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Congratulations to Eamon O’Leary and to Hikari!

I hope you will join me in congratulating Eamon O’Leary for being named Spillwords Press Author of the Month for March 2025.  Mr. O’Leary’s wonderful essay, Chance a Change, appeared on March 4th.  (And I do thank those of you who voted for me, by the way.)

Let’s also congratulate Hikari for being awarded for Post of the Month.  Her poem “Prayer to the Sea” was published on March 15th.



I’ve been nominated for March 2025 Author of the Month at Spillwords Press.

Hey, gang — I’ve been nominated for another Spillwords Press Award, this time for March 2025 Author of the Month.  (Spillwords Press featured my poem “Like White Plumeria Petal” on March 8th.)

If you would care to vote for me, you can do so right here.  Just remember you have to register with Spillwords Press and log in first.

I hope your spring is off to a great start!



There’s a great interview over at Spillwords Press with Lisa H. Owens.

There’s a great interview over at Spillwords Press with Lisa H. Owens, Author of the Month for June 2024.

You can find it right here.



Spillwords Press names Lisa H. Owens as Author of the Month for June 2024.

I hope you will all join me in congratulating Lisa H. Owens for being named Spillwords Press Author of the Month for June 2024.  (Thanks  also once again to those of you who voted for me.)  🙂

And while we’re at it, let’s also congratulate Joni Caggiano for winning Post of the Month for her poem, “Worn Slap Out.”



Adele Evershed named Spillwords Press Author of the Month.

I hope you will all join me in congratulating Adele Evershed as Spillwords Press Author of the Month for November 2023.

(Thanks also to those of you who voted for me, as I was a nominee as well.  I am flattered if you did so.)  🙂



Congratulations to Virginia Mateias and Sharon Frame Gay for their Spillwords Press Awards!

I hope that you’ll join with me in congratulating Virginia Mateias for winning the Spillwords Press Publication of the Month Award for June 2022.  Ms. Mateias won the award for her superb poem, “The Life of a Dot,” which you can read right here.

Congratulations also to Sharon Frame Gay for being named Spillwords Press Author of the Month.  🙂



Care to vote for Publication of the Month at Spillwords?

Reminder — today is the last day to vote for the Spillwords Press Awards for June 2022.  You can vote for both Author of the Month and Publication of the Month right here.  (As I shared here on Sunday, a poem of mine entitled “Where Would We Go?” is a nominee in the latter category.  I remain grateful if you’ve supported this piece so far.)