Read “Some Shining Earth,” in Fractured Reveries: A Storied Imaginarium Salon
A dance with Death. The perils of colonization. A memorable gustatory experience of cosmic proportions. Whether it’s paying the price for resistance, shouldering the responsibility of ancestral power, or seeking the comfort of a secret friend, the characters in these twenty-five stories and poems take readers on an adventure that crosses traditional boundaries and challenges expectations of the many forms a fairy tale can take. Deliciously dark and sumptuous, Fractured Reveries is like a walk in an enchanted forest. Which path will you take?
Claire Eliza Bartlett · A. Katherine Black · Fija Callaghan · Ellie Campbell · Gio Clairval · Alison Colwell · Chelsea Conradt · Hillary Dodge · Antonia Eliason · Christina Hira · Wailana Kalama · Haralambi Markov · Allison Pang · Helen Patrice · Rhea Rose · Katherine Heath Shaeffer · Anami Sheppard · J.M. Spronk · Roni Stinger · Nike Sulway · Daniela Tomova · KT Wagner · Dianthe West · Leslie Wibberley · Mercedes M. Yardley
Read “Gorgoneion,” in Katabatic Circus Volume I
My poem, “Gorgoneion,” is featured among 24 pieces of gorgeous speculative poetry in Katabatic Circus Vol. 1, edited by Naomi Simone Borwein. The Katabatic Circus series (Angry Gable Press) draws from the complex metaphor of the katabatic imagination (as the hero’s sojourn to the underworld) and the geomorphic power of katabatic arctic winds. With poems by Stephanie M. Wytovich, Geneve Flynn, Naomi Simone Borwein, Kurt Newton, Kathleen Hellen, Dianthe West, West Ambrose, Özge Lena, Hibah Shabkhez, R.L. Summerling, K. Albasi, Angela Sylvaine, Peter Cashorali, Julie Allyn Johnson, Pixie Bruner, Tripp J Crouse, Charlotte Cosgrove, Amy Grech, Ivan De Monbrison, R.J. Ren, Alan Magee, Robert Savino Oventile, Ellen Harrold, H.V. Patterson.
Read “Where I’m From (after George Ella Lyon)” in Issue # 12 of EXIST OTHERWISE.
Happy to announce that my poem, "Where I'm From (after George Ella Lyon)," is now free to read in Issue #12 of EXIST OTHERWISE Literary Journal. EXIST OTHERWISE is modeled after artist Claude Cahun, whose gender-bending work defied social norms. Editor: Eric Jennings.
Read Whispers From Beyond: A Showcase of Dark Poetry
Three poems of mine achieved liftoff today in WHISPERS FROM BEYOND: A Showcase of Dark Poetry. Thanks to Crystal Lake Entertainment’s Joe Mynhardt and to Angela Y. Smith, Jamal Hodge, Maxwell Ian Gold, and Colleen Anderson for editorial feedback. The anthology features K.D. Bowers, Pixie Bruner, Kathryn Burkett, Chris P. Clay, Tom Deady, Faith Dincolo, AJ Franks, Tom Guldin, Kareem Hayes, Jem Kras, KB Nelson, Amabilis O'Hara, Michael H. Payne, Brian Richards, Rhea Rose, Melissa Stauffer, Roger Terry, KT Wagner, Dianthe West, and Rae Young.
Takeshi’s Cat is Here!
My short story TAKESHI'S CAT is free to read at Decapitate magazine. TAKESHI'S CAT is an absurd mash up of beloved fairy tale The White Cat with housing justice and a Japanese game show. Many thanks to the editors at Decapitate, an art + social justice project of Third Estate Art in Chicago.
Takeshi’s Cat is Coming December 10th
My short story TAKESHI'S CAT will appear online in Decapitate magazine on Sunday, December 10th, 2023. TAKESHI'S CAT is an absurd mash up of beloved fairy tale The White Cat with housing justice and a Japanese game show. Decapitate is an art + social justice project of Third Estate Art in Chicago.
Read HWA Poetry Showcase IX!
The Horror Writers Association presents their ninth annual Poetry Showcase, sharing the best in never-before-published dark verse. Edited by Angela Yuriko Smith with judges Lee Murray, Maxwell I. Gold and Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito, this year features the poetry of Stephanie M. Wytovich, Geneve Flynn and Naomi Simone Borwein along with other poems from Mary A. Turzillo, Christina Sng, Alessandro Manzetti, Victoria Nations, K. H. Vaughan and many more works of merit from the talented members of the Horror Writers Association. Cover art by Kyra Starr.