All You need is . . .

Writing truly about love makes a poet most vulnerable. I trust Red Wolf Editor Irene Toh with such words. Four of my poems are in “The Delights of Love” issue of Red Wolf Journal. I thank her for including them in this fine collection.  

Try page 113. https://redwolfjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/the-delights-of-love-anthology.pdf

A Reminiscence about Leonard

Long ago, I had a serendipitous meeting and important conversation with Leonard Wibberley. I recall that occasion and much more in my new interview for Once Upon a Crocodile. I thank editor Hansen Adcock for including it on his website. Here’s the link:  https://onceuponacrocodile.wordpress.com/current-issue/issue-20-interviews/robert-walton-issue-20/

Your Honor

“Your Honor” is a meditation on one possible AI future and was just published in issue 7 of The Independent Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine.  I thank editors J.D. Evans and Kura Jane Carpenter for including in their thought provoking magazine! Here’s the link to the publication’s website:https://ifs-mag.com

One Stone

Our Civil War was fought to end slavery. Hundreds of thousands died to bring reality more closely in line with the ideals expressed in our Declaration of Independence. The War ended, but the struggle to live up to our ideals continues. Cavalry skirmishes near Atlanta in the summer of 1864 afforded me the idea for this story. It saddens me that the story’s message remains timely now. “One Stone” was just published on the Literally Stories site. Here’s the link: https://literallystories2014.com/2026/09/24/one-stone-by-robert-walton/

Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick!

My story “Big Stick” is a small SF nod to Teddy Roosevelt and was just published in Strange Tales of Space and Time.  I thank Burial Books editor Steven Harris for including it in this fine new anthology! Here’s the link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX34LW34?fbclid=IwY2xjawUNMstwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMU5aYU9UUGdhTVdZeWNhOUpzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeWrjT5Z30eooeBbsaede3sX_LtiYA5OW3qajHbeH38dSkpdlpr3VMEHtey5U_aem_XoLfBqGLK3s0h60BGyTSxQ

A Thorny Child Returns

“Like a Thorny Child” won first place in the Central Coast Writers 2012 fiction contest. It was subsequently published in the contest journal and hasn’t been seen since. I thank editor Ivy Quigley for including this story in the August edition of Breath and Shadows! Here’s the link: https://www.abilitymaine.org/bs2026aug/%22like-a-thorny-child%22

Mrs. Turkolu’s Emerald Wins Prize!

I’m proud to share the news that the Saturday Writers just honored “Mrs. Turkolu’s Emerald” with an award in their 2026 Children’s Literture contest. This story became the opening chapter in The Emerald Owl’s Secret, my (as yet!) unpublished picaresque fantasy novella for young people. It will be included in the 2026 anthology. Thanks to the contest administrators and judges!