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My April 2024 Publications!

| May 9, 2024

I had a couple of new pieces come out in April My flash fiction piece, “Mutualism by Any Other Name,” appeared in the April issue of Factor Four Magazine. They’ve published me before, but I was pleased to find this story a home, as it’s an odd one, told from the perspective of a grove of […]

April 2024 Recap

| May 7, 2024

By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 91 Acceptances received: 2 Rejections received: 67 Stories withdrawn: 0 Resubmissions: 62 New Submissions: 9 Stories out at the end of the month: 93 April was a pretty good month in terms of submissions, with a couple more out at the end of the […]

What I’m Reading, Watching, and Listening To, April 2024

| April 10, 2024

Reading: Books for review and occasional game books, as I realize I need to learn more about some of the games we’re playing now or in the future! Watching: Not a whole heck of a lot, because most of our TV time has been spent on watching K-pop things. We did watch Spin Me Round for […]

Fun for Friday: April 2024 Writing Prompts

| March 29, 2024

Here we are at the end of March, so it’s time for the April 2024 writing prompts! This month, all of the words come from art challenges. The first column is from Doodlewash’s Spring Things challenge, and all of the words there are spring themed. The second column is from the Kick in the Creatives’ […]

April 2023 Recap!

| May 2, 2023

By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 83 Acceptances received: 3 Rejections received: 56 (+2) Stories withdrawn: 1 Resubmissions: 54 New Submissions: 11 Stories out at the end of the month: 88 Pretty decent numbers for this month, especially on the acceptances and writing new stuff fronts! I’ve signed the contracts […]

Fun for Friday: April 2023 Writing Prompts

| March 31, 2023

It’s almost April, so time for the April writing prompts! This month, I did all random prompts. The first column is nouns, and the second column is verbs, except because English is how it is, some of those words can be either nouns or verbs. The third column is much more random, pulled from lists […]

April 2022 Publications!

| May 5, 2022

I’ve got several new publications out this past month! My poem, “Here, I Rule,” appears in the April Not One of Us. This is a small printed zine, which you can order directly from the publisher. The poem is a look at a child’s adventure to another world. My drabble, “Consequence,” appeared in Martian: The […]

April 2022 Recap!

| May 3, 2022

By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 137 Acceptances received: 2 Rejections received: 71 (+3) Stories withdrawn: 0 Resubmissions: 44 New Submissions: 3 Stories out at the end of the month: 107 My submission numbers are a little on the low side this month, which is partially a result of retiring […]

What I’m Reading, Watching, and Listening To, Mid-April 2022 Edition

| April 13, 2022

Reading: Continuing to work my way through books for review and Stephen Fry’s The Ode Less Travelled. Watching: Moon Knight is now running weekly episodes, so we’re watching that, even though I know basically nothing about the character. I would watch Oscar Isaac read the phone book, especially if he’s playing around with accents while he does. […]

Fun for Friday: April 2022 Writing Prompts!

| March 25, 2022

It’s nearly the end of March, and though I could post these prompts next Friday, on April 1st, I thought I’d get them posted a little earlier than that. April’s a good month for spring words and all sorts of word about wind. There are a handful of other words thrown into the mix to […]