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The following are my “traditionally” published works:

“Oh, My Aching Heart” published by The Stray Branch, Spring/Summer 2024, #33, Vol. 30, May 2024

“The Night My Father Died” published by The Stray Branch, Spring/Summer 2024, #33, Vol. 30, May 2024.

“Weeping Willow” published by The Stray Branch, Spring/Summer 2024, #33, Vol. 30, May 2024.

“Blind to the Dark” published in Walt Whitman 205 Anthology, Local Gems Press, May 2024.

“Reality” published in Wheelsong Poetry Anthology 4, Wheelsong Books, April 2024.

“Searching for Hope” published in Wheelsong Poetry Anthology 4, Wheelsong Books, April 2024.

“So Much Love for Sadie” published in Poetica #17, Clarendon House Publications, April 2024.

“To Be Someone” published in Shards, Ravens Quoth Press, April 2024.

“Are There Beginnings to Ends” published in Shards, Ravens Quoth Press, April 2024.

“Abyss” published in Shards, Ravens Quoth Press, April 2024.

“Waves of Madness” published in Psythur 2, Ravens Quoth Press, May 2024.

“The Egg – Yellow and White” published in Psythur 2, May 2024.

“Camouflaged Behind Mask of Shangri-la Lies” published in 42 Stories Anthology, BAM/MacKenze Publishing, November 2024.

“Quota” published in Galaxy #15, Clarendon House Publications, March 2024.

“Naughty Granny” chosen from Chicken Soup’s story library, published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mothers & Daughters, March 2024.

“Following the Path” published in Poetica #16, Clarendon House Publications, February 2024.

“Your True Colour” published in Open Heart Forgery, February 2024.

“Angst” published in FRISSON 1, Ravens Quoth Press, February 2024.

“No Exit” published in Galaxy #14, Clarendon House Publications, January 2024.

“Thunder Rolls” published in Ovation, a Jimmy Broccoli anthology, March 2024.

“What Do You See” published in Silk Road Poetry, Local Gems Press, February 2023.

“Ode To You and Me” published in Poetica # 15, Clarendon House Publications, December 2023.

“The Empty Chair” published in Home for the Holidays, Southern Arizona Press, December 2023.

“Carols Don’t Always Rhyme” published in Home for the Holidays, Southern Arizona Press, December 2023.
 
“Perpetual Family Christmas” published in Home for the Holidays, Southern Arizona Press, December 2023. 
 
“Silence” published in Home for the Holidays, Southern Arizona Press, December 2023.
 
“Silent Tears” published in Harmonic Verse, Local Gems Press, December 2023.
 
“All Spring Things” published in Open Heart Forgery, November 2023.
 
“He Stands Alone” published in Galaxy 13, Clarendon House Publications, November 2023.
 
“I’m Still Here” published in Poets of the Promise, Local Gems Press, November 2023.
 
“Faces” published in Poetica #14, Clarendon House Publications, October 2023.
 
“Ten Seconds” published in Glimmer, Sparks Anthologies, November 2023.

“Gramps and the Fairies” published in Glimmer, Sparks Anthologies, November 2023.

“Night Gathering” published in Glimmer, Sparks Anthologies, November 2023.

“Fanny and Mister Finn” published in City of the Gods, Sparks Anthologies, September 2023.

“Last Vision” published in Psythur 1 (Editor’s Choice collection), Ravens Quoth Press, October 2023.

“Oh, Dragonfly” published in Psythur 1 (Editor’s Choice collection), Ravens Quoth Press, October 2023.

“To Die a Death” published in Psythur 1 (Editor’s Choice collection), Ravens Quoth Press, October 2023.

“Waves of Madness” published in Beyond the Sand and Sea, Southern Arizona Press, August 2023.

“All Spring Things” published in Poetica #13, Clarendon House Publications, August 2023.

“Wash Away” published in Our Poetry Archive, August 1, 2023.

