It’s a great feeling to be a part of something new, something un-established, undefined, unseen until now. This is my first time being in an inaugural issue of a literary magazine. I love the name, Claw & Blossom, and I love that its mandate it that the work must have a focus on the natural world.
Read MoreI’ve been writing a lot more flash fiction pieces these days. Maybe it’s the challenge of boiling stories down into small quick bursts or maybe the length makes it an easier transition from poetry into prose. Regardless, here’s a bright shiny (and short) new piece about third dates and taxidermy to cap off the latest edition of Atlas and Alice.
Read MoreI don’t submit to contests often. In my mind, they’re intimidating and usually a long shot. But, after a little coaxing from my mentor, I decided to send something into the Writers’ Union of Canada’s Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers and…I made it as a finalist!
Read MoreMy new poem “A 1990’s Phenomenon” is now available in the beautiful Vallum 16:1 - Connections. I loved the cover so much, I had to do a little photo shoot over the lunch break.
Read MoreAs a writer, one of the things I’ve always wanted is to find my work in a library, and this year, it finally happened…sort of.
Read More3 words + 25 contributors + 75 pages = 1 pretty awesome issue. Check out my new poem “Sleeper Train Along a December’s Coast” and read what other inspirations can come from three little words in 3Elements Review’s Issue 22 - Gaslight, Slip, Metronome.
Read MoreThe blog has been a little quiet lately, but that doesn’t mean things haven’t been happening. Back in March, I was lucky enough to be accepted for the 2019 Spring Writers’ Retreat at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. It was two intense, but wonderful weeks surrounded by artists, mountains and words.
Read MoreOkay, so this isn't quite a publication, but it was a contest entry (no, I didn't win), and it's up online, so I figure I might as well put it on the blog. It's my first stab at non-fiction travel writing.
Read MoreAliens, planets, poetry, oh my! This gorgeous book comes all the way from Edinburgh, Scotland and the lovely people at Shoreline of Infinity. It’s my first inclusion into an anthology and the home to two new poems.
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