January 2026 Update

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Just in case you were wondering what I've been up to so far this year, this post will fill you in!

Submissions:

I still haven't heard anything back about the dieselpunk story I submitted, but the editors of the anthology say their reading period will begin soon. I'm guessing mid-February at the earliest.

And I still have a few other short stories sitting around just waiting to be submitted. I may have found a spot for another one of my stories. It's a horror story titled Closure. The submission window doesn't close for a while, so I have time to check things out.

Other Writing:

I continue to work on my sci-fi story, The Dark Scent of Rain. Someday I may actually finish it.

Shore Leave:

I attended the January Shore Leave meeting via Zoom. It went a bit better Zoom-wise than before, but I didn't gather a whole lot of new info. They are still working towards their 501(c)(7) tax designation (a type of nonprofit entity recognized under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code as a tax-exempt social or recreational club) and have made some progress. And, as previously reported, they did not announce any new celebrity guests during the meeting but did make an announcement a few days later. The new celebrities are Laurette Spang and Herbert Jefferson Jr. of Battlestar Galactica fame and Marta Kristen of Lost in Space.

Not long after that, they announced Julie Caitlin Brown of Babylon 5 and Star Trek (TNG & DS9) plus Oded Fehr of The Mummy and Star Trek: Discovery. As it stands now, these are the announced celebrity guests.

Also, voice actor Bonnie Gordon is scheduled to appear. She's been at Shore Leave before and has always been popular. She does comedy, singing, and Q&A sessions about voice acting.

Thirty-six author guests have also been announced. You can see them here: 2026 Author Guests. No writing panels have been announced and probably won't be for a while.

Patreon:

Apart from this monthly update, I posted two other updates:

• Mid-January 2026 Update

• A Just-After-Mid-January-Update Update

As you can see, I'm quite adept at making up magnificently descriptive titles for my posts.

I also have been keeping my new 2026 One-Stop Story Shopping post updated with all my Medium posts. I keep hoping to do more here, but I never seem to come up with a good idea for Patreon.

Medium:

I've been doing a bit of an experiment with Medium this month. I've posted something every day. Yes, that's 31 posts. Haiku, Poetry, Micro/Flash/Short Fiction, and an article or two, I believe. Doing so hasn't been as difficult as I first thought, though I'm not sure I can continue with that pace forever. It did boost my views, reads, followers, subscribers, reader interaction, and financial returns considerably. I've reached the highest numbers ever for reads and views, increased the number of followers and subscribers substantially (8 and 3), and had one of my best earnings months ever. Of the posts for January, the ones that did the best were the haiku and micro/flash fiction. The longer pieces didn't have as much traction with the readers. A sign of the times, perhaps?

And, as stated, I managed to earn a little from Medium! Best of all, it wasn't just pennies! I was in the "folding money" range for January. It still isn't a lot, but at least it feels like I've accomplished something. Having Medium place real money in my account, however, is still a ways off.

Here's the graph of views and reads:

Here are my January Medium posts:

January 2026

Haiku: Sycamore Skies
Poetry: The Path Not Taken
Haiku: Silent Stream
Haiku: A Cold Day
Poetry: Seven
Haiku: Still Life
Fiction: A Word With Death
Haiku: Water Wings
Flash Fiction: Every Story Has Two Sides
Haiku: Secrets of The Moon
Micro Fiction: Runaway
Haiku: Dancing Flame
Fiction: Package Deal
Haiku: Whispers
Haiku: City Rain
Haiku: Stone Cold Beauty
Micro Fiction: Meeting of Minds
Flash Fiction: A Story About Stories
Flash Fiction: Leveraged Buyout
Haiku: Toys in The Attic
Haiku: Space Flight Test
Fiction: Glowing Terms
Poetry: Up the Lazy Lemur
Micro: A Guest For Dinner
Flash: When One Door Closes
Poetry: Misty Moonlight
Article: Advice No One Will Follow
Haiku: Cherry Blossoms
Haiku: Birdseed
Article: I Like Old Engines
Poetry: The First Sunrise

Well, that's all for now!