“Winter’s Dead Hostas” published in Our Poetry Archive, August 1, 2023.

“A Facade” published in Our Poetry Archive, August 1, 2023.

“Of the Night” published in Our Poetry Archive, August 1, 2023.

“The Final Curtain” published in Our Poetry Archive, August 1, 2023.

“Wash Away” published in Poetica #12, Clarendon House Publications, June 2023.

“Fantasy Lover” published in An Alumni of Words, Scout Media, September 2023.

“My Grief” published in Poetica #11, Clarendon House Publications, April 2023.

“Grasping Your World” published by Open Heart Forgery, April 2023.

 

“Moving On Up” published in Ripe Fiction, a not-for-profit online literary journal of timeliness, March 30, 2023.

“Firefrog” published in I Used To Be an Animal Lover, May 2023.

“A Blank Canvas” published in Poetica #10, Clarendon House Publications, February 2023.

“Flowers of Love” published in Love Letters in Poetic Verse, Southern Arizona Press, February 2023.

“To My Future Valentine” published in Love Letters in Poetic Verse, Southern Arizona Press, February 2023.

“Behind the Mask” published in Open Heart Forgery, Halifax, NS, February 2023.

“Of the Night” published in Evermore 2, The Ravens Quoth Press, February 2023.

“My Three Hearts” published in Galaxy #8, Clarendon House Publications, January 2023.

“Watch the Bird Fly” published in Dream 2, Ravens Quoth Press, July 2023.

“The Old Oak Tree” published in Dream 2, Ravens Quoth Press, July 2023.

“That Place” published in Dream 2, Ravens Quoth Press, July 2023.

“Oh, My Aching Heart” published in Dream 2, Ravens Quoth Press, July 2023.

“Baby Lost, Baby Found/The Weight of Motherhood,” published in Acta Victoriana 147.1, print journal, fall 2022. (Alas, Quilliad Press accepted this story, too, and I had to decline.)

“Living with Death” published in Poetica #9, Clarendon House Publications, December 2022.

“Words Too Few” published in Open Heart Forgery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 2022.

“The Night My Father Died” published in Poetica #8, Clarendon House Publications, October 2022.

“Faces” published in Wheelsong Poetry Antholgy (a charity antho), Wheelsong Books, October 2022.

“Your True Colour” published in Wheelsong Poetry Antholgy (a charity antho), Wheelsong Books, October 2022.

“Paint and Shadows” published in Wheelsong Poetry Antholgy (a charity antho), Wheelsong Books, October 2022.

“Early Christmas Gift” published in The Gift, Sweetycat Press, November 2022.

“Holes 2” published in Galaxy #6, Clarendon House Publications, September 2022.

“The Seamstress” published in Poetica #7, Clarendon House Publications, August 2022.

“Cranky Cat” published in Zoo Anthology, Sweetycat Press, October 1, 2022.

“Holes” short story published in Galaxy #5 (sci-fi anthology), Clarendon House Publications, July 2022.

“The Portrait” published in Poetica #6, Clarendon House Publications, June 2022.

“Your True Colours” published in Poetica #5, Clarendon House Publications, April 2022.

“Sweet Things” published in Acta Victoriana (online edition), the literary journal of Victoria University in the University of Toronto, May 2022.

“Socks and a Ripped-Out Heart” published in paranormal anthology Out of Time by Timber Ghost Press, October 2022.

“A Customary Christmas” (was to be published in anthology Thirteen Days of Christmas, by Twelve House Books, October 2022, but publisher cancelled publication).

“Izaac and Alec” published in Jewels in the Queen’s Crown as one of the 14K Gold Winners, August 2022.

“The Body Flails and Flounders,” short story published in Movement: Our Bodies in Action, Sweetycat Press, June 2022.

“Be Kind” poem published in Open Heart Forgery, March 2022.

“The Sunflower” published in Poetica #4, Clarendon House Publications, March 2022.

“The Jump” highly commended in Morgen Bailey’s 100-word competition (theme: sometimes good things have to come to an end), December 2021.

