“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
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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 unpublished picaresque fantasy novella for young people.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!
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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.
Try page 59 .https://redwolfjournal.wordpress.com
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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/
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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
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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
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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/
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