I am thrilled to share that I have been nominated for two Pushcart Prizes this year! Pushcart Prizes are given to writings in literary journals and small presses. My poem “Broken Egg” was just recently published in Whale Road Review, and the journal has nominated this poem for a Pushcart! Read “Broken Egg” here. Also, …
Category: Writing
Blessed Are the Poor in He(art)
I woke up last Sunday, and for whatever reason, the phrase “Blessed are the poor in heart” leaped into my mind. I felt poor in heart for so many reasons. I looked up the Beatitudes. It turns out that phrase is not in the Beatitudes. I was mixing up these two: Blessed are the poor …
Recent Publications and News
I’ve written several times about a series of poems I have written about penguins. Four of the Penguin Poems have emerged into the world! You can read “Falling in Love,” “Long Love,” and “Death Love Song” at Atrocity Exhibition Mag. You can read “Our Antarctica” at Broad! Magazine. It’s on page 24. I also published …
Publishing News
First, the book Soul Bare is here! I got back from the beach yesterday to find the package on my front porch! Along with my copy of the book came a few lovely gifts and a thank you note from the editor. I am so excited!!! I haven’t even read all the …
On Being Published in a Christian Anthology
I always wanted to be the type of writer Madeleine L’Engle was. who was a Christian and was also a writer, but spurned the label “Christian writer.” In an interview, she called herself “a writer who is struggling to be a Christian.” Those words, perhaps, best encapsulate my current moment as a writer. After a few years of …