“Pie High in the Sky,” published in anthology Beautiful: In the Eye of the Beholder, by SweetyCat Press, March 2022.

“One Together” published in Tempest 1, by The Ravens Quoth Press, 2022.

“Once Upon a Time” published in Cherish 1, by The Ravens Quoth Press, August 2022.

“Following the Path” published in Balm 2, by The Ravens Quoth Press, July 2022.

“Izaak and Alex” in anthology Stories & Poems in the Song of Life, Sweetycat Press, February 2022.

“Wash Away” in anthology PS: It’s Still Poetry, published by Poetry Soup, January 2022.

“Too Many Buts” published in Sin Fronteras/Writers without Borders, Journal Issue #26, August 2022.

“Cellars and Sauerkraut” published in Still Point Arts Quarterly by Shanti Arts LLC, Winter Journal, December 1, 2021.

“No Escape,” poem published in Open Heart Forgery, December 2021.

“Beer Cheer,” highly commended in Morgen Bailey’s 100-word competition (theme: “a not-so-happy celebration”), November 2021.

“A Facade” published in anthology Evermore 1, by The Ravens Quoth Press, November 2021.

“Dear Matt” published in A Love Letter (or Poem) To . . ., Sweetycat Press, November 2021.

“Out the Window” poem published in Around the World: Landscapes & Cityscapes, Sweetycat Press, November 2021.

Poems “Winter’s Dead Hostas,” “Change of Seasons/Tree of Life,” “The Seed Planter” published by Dastaan World in  anthology, Discordia!, November 2021.

“Too Many Broken Hearts” published in Please See Me, Winter Issue-09, November 2021.

“The Investigation,” honourable mention in Morgen Bailey’s 100-word competition (theme: “a sticky end”), October, 2021.

“Never Had I Ever,” poem in anthology, Plague Take It: A Covid Almanac By and About Elders, Loose Canon Press, October 2021.

“Oh, to Live the Good Life,” highly commended in Morgen Bailey’s 100-word contest (theme: “Harold goes shopping), September 2021.

“Faces” published in Open Heart Forgery, September 2021.

“The First and Last” published online and read in podcast, 100 Days, 100 Scary Stories, September 2021 (Day 29).

Episode 16 in the novel The Whole Wide World, published by Sweetycat Press, September 2021. 

“Two Days Hence” published in Galaxy # 2: The Inner Circle Writers’ Group Sci-fi and Fantasy Flash Fiction Anthology 2021, May 2021.

“Only on Paper” published in Poetica # 3: The Inner Circle Writers’ Group Second Poetry Anthology 2021, May 2021.

Bio included in Who’s Who of Emerging Writers 2021, Sweetycat Press, June 2021.

What Is Time? – book of poetry published by Cyberwit Publishers, May 2021.

“The Night My Father Died” published in Sin Fronteras/ Writers without Borders, Journal Issue #25, March 2021.

“Leo and Katharine,” published by Blog Hoarder, Volume 2 of the Fiction Junkie anthology series, August 2021. 

“Weeping Willow” published by Last Leaves Magazine, Issue 2, Spring 2021.

“Once Upon a Time” in Poetica # 2: The Inner Circle Writers’ Group Poetry Anthology 2020, published by Clarendon House Publications, January 2021.

“Bad, Bad Granny” and “Winter’s Dead Hostas” in To Be Or Not To Be A Writer, published by SweetyCat Press, February 2021.

Essay “To Be Catherine A. MacKenzie” in To Be Or Not To Be A Writer, published by SweetyCat Press, February 2021.

“Homelessness” read in The Poetics, Episode 10, Sweetycat Press, January 2021.

“The Seamstress” highlighted on Urban Ivy’s Instagram page (from anthology Mothers in Time), January 2021.

“Bad, Bad Granny” read by Dave Gregory in Sweetycat Press Youtube production of In A Flash, December 17, 2020.

