Literary Journal Recap. As I’ve leaned into writing in this last quarter, I’ve successfully placed at 9 outlets for my short story work. With thanks to Avalon Literary Review, Horla, Cafe Lit, Peeking Cat Literary Journal, Crepe & Penn, Clever Magazine, Free Bundle Magazine, Fiction on the Web and Danse Macabre. #thankful
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Embarrassment of Riches
2020 has been good to me, despite the global pandemic, of course. This was the year I decided to declare myself a writer of both prose and poetry. Not that I haven’t written films, essays and thesis essays over the years.
But working as a fiction writer, a non-cinema author was a goal that I had always been beyond me for many (unknown) reasons. So, this year, I started publishing and placing my work.
I’ve racked up literary journals online by the score and completed my second novel while I shopped my first. I’m now writing every single day carving out the most fulfilling time as a creative as I spend my time getting stronger, faster and better. I’ve got beta readers, a mentor or two, 3rd party critical acceptance and have never been happier with my opportunity and options. Thank you everyone whose taken the time to read, to comment or request materials for publication. #writer
Shit Stained Liars
Shit Stained liars speak
Offering words of wisdom
The polls are open
Specificity is the soul of narrative – John Hodgman
Election (2020)
Signs clog the corner
Candidates on active show
The toilets are full
My block is full of signs for local political candidates. All vying for space admist the weeds, trash and flotsam. My dog pisses on them every time we go by. #goodboy
Dashing Royal Colors
Hail hornbeak
Mud dweller
Wrapped in brambled kingdom
King of brackish dishwater
Iron backed elephant
Lord of the swamp
What honor and glory you bestow upon me with resolute parade
How you follow me, across pitted
Tarmac, ponderous steps in
Unison with my own
Exiled by choice on fealty quest
Gallant and proud, you rise up to meet the car that bares down upon you
Dashing Royal Colors against the common stone
Kingdom abandoned, smashed asunder
I salute
Your broken Grail
Home
In tangled, well-worn threadbare mess
Heaters piled alongside harpied phone
Tumbled record players fumble to caress
Rusted acetylene tanks, open lying prone
My host a filthy leather recliner
Lying coated on the dusty slip wood floor
Packed next to mismatched broken china
Testament to my own vigor
I am not a flea market pawn
Nor white trash savior immune to scorn
My $3 sandals, books reshorn, worn
Waiting patiently to be borne
Home
lion’s den
the lion’s den beckons
i pull my hair in great fear
i will eat them all
faith in myself, my abilities and my past successes sustains me – i am #unstoppable
insufferable
insufferable
you bog blast
me with yr
lies
i burn yr house
down
i despise liars and lazy people who do nothing but blame
R Politicians
1st against the wall
When the revolution comes
R Politicians
In the USA, we have Republicans and Democrats.
finger like
finger like
a gun
is the way
we say
HELLO
i got shot
sunday