Creative Writing Courses, Publishing Updates, and Gifted Illustrations
Happy New Year!
Now’s a great time for new creative beginnings and sustaining artistic goals. I have several course offerings during the winter season. The City of Windsor Recreation & Education department is currently enrolling for Creative Writing classes at Forest Glade Community Centre and Mackenzie Hall Cultural Centre…
Artist and fellow poet Adriane Clipperton recently shared her sketches of yours truly drawn at TOAST Open Mic Poetry’s monthly readings held at Phog Lounge over the 2024 year…
Phylum Press out of London, Ontario gave me a social media shout-out on Instagram in November for their debut issue, published in the fall of 2024. My poem, “Lessons from Bryophyta,” was part of the Nano Moss collection.…
In October, I had the pleasure of being part of a publishing panel hosted by writer Vanessa Shields at Balanced Life Wellness Centre in Essex…
I’m preparing for my second ever writer’s retreat, this time with the good folks over at The Chestnut Review. A group of us are heading over to Mexico…
Author Panel, Publishing Updates, Creative Writing Class Availability
On Sunday, October 27 I’ll be part of a panel discussion with local authors about our various publishing experiences as well as sharing our tips for getting your work seen by audiences. This event is presented by Gertrude’s Writing Room & Balanced Life Wellness Centre in Essex. Space is limited to twenty participants and tickets are $40, which includes refreshments, and a post-panel author mingle...
I’m always grateful to share that several new pieces of mine have been accepted for publication in literary journals and an anthology by UK press Saraband. My poem “Circlet” now appears in the inaugural issue of Pictura Journal, as does an interview about my creative process. A prose-y poem called “Hurricane” recently made the seventeenth edition of The Petigru Review...
Just a reminder that the City of Windsor Rec and Ed department is currently enrolling for Creative Writing classes taking place this fall at Forest Glade Community Centre and Mackenzie Hall. I offer two different courses at both locations, one for tweens (ages 12 to 15), and another for adults (ages 16 and up)...
Editing & Publishing Updates, and a Future Live Reading
At the end of 2023, I had the distinct pleasure of editing a writer whose work I’ve admired for some time. Aletheia Luna has been managing the spiritually-oriented website LonerWolf, alongside her partner Mateo Sol, for the past twelve years…
In late February, Short Reads published a prose poem of mine called “Deluge” as part of their weekly feature of established and emerging writers working in flash…
The City of Windsor released an online zine/collection for the Windsor Voices Initiative to celebrate National Poetry Month, the results of which were posted today…
Issue four of Windsor Public Library’s literary journal, Pagination, is set to be released on Wednesday, May 1st, with a launch party at Chapter Two Brewing Company…
Forthcoming Work in Last Resort Literary Review
Geeked to share that Last Resort Literary Review has taken a poem of mine that I’ve been trying to publish for a couple years now, a piece called “Plan B.”
The poem, in essence, captures the saying “life happens when you’re busy making other plans.”
Thesis Abstract Posted to OhioLINK Library Catalog
The abstract for my Creative Writing MFA thesis with Bowling Green State University is now available to view on the OhioLINK library catalog. The thesis, Stinging Nettle, is comprised of poems created and refined during my time in grad school—the contents of which may eventually form a full-length book in the future…
Forthcoming Work in Into the Void
I’ve recently received word that another poem from my MFA thesis has been accepted for publication by Into the Void Magazine. “Portrait of My Sister after Drinking Transmission Fluid” will appear…
AWP Intro Journals Award Win and Forthcoming Work in Reed Magazine
I’m elated that a recent poem from my thesis titled “Pandemic Haircuts” was awarded publication as part of the AWP Intro Journals Project. Reed Magazine, San José State University’s literary journal and California’s oldest lit mag, has selected the poem for an upcoming issue. The piece is about love, loss, and preservation in the time of coronavirus…
Mayflies Production Schedule Delayed
Finishing Line Press has recently notified me that the production schedule for Mayflies is a bit behind schedule, so expect shipments to be delayed a few weeks…
Presale Target for Mayflies Reached
Special thanks to those friends, family members, and colleagues who pre-ordered a copy of Mayflies from Finishing Line Press…