“Bad, Bad Granny” published in El Ojo del Lago, December 2020.

“He Writes  Alone,” published by Sweetycat Press in anthology The Wordsmith Chronicles, December 2020.

Essay “I, Catherine A. MacKenzie” (“Out of Depths of Despair”) published by Sweetycat Press in I, The Writer, November 2020.

“Winter’s Dead Hostas,” part of The Poetics readings by author Wendy Vogel, SweetyCat Press, YouTube episode 4, October 20, 2020.

“Despite It All” published by Windy Wood Publishing, October 2020, in anthology, Gathering In.

The Book of Books: two of my books featured, Sweetycat Press, August 2020.

“Two Days Hence” and “Bitter Pill” published by Dastaan World in Quantum, June 2020.

“Let’s Talk About Maple Tree Literary Supplement,” one of four winners of the “Let’s Talk About Short Story Publications Grant.” Published in the Who’s Who of Emerging Writers 2020, June 2020.

Bio included in Who’s Who of Emerging Writers 2020, Sweetycat Press, June 2020.

“The Seamstress” published by Urban Ivy in Mothers in Time series, May 2020.

“Sliced Bread and Mechanical Hearts” highly commended in Morgen Bailey’s 100-word competition (theme: “since sliced bread”), March 2020.

“Illusions” published by Breaking Rules Publishing in anthology, Spring, Short Story Book Project, March 2020. 

“Jake and Stella” published by Breaking Rules Publishing in anthology, Spring, Short Story Book Project, March 2020. 

“Balloons, Chocolates, and Flowers” published by Breaking Rules Publishing in anthology, Spring, Short Story Book Project, March 2020. 

Poem “Only On Paper” published in special Open Heart Forgery anthology, March 2020. (Celebrating Open Heart Forgery’s first ten years of local grassroots poetry.)

“Death by Sea,” published by Evergreen Writers Group in anthology, Water’s Edge (spring 2020).

“Don’t Splash,” published by Evergreen Writers Group in anthology, Water’s Edge, (spring 2020).

“Seaside,” published by Evergreen Writers Group in anthology, Water’s Edge, (spring 2020).

“Waves of Madness,” published by Evergreen Writers Group in anthology, Water’s Edge (spring 2020).

“One Together,” published by Clarendon House Publications in Glamour: The Inner Circle Writers’ Group Romance Anthology 2019, February 2020.

“I Wish” published in PORTAL: The Inner Circle Writers’ Group Children’s Anthology 2019, January 2020.

“Bad, Bad Granny” published online at ‘Christmas at Spillwords’ #SpillwordsXmas, December 25, 2019.

Poems “One Red Rose,” “My Dear R,” and “A Hidden Hope” in The Inner Circle Writers Group Magazine, December 2019.

“Margaret of the Sea,” short story in anthology Creatures in Canada – A Darkling Around the World Anthology, Lycan Valley Press Publications, December 2019.

“Oliver’s Story” in Maelstrom: The Inner Circle Writers’ Group Literary Anthology 2019, November 2019.

“Dark and Empty” published by Spillwords.com as part of “Spillwords Halloween.” October 31, 2019.

“Bitter Pill” in flash fiction anthology Gleam, published by Clarendon House Publications, September 2019.

Poem “Of the Night” in anthology Poetica, published by Clarendon House Publications, August 2019.

“Fairy Tale Characters” published by Clarendon House Publications in anthology, Tempest, July 2019.

“The Preacher” published by Clarendon House Publications in anthology, Blaze, June 2019.

“Snake Eyes” published by Dragon Soul Press, in Organic Ink, Volume One, May 2019.

“How My Garden Grows” published in The Garden issue, Still Point Arts Quarterly,No. 33, Spring 2019.

“Wash Away” published in Sin Fronteras/Writers without Borders, Journal Issue #23, March 2019.

“Prediction and Predicament” published by Clarendon House Publications in Miracle: The Inner Circle Writers’ Group Christian Stories Anthology 2018, December 2018.

