I'm excited to share my poem, "You Can Always Tell A Barker Girl," will be in UNDER HER EYE, the 2nd annual Women in Horror Poetry Showcase from Black Spot Books benefiting The Pixel Project, a global non-profit organization focused on eliminating violence against women worldwide.
Read Spooky, Write Spooky – Ghoulish Book Festival
The Ghoulish Book Festival schedule was announced, and so much spooky fun is coming to San Antonio, TX on April 14-16, 2023! I'll be talking about New Waves in Horror and selling books.
Dark Poetry News for National Poetry Month
Speculative poetry can immerse us in the brutality of experience or transport us away, to view horror through a gauzy lens that lets us process our most difficult emotions. I'm delighted with how dark poetry is being celebrated this month.
Happy Women in Horror Month!
The Horror Writers Association is celebrating Women in Horror Month, and I'm honored to be interviewed this year.
Horror Fiction and Poetry 2022 – Spec Fic Awards Deadlines
My neighborhood crows have been croaking about approaching storms and deadlines for speculative fiction and poetry awards. I've soothed their storm worries with some peanuts, and I listed links below for anyone nominating and voting.
Dangerous Waters and Deadly Women
Do you dream of mermaids, sea witches, or deadly she-creatures of the sea? Do you want to? Dangerous Waters: Deadly Women of the Sea is out now from Brigids Gate Press.
Awards Eligibility 2022
It has been a fabulous year of writing. Below is a list of awards that are currently or about to open for recommendations and my eligible work. I would be honored if you considered my work.
Long List Recommendations for Best Horror of the Year #14
What a thrill! My story, "Julie," in the Blood & Bone: An Anthology of Body Horror by Women and Non-Binary Writers anthology from Ghost Orchid Press, made Ellen Datlow’s long list for Recommendations for Best Horror of the Year, Volume14. Excerpt from the notable fiction writeup in BHOTY14 2021 was an incredible year for horror … Continue reading Long List Recommendations for Best Horror of the Year #14
Happy NaNoWriMo!
Happy first day of NaNoWriMo 2022 to all who celebrate!
A CIRCUS for Halloween
There's a Hallowen circus in town. Behind the Gothic gates are wonders, and monsters, beyond comprehension. My poem, "An Empty Seat," is about a clown riding one of the rides, something you don't usually see.