A story titled “Going with the Flow,” about our Border Collie mix Sneeks, was included in Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from My Dog. Amy Newmark discussed this story, along with one other story from What I Learned from the Dog, on a recent Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast . You can find the link here:
https://www.chickensoup.com/podcast/
To listen to this episode, click on “podcast” in the upper menu, then click “Listen to the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast.” Select “What a Clever Dog” from the episode list. Though Sneeks has been gone for a number of years now, it’s great to see that her memory lives on! Many thanks to Chicken Soup for the Soul for including this story in their podcast.
Thank you also to the National Baseball Poetry Festival, who included my poem “An Aging Athlete Holds Their Ground” among the poems to be recognized as part of the adult poetry competition. This was the third National Baseball Poetry Festival, held in early May 2025. For those who would like more information at the event, you can find it at https://baseballpoetryfest.org/
NewMyths has released an audiobook version of the Passages anthology, which includes my story “Roxy” and a poem titled “Fidelis Reinvented.” You can find more information here: https://www.amazon.com/Passages-Best-NewMyths-Anthology-I/dp/B0FC4L5C41
Also, Cats and Dogs in Space received two recent reviews. James Fisher of The Seaboard Review of Books on Substack reviewed the book, with the link as follows https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/cats-and-dogs-in-space-by-lisa-timpf. Nina Munteanu also posted a review at her site https://ninamunteanu.me/. Link to the review is here: https://ninamunteanu.me/2025/06/29/cats-and-dogs-in-space/. A big thank you to both James and Nina!
Recent Publications
Cartoons:
“First
Contact Goes Awry,” Scifaikuest May 2025
print, https://www.hiraethsffh.com/product-page/scifaikuest-may-2025
Fiction:
“All
Thumbs,” Polar Borealis Issue 34, June 2025, https://polarborealis.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/POLAR-BOREALIS-34-May-2025.pdf
Nonfiction
“Indigenous
art exhibition opens at Lynnwood Arts,” “Senior Support Services offers a range
of programs,” “Physiotherapist stresses the importance of staying active,”
“You’re not getting older, you’re getting better,” Simcoe Advocate, June 5,
2025.
“Lynnwood Arts holds ‘doubleheader’ opening,” Simcoe Advocate, June 19, 2025.
Poetry:
[stuck in the past], Scifaikuest May 2025 print, https://www.hiraethsffh.com/product-page/scifaikuest-may-2025
“Ladder,” “Spider Webs,” “Winter Solstice Ceremony at St. Luke’s,” Sublimation 2.3, May/June 2025, A Midsummer Day’s Nightmare, https://islandofwakwak.com/2.3-a-midsummer-s-day-nightmare.html
“Last Stand at the Coffee Shop,” Solstitia Issue 3, Coffeeshop!AU, published June 2025, https://www.patreon.com/fictionfanspod/shop/solstitia-issue-3-1825862
“Tucking the Garden In at Night,” Still Points Arts Quarterly, Summer 2025, https://www.shantiarts.co/SPAQ/SPAQ58/files/timpf.pdf
Reviews:
Bruce Meyer: Essays on His Works, edited by Ben Berman Ghan, The Seaboard Review of Books, June 23, 2025, https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/bruce-meyer-essays-on-his-works
Goalie, by Ben von Jagow, The Seaboard Review of Books, June 9, 2025, https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/goalie-by-ben-von-jagow
Sacred Flute, by John C. Mannone, SpecPo Blog, posted June 25, 2025, https://specpo.wordpress.com/2025/06/25/sacred-flute-a-review/
Unravelling MAiD in Canada: Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide as Medical Care, edited by Ramona Coelho, K. Sonu Gaind, and Trudo Lemmens, The Seaboard Review of Books, June 30, 2025, https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/unravelling-maid-in-canada-euthanasia
What I’m
Working On
Lots of
reviews and a couple of articles in the works, as well as some poetry for
upcoming submission calls.
Coming Soon
Recently
Tyche Books did a cover reveal for the Starship Librarians anthology, due for
release August 19, 2025. Edited by Shannon Allen and JR Campbell, the anthology
includes my story “The Space Librarians Code.” Looking forward to seeing the
completed book!