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Mid-December 2025 Update

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First, a bit of news:

The Shore Leave convention have listed a few new celebrity guests for next year's convention. They have announced Laurette Spang and Herbert Jefferson Jr. of Battlestar Galactica fame and also Marta Kristen of Lost in Space. I've attached the latest flyer with more info for those interested. Other than the author list, there isn't any info yet on writing panels. That won't be available for a while.

Still haven't decided on whether to attend the Farpoint convention yet. They have author and screenwriter David Gerrold listed as attending, but he has a GoFundMe for health problems (why does it seem so many writers have health problems?) so I'm wondering if he'll actually be there.

And I've posted a few things on Medium!

Last updated: December 22, 2025

December 2025

• Article: Help for Writers There are places you can go for assistance

• Article: The Season of Giving — and Taking I don’t think charities understand the giving part

• Haiku: Snow Crow We have an understanding between us

• Haiku: Plates I’ve been everywhere, man.

• Haiku: Winter Moon If you see raccoons with marshmallows, let me know…

• Poetry: School Daze Hazy dreams of distant days

November 2025

• Haiku: Thankful There are still special places in the world

• Poem: Moontree Sometimes things don’t go as hoped

• Haiku: Dancing Sycamore Wooden movements?

• Article: I’m Throwing in The Towel Dry humor?

• Haiku: Sprinkles! A seasonal treat?

• Haiku: November Sky Illusion or allusion?

• Past Perfect: Eleanor’s Travels A postcard from 1936

As far as I know, author Michael Wombat is still hanging in there, but there is no good news to be had. About a month ago, he posted this on Bluesky:

Some of you know this already, but I see no reason to keep it a secret. My oncologist told me on Friday that they had done all they can, the cancer is still growing, and that I have months, maybe weeks, left to live. I have no idea what's to come, but I'll be on here as long as I can.

You can cheer him up a little by putting in an order for his latest book (a collaboration with Miranda Kate, Lisa Shambrook, and Victoria Pearson ) titled Agents of Secrets and Lies (The Summer Realm Book 1).

With those four writers, it's bound to be good.

That's about all for now!

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More September Stuff

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Although I've already posted a few September updates I've posted on Medium, here are a few more for your viewing pleasure!

September 2025 Medium posts

• Haiku: High and Dry So much water the cactus thrives?

• It’s the Little Things in Life A quick and inexpensive meal

• Haiku: Spider Dreams In a galaxy not so far away

• Poetry's Conundrum Who reads poetry?

And here's one on Patreon about the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention!

I'll also be posting a monthly update on Patreon soon. I put a link here for you when it's ready. 

Please feel free to let me know what interests you by leaving a comment!

TIA!

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An Early September Update

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For those who still look here for news, I've decided to give an update on what I've been working on that might be of interest before my main monthly update on Patreon gets posted.

On Medium, I've posted a few things (2 articles and a haiku):

• All I Hear Are Crickets

• Haiku: Clouds, Clouds, Go Away?

• Idioms: The Skin of My Teeth

I am:

• Working on a Shore Leave update (Patreon) and might have other convention news available by the time my monthly update comes out.

• Looking at a possible short story submission. I have to think about how well it fits the guidelines.

• Working on an article about poetry's conundrum (who reads poetry) for Medium. It might not be popular with some poets, but I hope it gives readers something to think about. Whether it's ready this month or next, I'm not sure...

• I've even been playing with a few sketches! Who knows where that might lead.

• Trying to decide if I should reconfigure my Patreon site (can't go back if I don't like it).

Also, feel free to leave a comment on whether you think it's worthwhile to continue on Blogger or just use Patreon as my default blog site. It would be much appreciated!

That's all. Carry on!

Photo Credit:

Photo by Andrii Babarytskyi on Unsplash

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One More Year Down The Drain

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But it wasn't so bad...

There was Shore Leave, of course. You can read about that HERE.

And you can read my November and December updates via these links. 

Amazon killed off another platform, Kindle Vella. This will hit a lot of writers and made me rethink where I'll submit future works. I had been working on a couple of tales for that platform, but they are on hold. If you follow me, you know that author Terri Deno has been shifting her works to Kindle and Kindle Unlimited. I would imagine others are doing the same. Amazon never seemed to promote Vella very well and the interface was not the best. 

I need to get working on artwork if I'm to have anything new for this year's show at Shore Leave. I have some sketches and ideas, but you can't sell those!

