I've been having the best afternoon... Well, the weather's been lovely for one thing, and although a trip to the oral surgeon for an x-ray would not be considered a usual cause for joy, it got me out of work early, and I heard some good news about my wisdom teeth (they still need to come out, most of them, but the awesome surgeon scheduled my teeth-yanking procedure on precisely the day I wanted/needed... how often does that happen?)
But a more plausible source of my great mood is Spilt Milk Mag's notice that their new issue is up with my poem in it.
I was going to pick up an iced latte at the drive-through window, but I was afraid the caffeine would send me over the edge of giddiness. Not normally a concern of mine, believe me!
Monday, September 13, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Poem Accepted in Spilt Milk
I like the whole whimsical aesthetic of this U.K.-based online journal, Spilt Milk Mag, and am looking forward to the next issue which will happily contain a poem of mine.
Monday, June 28, 2010
A Happy Mailbox
It has been a good month for my mailbox. Today the Arsenic Lobster anthology arrived, and I've really been enjoying the selections. (Having two of my poems in there is pretty nice, too ;)
You can pick one up here if you're interested.
You can pick one up here if you're interested.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Book Review in Lines + Stars
I'm excited to see my first book review published outside of Melusine appearing in the new issue of Lines + Stars. I got the chance to review Jehanne Dubrow's From the Fever-World. Check it out here, if you like.
Friday, June 11, 2010
My Gargoyle Arrived!
I wasn't expecting it so early in the summer, so this was a wonderful surprise, and the issue looks awesome, thick and chock full of literary goodness.
(And I was pretty happy to see my poem on page 92.)
Again, I think my mood was a bit dark when I wrote it, but my mood was not dark when I opened that package. This is my first publication in a print journal other than an anthology or college/grad thesis publication, so it's kind of an exciting thing.
I also learned recently that two of my poems from Arsenic Lobster would be published in their anthology for this year, so one particular lonely shelf of my bookcase is starting to feel a bit less lonely.
(And I was pretty happy to see my poem on page 92.)
Again, I think my mood was a bit dark when I wrote it, but my mood was not dark when I opened that package. This is my first publication in a print journal other than an anthology or college/grad thesis publication, so it's kind of an exciting thing.
I also learned recently that two of my poems from Arsenic Lobster would be published in their anthology for this year, so one particular lonely shelf of my bookcase is starting to feel a bit less lonely.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Three Poems in Arsenic Lobster...
... and it made me smile to see an excerpt from one at the top of the issue's "toast".
Not that it's a very smiley poem, but I guess it has a certain grim humor. I do think I was in a rather dark place last year when I wrote those poems, but I guess darkness can be inspirational. I guess anything can be inspirational, really, even lightness, but like a lot of writers, I admit I have a tougher time writing when I'm over the moon.
Anyway, there's some seriously great stuff in this issue, and I'm just excited to be included in it.
Not that it's a very smiley poem, but I guess it has a certain grim humor. I do think I was in a rather dark place last year when I wrote those poems, but I guess darkness can be inspirational. I guess anything can be inspirational, really, even lightness, but like a lot of writers, I admit I have a tougher time writing when I'm over the moon.
Anyway, there's some seriously great stuff in this issue, and I'm just excited to be included in it.
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