"Other Fires" reprinted in Mythic Delirium's retrospective issue

Turns out I was mistaken when I thought I'd never publish another poem in a print edition of Mythic Delirium. My poem "Other Fires" appears in Issue #30, a retrospective drawn from the first 25 issues. Although this will be the last print edition ever for Mythic Delirium, the magazine continues in a new and glorious digital version.

"Other Fires" was first published in Mythic Delirium #21 (Summer/Fall 2009), also known as the Trickster Issue.

New poem published: "Great-Great-Grandmother's Recipe Box"

Just published: my last poem that will ever see print in a paper edition of Mythic Delirium. [Actually, this turned out not to be true!] (Luckily that long-running, high-quality poetry magazine is continuing in a new and improved web format.)

"Great-Great-Grandmother's Recipe Box" describes the challenges of reproducing historic family recipes in the present day--especially when those recipes are highly unusual to start with.

Mythic Delirium #29

New sale to Mythic Delirium

My poem "Great-Great-Grandmother's Recipe Box" will be published in the Fall issue of Mythic Delirium, a long-running sf poetry magazine that will soon be changing over to an online format. Although I've had sixteen poems published before now, this is the first one that doesn't rhyme. Yes, it was tough fighting off those rhymes, but I did it!

"How Magic Walks the Year"

My poem "How Magic Walks the Year" will be appearing in Illumen, a print magazine of speculative poetry.

Just published: "Other Fires"

My poem "Other Fires" just came out in issue #21 of Mythic Delirium, also known as "The Trickster Issue."

StarShipSofa podcasts "Gingerbread"

A reading of my poem "Gingerbread" is now up on the awesome podcast site StarShipSofa.  I'm so glad it was in the Halloween issue!

"Gingerbread" first appeared in print in Abyss & Apex.

"Other Fires"

Mike Allen, editor of Mythic Delirium, has announced the table of contents for the upcoming Issue #21, aka The Trickster Issue!  I already got to read some of the poems, which Mike sent to potential contributors so that we could try to riff off of one another's work.  My poem, "Other Fires," was accepted for this issue and will appear nestled in beside the poems that inspired it.

"The Cyburbs"

I just received my copy of The 2008 Rhysling Anthology, which contains my poem "The Cyburbs." Like its previous editions, it looks to be a very classy publication, and I'm looking forward to seeing the company my sonnet has landed in.

"The Cyburbs"

"The Cyburbs"
SFPA Poetry Contest, 2007
The Science Fiction Poetry Association specified sonnets for its contest this year. Since rhyming poetry is right up my alley, I submitted two. One won third prize, and one was liked well enough to also make it into the SFPA chapbook of the top poems. I'm pleased to report that "The Cyburbs" was also nominated for a Rhysling Award!

"The Woodcarver Confesses"

"The Woodcarver Confesses"
Talebones, Issue #34
Hooray! I've been wanting to be published in Talebones for quite awhile. This poem started out as a triolet and then mutated into something weirder.

"The Sorcerer's Bequest"

"The Sorcerer's Bequest"
Goblin Fruit, Autumn 2006
I'm excited to have made my first sale to this classy new online poetry zine. The editors asked me to send in a recording of myself reading the poem--a little extra treat they like to offer to their readers--which was a lot of fun to do, and hopefully will be fun for folks to listen to as well.

"The Tongueless Bell"

"The Tongueless Bell"
Jabberwocky, vol. 2
This poem--my first anthology sale--appeared in the well-reviewed poetry and short fiction anthology Jabberwocky, edited by Sean Wallace.

"Cities of Salt and Ice"

"Cities of Salt and Ice"
MYTHIC, vol. 1
This poem is notable for being the first thing I wrote since my daughter was born. It ran in the premier issue of MYTHIC, a fantasy-themed anthology of poetry and short fiction edited by Mike Allen.

"A Dragon's Advice to Young Heroes"

"A Dragon's Advice to Young Heroes"
Mythic Delirium, Issue #15
I've been playing with some different poetic forms. This one is a triolet, a tricky little pattern that involves several repeated lines. The fun part is trying to get the lines to mean slightly different things each time.

"Tough Night at the Storyland Grill"

"Tough Night at the Storyland Grill"
Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Issue #25
This will be my first poem in ASIM.

"Gingerbread"

"Gingerbread"
Abyss & Apex, 4th Quarter 2005
I thought of the concept for this fairly creepy poem while swimming laps at the Y. I'm not sure how that happened.

"How the Sea People Mourn"

"How the Sea People Mourn"
Mythic Delirium, Issue #13
This poem describes an alien way of dealing with a universal emotion. It received an Honorable Mention in the 2006 volume of The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link, and Gavin Grant.

"The Longest Nights"

"The Longest Nights"
Mythic Delirium, Issue #14
This poem describes one reason to really appreciate winter in the arctic and antarctic.

"Song of a Space Raccoon"

"Song of a Space Raccoon"
Abyss & Apex, October 2004
This epic poem about a plucky raccoon was originally a birthday present for my husband. I'm pleased to note that if you google "space raccoon," this is the first result!

"The Wyvern's Workday"

"The Wyvern's Workday"
Mythic Delirium, Issue #11
This poem describes the epic daily commute of a well-traveled and personable wyvern.