And I'm working on a couple of short stories. I submitted four stories last year and they were all rejected. I'm hoping 2025 will be better.

There has been lots of discussion about AI and how it will affect things in the writing and art world. It's not going away, and we'll have to deal with it.

And today it is snowing. It is a good time to sit and reflect on the past year and what I want to do in the future. I'm getting older and slowing down, so I have to choose what projects I want to focus on carefully!

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What Have I Been Up To?

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Up to no good, it seems...

Well, I have been writing and have submitted a few stories. Just to prove I've been working a little, here are some link to my Medium articles , poems, and other stuff (as of September 2024)!

September 2024

• Found Art?  The hard part is hanging it on the wall…

• I’m Having a Squirrel Moment  It happens to the best of us — and me, too

• Spider, Spider  I may have ‘borrowed’ an idea here…

• Haiku for September 2024  There’s one in every crowd

August 2024

• It’s a Red-Letter Day!  Curious turns of phrase #9

• Haiku #2 for August 2024  Only the shadows know…

• I'll Be There in a Flash #1  Here's a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore

• Haiku for August 2024  As if from thin air

July 2024 

• Skink, Skank, Skunked  This happens to everyone, doesn’t it?

• On Which Side Is Your Bread Buttered?  Curious turns of phrase #8

• Haiku for July 2024   His (or her) majesty dines…

• Was it Something I Didn't Say?  A poem

June 2024

• Haiku on the Run  What did I see!

• Haiku for June 2024 - Hidden Pond  What didn't I see?

May 2024

• Haiku for May 2024  Should I look at them from both sides now?

• Native Arts Update  Sometimes we forget what we have right here

April 2024

• Haiku for April 2024  Everything’s better with bluebonnets on it?

• Death by a Thousand Briskets, Part III  Winding down?

• Death by a Thousand Briskets, Part II  BTW, there was an eclipse, too…

• Death by a Thousand Briskets, Part I    Oh, yeah. There was an eclipse, too…

• Ready or Not, Here AI Come!  So, we’ll soon have even more talking cat videos?

March 2024

• Haiku for March 2024  Did you hear that?

• An Indiana Story  Taking a peek into the past for inspiration

February 2024

• Haiku for a Frozen Night  Moonlight feels right?

• Haiku for a Winter's Eve  Warm colors in a cold sky?

• Haiku for February 2024  What station are you watching?

January 2024

• Snow Crows  It's all black and white...

• Haiku for the First Snow  The world goes on in a hushed tone

• Haiku for January 2024  This is the Internet; I post a cat picture now and then

I should probably post this again at the end of the year along with a summary of things not on Medium. But this is a start!

The photo used in this post is by bruce mars on Unsplash. 

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I've Had Enough Fun With Simily

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I think it's time to end my experiment with Simily. 

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I received this email from Simily this morning (June 14, 2023):

Wednesday June 13, 2023

Important Changes to the Simily Platform

To Our Fellow Similians,

Simily’s mission has always been to build a place where creative writers and readers can thrive online. As the platform has grown, we noticed a shift in the quality of content and engagement on the site which took us further away from this mission. Over the past few months, our small team has spent countless hours and resources defending the site from bad actors focused on driving spam and bot traffic. (If you’ve been with us for a while, you understand the bumps in the road and we can’t thank you enough for sticking with us!) 

It’s time we bring our focus back to creating a social platform that allows creators to share high-quality writing with an engaged audience.  

We’ve spoken to hundreds of you and based on your feedback, we are excited to announce a series of changes to the Simily platform. Each decision was made in an effort to make Simily a home for creative writing and foster an engaging community of readers and writers. These changes were designed to set our Similians up for long-term success and we can’t wait to continue this journey with you all! 

So, what’s different?

Social settings are changing. In an effort to support meaningful interactions on Simily, the ability to direct message other writers, create groups, and post in groups on Simily will now only be available to paid users.

There is an application process to become a Simily Writer. As of now, members will need to apply to become a writer on Simily. We will no longer allow anyone to publish whatever content they want. By curating the content on Simily, we hope to create a better, higher-quality experience for our writers and build a library of incredible stories for our readers.

