I will probably only be able to say this once in my life, but I got published in the same book as Jann Arden!
Read MoreFull disclosure, I haven’t been to a campground since I was a kid, but when perhappend mag’s latest submission call was themed HEATWAVE, I had to send in a camping poem. There’s BBQ’s, citronella, and withering walnuts in this one.
Read MoreCircuses seem to be trendy in the writing world this year. There’ve been quite a few submission calls with this theme, and that definitely got the creative juices going for me. My new flash fiction “The Fortune Teller’s Daughter” is up at Ellipsis Zine.
Read MoreIn 2014, the Art Central building in downtown Calgary was demolished. During its final days, I wandered the empty floors, took some final pictures, and wrote a poem about fate of the koi pond in the basement.
Read MoreThe 2020 National Flash Fiction Day UK happened on June 6, 2020. On this day, 218 flash fiction pieces were released into the world in 5-10 minute intervals as part of FlashFlood UK. They received 1650 submissions, and I’m so thrilled that one of my stories was accepted to be a part of the wordy flood.
Read MoreSo, this is something a little different that I’ve never done before. I wrote my first book review!
Read MoreMaybe it’s because I’ve been spending more time at home staring at things, but my two latest poems are about movie re-runs and glaucoma. Yep. Not quite sure what more to say on that. But I’m super happy that “Re-Watching Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in Your Thirties” and “Surface Tension” have found a wonderful home in CircleShow #21.
Read MoreI’ve got a new poem (second of two!) up at The Beach Hut . This piece was inspired by a visit to Corona Del Mar, California many years ago.
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