Blown Open — A Red Wolf Journal Anthology

Several of my poems are in this issue of Red Wolf Journal. I thank Editor Irene Toh for including them in such a fine collection. 

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Boris the Tyrannosaurus!

Satire is not dead! Just how popular is that Qatari jet that used to be Air Force #1? Read Boris the Tyrannosaurus and find out. I thank editor Hansen Adcock for including it in Once Upon a Crocodile! Here’s the link: https://onceuponacrocodile.wordpress.com/current-issue/boris-the-tyrannosaurus/

Joan’s Glass Lion

My “Joan’s Glass Lion” was just published in a new anthology by Thalia Press. This story was a favorite of good friends Al Anderson and Barbara Morris. They offered encouragement and suggestions while I wrote it. Sadly, they both passed away before they could see it in print. I hope it will please and that you’ll enjoy the rest of Curious Cats. https://www.amazon.com/Curious-Cats-Original-Short-Mysteries/dp/1960556363/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0

The Cat’s Out of the Bag: The Nine Lives Library Is Here!

The first volume of the Nine Lives Library is almost here! Curious Cats, a collection of 12 short mysteries, is a tribute to the enigmatic creatures that share our lives. The anthology debuts May 29 and includes my story “Joan’s Glass Lion”. Here’s a link so you may find out more: https://www.amazon.com/Curious-Cats-Original-Short-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B0GZMVDCJZ

Just Say the Magic Word!

If you had a choice, what ghost might you choose to enliven your idle moments? How about Groucho Marx? I conjured a fictional meditation on just that scenario! I thank editor Hansen Adcock for including You Bet Your Life in Issue 19 of  “Once Upon a Crocodile”! Here’s the link: https://onceuponacrocodile.wordpress.com/current-issue/you-bet-your-life/

Shared Taxi!

I thank Editor Sand Pilarsky for including “Shared Taxi” in this week’s edition of Piker Press. It’s very brief but one of my personal favorites. I had fun thinking and writing about Istanbul and Paris in the same story! https://www.pikerpress.com/article/11812/shared-taxi/

Nacimiento wins!

I’m happy to share the news that the Saturday Writers honored my poem “Nacimiento” with a first place award in their Poet Laureate’s contest. I’m most pleased, too, that it will be published in the 2026 contest anthology!