I must be getting old …
One of the most beautifully talented poets I know, Stanley Anne Zane Latham, recently had a piece published at Dead Beats Literary Blog, and I missed it!
Enjoy “Listen.”
http://www.deadbeats.eu/post/66961008622/listen-by-stanley-anne-zane-latham
His horror/fantasy poem “Faerystruck Down” has been nominated for the prestigious annual Rhysling Award in the category of “Best Short Poem.”
In addition to being an obviously talented writer, Jason is an extremely nice guy who stops to offer publishing advice for newcomers like me. He’s exactly the sort of colleague you want to see succeed.
http://www.sfpoetry.com/rhysling.html
Enjoy “Neighbors,” written by my friend William Dashiell Hammett and edited Reg Davey. 🙂
This is a story that was inspired the
Daily Prompt: Good Fences?
writing prompt. It took me a bit more than a day to write it, but it was a fun exercise.
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Crunchy Girl Haiku:
Great sense of humor,
But don’t call her “Crunchy Girl.”
She doesn’t like that.
I thought this was an interesting and neat idea — you can actually apply online to be a “curator” (i.e., a reader panelist who helps the publisher select stories and poems for publication) for FictionMagazines.com.
Elizabeth Mitchell Haiku:
Elizabeth Mit–
–chell, I suck at haiku. Please!
love me anyway!
BRILLIANT.
revisions, revisions,
many decisions
I’ve been informed by the nice folks at Under The Bed Magazine that my short horror story, “The Song of the Wheat,” will appear in an upcoming issue.
This should be my first short story in a print publication inside the United States. This should also be my first real foray into supernatural horror, as opposed to science fiction horror.
I am tremendously grateful to Managing Editor Wednesday Lee Friday and her colleagues for granting me exposure in this terrific horror magazine.
http://www.fictionmagazines.com/shop/u-t-b/under-the-bed-vol-02-no-05/
Unforeseen consequences of chatting with friends in Britain?
You start addressing every new person you meet online as “Mate.”
I have a dear friend who gives me pep talks concerning my writing.
She is always telling me to “shine.”
I suspect she has not read Stephen King’s “The Shining.”
Eric Robert Nolan, Author 