New essay on writing titled "Cutting Words" to be published

Teach. Write.: A Writing Teachers’ Literary Journal will publish my essay "Cutting Words" this fall.

New poem about refugees to be published - "Beautiful Lady"

 Clepsydra Art & Literary Magazine is publishing my short poem about Mexican refugees this summer - titled "Beautiful Lady."

New short children's story - "CHRISTMAS CLOVER"

Buster Bunny is disappointed and tells his mother that Betty Bunny, whom he wants as a romantic pal, didn't bring him a stalk of clover for Christmas.

New essay - "A Manhattan Residence"

A memoir of the colorful and inexpensive residential hotel the author lived in, in New York City, in the 1980s.

New publication scheduled - "The Medieval Doctor"

The literary journal Masque & Spectacle will publish my short period drama, "The Medieval Doctor" - a script about a woman who's contracted venereal disease from her husband, and her physician prescribes useless treatments.  She is scandalized...

New essay - "Groceries"

What can possibly make the purchasing of food a little more interesting?  Maybe a small jar of caviar...

New essay - "Good Taste"

 The author's mother had a distinct sense of style in decor.

New essay - "A Home Away from Home"

The author remembers the 200-year-old farm in southern Maine that she spent summers on while growing up.

New short story - "Three Odd Travelers"

Slipstream/fantasy short work of fiction: Queen Elizabeth I and playwrights William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe take a talkative journey together to Paris by horse-drawn carriage, and are accosted by a threatening thief.

2 new essays published

Just had a short article, on the subject of the craft of writing for theatre, published in June by Unleash's Substack -- here it is:  https://www.unleashlit.com/p/writing-for-the-stage

Also, my long essay on the joys of cigarette smoking ("On Quitting the Habit") was published by The Courtship of Winds this month...since many folks used to (or still do) smoke pot, I assume they'll appreciate my description of why smokers smoke -- for relaxation, and for its meditative properties!  Here's the essay: https://www.thecourtshipofwinds.org/martha-patterson 

New "letter to a passerby" - "To a Young Woman of Consequence"

 The author writes a letter to an inquisitive, spiritual young woman she met while giving tours at a historic church.

New essay - YANKEE FOOD

A memoir of my sweet and mild-mannered Grandma's New England cooking.

Monologue THE HELL OF A GLUTTON to be published

 Literature Today (a journal) will publish my short comic monologue THE HELL OF A GLUTTON in April.

SYNOPSIS: Bob, an unhappy telemarketer who sells swimming pools, has recently lost a lot of weight and recounts his journey to being thin again.

New 6-minute videotape of monologue A WINTER DEATH

 A young woman remembers a misbegotten love affair from a few years before.  Produced by Shiny Unicorn Productions, and featuring actress Dana Hall.

 Watch it on YouTube Channel and linked to Facebook page.