outside/Inside: New Poems for Children, released December 2023. 

“Cupid Visits the Archery Club,” “The Human Ambassador’s Addresses the People of Alpha Centauri,” “Just Another Night at the Bar,” and “Were We There?”, Illumen, Summer 2023, Hiraeth Publishing.

“The Nannybot’s Musings,” House of Zolo’s Journal of Speculative Literature Volume 4: The Artificial Intelligence Edition,” December 21, 2023.

Reviews:
Becoming Jade, by Tyree Campbell, published in The Fifth Dimension, December 2023, Hiraeth Publishing. 

Decolonizing Sport, edited by Janice Forsyth, Christine O’Bonsawin, Russell Field, and Murray G. Phillips, published on The Miramichi Reader site, December 31, 2023, https://miramichireader.ca/2023/12/decolonizing-sport-by-janice-forsyth-and-others/ 

A Dugout to Peace, by Gary Morgenstein, published on the Sports Literature Association web site, November 28, 2023, https://sportliteratureassociation.wordpress.com/2023/11/28/a-dugout-to-peace-by-gary-morgenstein/

Short Stories:
“Down Memory Lane,” Bicyclist’s Guide to the Galaxy, Microcosm Press, released December 2023.

What I’m Working On
During December, I spent some time preparing a short story collection for submission. For 2024, I’m planning to write more non-fiction pieces (book reviews, personal essays, etc.), while still producing a some short stories and poems.