“Ada and Joyce,” published in A Flash of Words by Scout Media, December 2018.

“The Charred Body” published by Clarendon House Publications in anthology Enigma, November 2018.

“Dodging Death” (essay) re-printed by Reader’s Digest Association (Canada) in book, Our Canada, Our Country, Our Stories, fall 2018.

“Julee and Me” in Fireburst, a flash fiction anthology, Clarendon House Publications, August 2018.

“Squeaky Runs,” third place winner in Morgen Bailey’s 100-word competition (theme: “the wheel”), June 2018.

“The Final Curtain” in Cadence, poetry anthology, Clarendon House Publications, July 2018.

“Night Gathering,” children’s anthology Window, Clarendon House Publications, June 2018.

“Forty-Seven Seconds,” anthology Whispers in the Dark, SEZ Publishing, May 2018.

“Mops and Fairy Tales,” short story in anthology Vortex, Clarendon House Publications, May 2018.

“The Preacher,” short story in Gathering Storm Magazine, Year 2, Issue 8, May 2018.

“My Middle Child” in SASEE Magazine, May 2018.

“Venerable Trees,” flash fiction anthology Flashpoint, Clarendon House Publications, March 2018.

Poem “The Star,” Open Heart Forgery, March 2018.

Two poems: “Of the Night” and “Winter’s Dead Hostas,” Untimely Frost – Dark Poetry Anthology,  May 2018, Lycan Valley Press Publications.

“Straw People” in Off Highway, published by the Evergreen Writers Group, October 2017.

“Shadow of the Mountain,” published in Gathering Storm Magazine,  Year One, Issue 6, December 2017.

“Cellars and Sauerkraut,” short story in anthology, The Coldest December, published by Quarter Castle Publishing, December 2017.

“Bad, Bad Granny,” short story in charity anthology for Feed Nova Scotia, Cape Breton’s Christmas, book 4, November 2017.

“Lilah,” published in anthology The Renegades of Prose, by FTB Press, December 2016.

“To Duke,” poem published by University Professors Press in anthology, Our Last Walk: Using Poetry for Grieving and Remembering Our Pets, summer 2016.

“No Exit,” published by FoF Publishing in anthology, Deadhead Miles, Volume 2, September 2016.

“I Wish,” one of 7 winners in Flash Fiction contest at the Writers’ Village blog, March 2016.

Short story, “Mastress of Light and Dark,” published by EMP Publishing in The Prison Compendium anthology, November 2016. (Also top 5% finalist in Neoverse Short Story Writing Competition, March 2016.)

Short story, “Spencer,” published by FTB Publishing in anthology, ODD-isms,  March 2016.

Non-fiction, “Dodging Death,” published by More of Our Canada, November 2015.

“Not with My Boots,” short story in anthology, Quarter Castle Chronicles, Volume One, September 2015.

“Revealing Scars” selected as part of the second round of consideration, Creative Writing Institute, August 2015. 

Poem, “Wash Away,” one of seven runners-up in Wax Poetry Contest No. 9, August 2015.

Haiku, “Words Cast into Stones,” second place winner in Wax Poetry and Art Magazine‘s Haiku Contest #6, August 2015.

“Oliver’s Story,” published by Maple Tree Literary Supplement, Issue No. 19, May-August 2015.

“Things My Mother Taught Me,” anthology Only Trollops Shave Above the Knee: The Crazy, Brilliant, and Unforgettable Lessons We’ve Learned from Our Mothers, May 2015 (Blue Lobster Book Co.)

Haiku, “My mother’s picture,” first place winner in Wax Poetry and Art Magazine‘s Haiku Contest #5, March 2015.

“Women Must Stick Together,” short story in anthology, I am Woman, I am Man, by Horrified Press, November 2015.

“Julee and Me,” short story in anthology, I am Woman, I am Man, by Horrified Press, November 2015.