I have stories on Simily, what happens now? If you posted on Simily before this change took effect, all of your stories will be reverted to drafts. We encourage you to apply to be a Simily Writer through our application process! If your application is not accepted (or you decline to apply) you have until August 1, 2023 to download your drafts from the site before they are deleted permanently. If you are approved as a Simily Writer, your content will be published live on the platform. All new writers will be required to apply for the ability to post content on our site.

Can I apply to be a Simily Writer? Absolutely! Submit your application through our application process!

What about my earnings? When an author is approved as a Simily Writer, all earnings from previous stories will be maintained. If you have a current balance above the minimum earnings threshold, you can request a payout by emailing hello@simily.co.

The following countries are eligible to be paid out through Simily: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States.

For additional information, please view our Community Guidelines and FAQs.

We know these are big changes for Simily! If you have any questions or would like to share feedback, please do not hesitate to reach out to hello@simily.co. 

Thank you!

Simily Co-Founders

When I checked my Simily page this morning, I found that six of my stories had reverted to draft. Everything I have there has been posted before the changes took place. They said all would be reverted, but it seems they couldn't get that right, either. Did they forget? Are they not done? Who knows? And the posts that went back to draft were all my most recent posts. What they said and what they did don't match.

UPDATE June 14, 2023: All of my posts have been reverted to draft. END OF UPDATE

They also said we'd keep our earnings. That didn't quite work out either. I know others have complained about losing earnings previously. 

And if you've followed my posts in other places, you'll know I wasn't happy about the repeated outages lasting for days with little (or no) information as to what was going on.

These statements worry me: "We will no longer allow anyone to publish whatever content they want. By curating the content on Simily, we hope to create a better, higher-quality experience for our writers and build a library of incredible stories for our readers." It doesn't say who will be "curating" or if there could be a discussion about it if a post is denied. It's just another form of censorship. I seldom (ever?) post anything controversial, but it doesn't sit well.

They do give an address for Simily in their e-mail. It's 4387 W Swamp Rd # 4718902 Doylestown, PA 18902-1039. 4387 W Swamp Rd Doylestown, PA 18902 is a Parcel Place, so they are using that as a mail drop. This brings up the possibility it is being run out of someone's basement/home office. Not necessarily bad thing, but not confidence inspiring—especially considering the other problems I've mentioned.

I really don't think the Simily folks are malicious. I think they're incompetent. Or perhaps less competent than they need to be. Just an opinion. Anyway, I'll be leaving Simily. Might take a few days to copy stuff and all, but it's time...

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New Release! Slipping Through

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I have stories out in a new anthology!

It's now available and I can pass on the news! It's called Slipping Through (click on the title to take you to Amazon) and it's all about passing through to other dimensions, the afterlife, or, well, who knows?

I have three entries in this anthology. One is a short story (Memory Lane) and the others are flash fiction (On the Flip Side & Wrapped in a Mystery). The other stories are from Miranda Kate (who put this all together), Michael Wombat, and Victoria Pearson. Here's the table of contents:

As you can see, there are a lot of stories here, so there's a good chance you'll find a few that strike your fancy. I don't have all my "Amazon Author page" stuff sorted out yet, but that will happen shortly...

If you want to see how this came about, you can read my previous Patreon post here.

Also, if you would like to see other stories and poems I've done, please check out this list!

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Your Fingers Will Be Slipping Through The Pages

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And the pages they will be Slipping Through will be those of an anthology from Miranda Kate!

Yes, it's been a while, but I have a couple of—oh, wait, make that three*—stories coming out in print thanks to Miranda Kate who invited me (and a couple of other authors) to write something for her reworked anthology titled Slipping Through.

Miranda wanted to publish the main story from her Slipping Through collection as a separate book. That meant the remaining book would probably be too short. She asked if she could use a flash fiction I'd written some years ago as a "flip side" to a story she had written. I, of course, agreed. The story is called Flip Side. As you can see, I put a lot of effort into that title...

Anyway, Miranda also asked if I had anything else that might work. I thought I had a story started, but I couldn't find it. Maybe it had just been in my head and I'd never written it down. When I told her that, she asked if I could write something new. I found a few paragraphs of a tale I'd begun years ago...

