The world is a ghost through which the wind throws. Nothing standsforever in her endless way Dust she hardly noticesbe it bite from meteorite, pollen from a mulberryor the remnants of one of Cleopatra’s lip-painting reeds The wind skips careless pastthe common warthog, black garden ant, chanteclair chicken, and a radiated tortoisehunching slowly across it’s … Continue reading Through (Microfiction-Poem)
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Castle (Microfiction Monday) + Publication Update
Hello everyone! I have been reassured my short work titled "Her Sereness" will be published by the end of the year in Cosmic Horror Monthly! Note: The rest of this blog post was drafted ahead of time to be released according to a pre-set schedule. A brief little history lesson for this prompt, more non-fiction … Continue reading Castle (Microfiction Monday) + Publication Update
It’s here! We Make the Village Anthology
Good news! Despite the ongoing crazy with wildfires, and with related highway closures, last week I received my copy of this lovely book through the mail! We Make the Village is a collection of over 40 pieces by Canadian authors - it includes fiction, an interview, poetry, and essays. All inspired by a call to … Continue reading It’s here! We Make the Village Anthology
I’m fine. Are you fine?
It’s true that there have been some wild fires in my province recently. Fortunately, and I type this while knocking on the possibly wood of my desk, there are no big fires at all in my particular valley, so far anyway. So while our earlier heat wave has been followed by a significant amount of … Continue reading I’m fine. Are you fine?
Greyish Mauve (flash fiction)
Here's a silly story I wrote in response to a microfiction monday prompt last month - the prompt was "paint" and because of other things I was working on at the time, I ended up using some minor knowledge of nautical camouflage for the finale. There are ways I could integrate this history better into … Continue reading Greyish Mauve (flash fiction)