“The Dinner Invitation,” short story in anthology, I am Woman, I am Man, by Horrified Press, November 2015.

“Angels and Beethoven,” short story in anthology, Fractured Realms, by Horrified Press, January 2015. (Charity anthology for The Autism Trust).

“Open for Business,” short story in anthology, Blue Gonk Cafe, by Horrified Press, February 2015.

“The Egg Platter” short story in anthology, Blue Gonk Cafe, by  Horrified Press, February 2015.

“Raspberry Treats” short story in anthology, Blue Gonk Cafe, by Horrified Press, February 2015.

“Dreaming of Dreams” short story in anthology, Sweet Dreams & Night Terrors, by Horrified Press, October 2015.

“Dark and Empty” short story in anthology, Toybox, by Horrified Press, August  2015.

“Night Rules” short story in anthology, Night Walkers, by  Horrified Press, January 2015.

Flash fiction story “I Wish,”  second place winner in Wax Poetry and Art Magazine‘s Flash Fiction Contest #4, November 2014.

Short story “Shadow of the Mountain,” second place winner, Afterwords Writing Group contest, November 2014.

Poem “Following the Path,” in anthology The Warbler’s Song, by Polar Expressions Publishing, December 2014.

“Naughty Granny,” short story in anthology, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas in Canada, October 2014.

Poem “The Seamstress,” displayed at the launch exhibit of the Blanket Stories project in June 2014 at the Macy Art Gallery, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City.

“Room 428” in Out of the Mist, published by the Evergreen Writers Group, June 2014.

“Winnie’s Christmas Goodies,” short story in anthology, One Hell of a Christmas, by Horrified Pres, November 2014.

Poem “One Red Rose,” Open Heart Forgery, September 2014.

Poem “Only on Paper,” Open Heart Forgery, June 2014.

“Jesse James without a Gun,” second place winner, Afterwords Writers Group, Halifax, Nova Scotia (May 2014)

“Trapped in the Swallow,” “Molly Mulligan,” “The Mannequin,” “Night Candy,” “My Name is Tiffany,” “Rear View Mirror,” “Collecting Knocks,” published by 7 Fates Writers in anthology, In the Dead of the Night, 2013.

Poem “My Heart,” Open Heart Forgery, November 2013.

Novelette “Shadows and Tumbleweeds,” Rebel Ink Press, October 2013.

Short story “Endless Horizon,” second place winner, Afterwords Writers Group, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2013.

Short story “Hazel and Milburn,” third place winner, Afterwords Writers Group, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2013.

“The Haunted House,” short story in anthology Shall We Dance? published by Dancing With Bear Publishing, October 2013.

Poem “To  Be A Killer,” published by DIVA in anthology, Silenced.

Poem “Silenced,” published by DIVA in anthology, Silenced.

Short story “One, Two, Three…” published by DIVA in anthology, Silenced.

Poem “Time is Rhyme,” Open Heart Forgery, September 2013.

“Doorbells and December,” Parts 1 and 2, in anthology, Gingersnaps & Candy Canes, published by Dancing With Bear Publishing, December 2013.

5 poems in anthology Elements of Life: Birth, Life Death (2013), an Accentuate Writers Anthology: “All These Things,” “I’m Not Ready to Go,” “Breathe,” “Foetus,” “The Tree of Life.”

Short stories: “Away with the Fairies” and “Doorbells and December” in anthology Christmas Bells, Christmas Tales, published by Dancing with Bear Publishing, December 2012.

Short story “Afterward,” first prize, Afterword Writers Group contest, Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 2012.

“The Party,” short story in anthology A Halloween to Remember, published by Dancing With Bear Publishing, October 2012.

Essay “Brown Suede Shoes,” Father’s Day Anthology, The Dad Plan, published by Rebel Ink Press, June 2, 2012.

Poem “Strolling on the Malecon,” El Ojo del Lago, July 2012.

Short story “Promise Tendered, Promise Taken,” Lake Chapala Review, May 15, 2012.

