New poem to be published in anthology - "O Christmas Tree!"

My holiday poem "O Christmas Tree!" will be published in Wingless Dreamer's poetry anthology "Christmas Cheerios" in 2023.

New short story published - SEASIDE ROMANCE

My short story "Seaside Romance" (with a Jane Austen-like period setting!) has just been published by White Cat Publications -- the link, if you want to read it, is here: https://whitecatpublications.com/2022/12/17/seaside-romance/ 

New transgender monologue to be published in anthology

My monologue Finding Oneself has been selected to be part of the Smith & Kraus anthology, WE-US: Monologues for Gender Minority Characters, to be published in March 2023.

SYNOPSIS: Dawn, an older transgender woman, talks about her former marriage and her love of shopping.

New publication of GODOT-themed work

My short script THE LONG & WINDING ROAD will be published in Fresh Words' anthology Hello Godot!...a collection of work themed around or inspired by Beckett's play WAITING FOR GODOT.

SYNOPSIS: On their way to a funeral, British professors Tarsus and Zeke get into a rancorous debate.

Short Story "The Count" to be published

For Page and Screen Magazine will publish my short story "The Count" this summer.  It's about the eccentric elderly patron of a San Francisco cafe.  

New essay SOME SMALL PEACE published

My essay on reproductive rights titled "Some Small Peace" has just been published by the Tangled Locks Journal. 

Two poems to be published by Jerry Jazz Musician magazine

 My poems "Musical Nostalgia" and "An Alternative to Quiet" will be published this summer by Jerry Jazz Musician magazine.

Short story LOVE, AXEL is published by Crossing the Tees

 My short story "Love, Axel" was published by Crossing the Tees (Australia) in April 2022.

SYNOPSIS: A young woman remembers her gay friend being diagnosed with HIV and dying.

Fresh Words will publish two of my new poems

Fresh Words: An International Literary Magazine will publish my poems "Faith" and "The Snowy, Piney Woods" this spring.  One is about aging, youth, and learning, and the other is nature-oriented.  (Nature poems are much sought-after these days, probably because of the current interest in climate change.)

Fleas on the Dog to publish short script A WOMAN IN NEED

 My short noir play A WOMAN IN NEED will be published this spring by Fleas on the Dog Press.  In it, a detective on the patio of a New Orleans bar confronts a suspicious-looking woman. 

New poem published by Wingless Dreamer Press

 My sonnet "Your Breath Was Soft" has just been published in the anthology Calling the Beginning by Wingless Dreamer in India.  It won a Top Finalist Award.