In the Raven’s Wood

Delighted that The McGuffin has accepted three poems for publication in the next issue (print). 

I’ve been busy writing, revising, and submitting  poems, so I have many new acceptances to report (I’ve been remiss about posting.) Much gratitude to the editors of the following journals for appreciating my work. 

“Looking at Anything but Pigeons” – slips slips issue #3 (Distraction) – early 2027

“Starling Life” – MockingOwl Roost Nov. 27 issue plus bog and substack (dates to be determined)

“Friends” – MockingOwl Roost blog – date TBD

“The Bee” – MockingOwl Roost Nov. 27 issue and Substack as post (date TBD)

“Painted Lady” – MockingOwl Roost Nov. 27 issue.

“A Midsummer Night’s Haiku,” “Queen Mab,” and “The Bottom of Dreams” – Alien Buddha Press Shakespeare issue, early 2027

“Menorah” to be reprinted in December issue of Highlights

“At the Wheel” in One Art, Monday, November 9

Already up online:

“On the Paintings of Caspar David Friedrich” – Woodside Review

“The Hungry Dead,” “The Year of Dead Poets” (reprint), and “Utrost” – October issue of Verse Virtual

Dreams&Shadows is out now on Spillwords, with an absolutely lovely illustration. 

Love-School, originally published on Verse-Virtual, is now reprinted on Silver Birch Press. 

Many thanks to editor Corey Cook for publishing my poem “Dishes to Die For” on Red Eft Review. I love Red Eft’s extremely human, personal poems, slices of real life. 

“Pueblo Tourist” appeared in Red Eft Review on April 20, 2025. 

Still here. Still writing. But I’ve spent the last few years focusing on writing novels, editing them, workshopping them, submitting them, and reading the rejection letters (often with praise but still–no offers). While I attempt to garner up the courage to make some last-ditch efforts to send out the last two books, I’ve resumed writing poetry. There are no submissions to report yet, so no acceptances. But… perhaps soon. 

“Silenced,” based on the Grimm tale “Toads and Diamonds” is up on the delicious magazine Corvid Queen, which publishes feminist works based on myths and fairy tales. 

Many thanks to Dawn Albright at Polu Texni for publishing “The Hedge-Witch’s Payment.” 

My new poem, up at  Polu Texni, is based on the Grimm tale “Snow White and Rose Red.”