2 poems, and short story “My Grandmother’s Hero,” Memorial Day anthology Now Serving by Rebel Ink Press, May 3, 2012.

2 Haiku – Summer Memories: “No Kisses” and “Winter Wine,” published by Fiction Brigade, December 2011.  E-book (published February 2012) titled Espresso Fiction: A Collection of Flash Fiction for the Average Joe.

6 poems – Valentine’s Day anthology, One Red Rose, by Dancing With Bear Publishing, February 2012: “Flowers of Love,” “Faithful (I’m Here Beside You),  “My Valentine of Love,” “Love of Two People,” “Paints and Shadows,” “To My Future Valentine.”

Short story “The Flowers,” Valentine’s Day anthology, Tempting Cupid,  by Rebel Ink Press, February 2012.

Poem “The Facade,” The Spirit of Poe anthology, Literary Landmark Publishing, July 2012.

Poem “A Portrait of Myself,” Magnapoets (Self-portrait issue), January 2012.

2 poems – Klutzin’ Around the Christmas Tree anthology, December 2011: “The Two  Births of Jesus,” “The Baby (Jesus).”

3 poems – The Latke Hound anthology, December 2011 (3 Christmas poems): “Happy Holidays, Everyone,” “Let’s Remember the Baby,” “The Real Reason.”

Halloween poem “All Hallow’s Eve,” Happy Halloween anthology published by Dancing with Bear Publishing, October 2011.

Story “My Canada,” Chicken Soup for the Soul O Canada, November 2011.

Essay “The Face of Death,” published on  Existential.com, 2010.

Essay “Motivation-And Mortality,” published on Existential.com, 2010.

Article “Buenos Dias,” The Lake Chapala Review, March 2012.

Essay “My Love/Hate Relationship, The Lake Chapala Review, February 2012.

Article “Three Authors in the Sun,”  The Lake Chapala Review, January 2011.

Poem “The Start of an Ajijic Day,” El Ojo del Lago, February 2011

Story “The Tianguis,”  El Ojo del Lago, April 2011

Essay “I am a Snowbird,” El Ojo del Lago

Poem “I Remember my Granny Whiting,” Generations of Poetry: the eZine for Genealogists, April 2011

Essay “Open Doors,” SASEE Magazine, May 2011

Poem “A Blank Canvas,” Still Point Arts Quarterly, October 2011

Poem “Have Faith, Not Fear,” Guardian Angel Kids Ezine, December 2011.

“A Return to Design,” Woman magazine, spring 2000.

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Publications that Petered Out:

2 short stories and 19 poems  – Twin Trinity Media (four anthologies)

4 short stories – Twin Trinity Media (digital downloads)

Novel – The List, to be published by Chainbooks. Each chapter is written by a different author; my contribution is Chapter 4.

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Bragging Writes:

“Buckle Me Tight” one of the top 10% of unselected entries in the 43rd “On The Premises” short story contest, March 2024.

Thin Threads:  “When Death Came to Call” (essay) was a finalist for one of the anthologies in 2010 (narrowed down from 1,500 entries, it was in the top 100).

Thin Threads:  “The Mark” (essay) made it in the top 40 for one of the anthologies in 2011.

“Earth 2159,” short story received Honourable Mention by Stone Thread Publishing, June 2014.

Evil Jester Press:  Short story, “Dark and Empty,” made it to the final round of consideration (February 2012), but was not a winner. (sigh…)

“Kaboom!” Made it to the top 10% of entries in the 36th “On The Premises” mini-contest (40 words or less), December 2017.

Three poems: “Snake Eyes,” “Sorry, My Bad,” and “A Loaded Gun,” in ‘Til Death – An Anti-Valentines Anthology of Poetry, by Azoth Khem Publishing, February 2018. (Alas, project died before publication.)

“Beer Cheer” in the top 10% of submissions for On The Premises contest #58 (25 to 50 words), October 2023.

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