"I might have a story that could work," I said as my palms began to sweat. "I can probably have something for you in a week." I paused. "Well, maybe ten days."

"Ten days is fine," she replied. "As long as I know something is coming."

Nine days and 5,000 words later, I handed in Memory Lane. It has romance, motorcycles, and a bit of unsettling horror. I was quite relieved when she said it was perfect for her anthology.

Perfect is a relative term, however. It wasn't much better than a first draft, so we emailed back and forth a bit about corrections and wording.

After nailing down the main story, Miranda asked if I had anything else that might work since the other authors had submitted a greater number of stories than I had. She wanted to be fair about it. I sent here a couple of flash fiction tales. I don't really do a lot of stories about inter-dimensional/time travel, so I didn't have much. This will teach me to have more finished stories on hand. She chose one of the flash stories, Wrapped in a Mystery, for inclusion in the anthology. That makes three!

So, my stories are now coming out and should be available in both print and Kindle versions June 1st! There are also stories from the prolific Michael Wombat and Victoria Pearson in addition to Miranda's works. With all the stories she's added, it should be quite a large book!

Here is the cover!

I'll provide a link once it's available.

* I had to update my original post when Miranda picked a third story!

Note: Miranda's original cover for Slipping Through was different. So, if you want to get the new edition, make sure it has this cover!

This post was first published on Patreon. You can see it by clicking this LINK.

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Grand Finale: National Poetry Month

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National Poetry Month has come and gone, but my poems, for better or worse, are here to stay—on Simily. Well, until I get enough to shove into a book and publish. Then I'll pull out those worth the effort (probably only about a quarter of them are worth a second editing) and add them to the others that are waiting to be placed into print. They're all first-draft quality for now, but that's what you get when you do one per day for a month. 

I'll get back to finish this someday...

If you wish to read the poems I've done, an updated list follows. You do need a membership to Simily to read them, but a basic membership is free. All of these links will redirect you to the Simily sign-up/sign-in page unless you're already logged into Simily.

Thirty Poems In Thirty Days April 30, 2023

Goodbye On A Rainy Day April 29, 2023

Rainy Daze April 28, 2023

Night Of The Full Moon April 27, 2023

Level Playing Field April 26, 2023

Forgotten Places April 25, 2023

A Yarn About A Cat April 24, 2023

Spinning Wheels April 23, 2023

Bad Delivery April 22, 2023

Sorting Through The Ashes April 21, 2023

Butterfly Dinners April 20, 2023

Summer Fashionista April 19, 2023

Words In A Bottle April 18, 2023

Morning Fog April 17, 2023

Sweet Mystery Of Likes April 16, 2023

A Mid-April Night's Dream     April 15, 2023

There Is No Poem Today    April 14, 2023

The Death Of A Thousand Sneezes    April 13, 2023

It Is Almost Summer    April 12, 2023

A Walk Through Kipling’s Wood    April 11, 2023

What A Tree Is Not     April 10, 2023

Cat-O’-Nine Tales     April 9, 2023

There’s No Business Like Snow Business     April 8, 2023

Swamped     April 7, 2023

City Rain     April 6, 2023

Cherry Blossom Time     April 5, 2023

Morning Haiku     April 4, 2023

Wistful Thinking     April 4, 2023

The Moon Gate     April 2, 2023

2023 National Poetry Month Kickoff!     April 1, 2023

That's all for my 2023 National Poetry Month efforts! I know some of you are saying it's too much. You do, however, have eleven months to recover from my pun-infested titles and a few of my sillier efforts until I do this all over again next year!

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An Update To Neither Rhyme Nor Reason

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I had written a post here 5 days ago about my efforts on Simily to write a poem each day for National Poetry Month. It was an experiment to determine if Simily was worth the effort and to put out consistent content for potential readers. Sadly, I hadn't had much in the way of readers—until 2 days ago. That's when people started reading one particular post.

It was the April 8th post titled There's No Business Like Snow Business. I have no idea why, but it must have been highlighted by Simily or some member of Simily. In the last 3 days, it has received 111 views. There's nothing special about it. I mean, it's just a haiku. It's nice enough, but probably the last one I'd pick of my posts as a shining example of poetry.

I've had a few other posts viewed, too, but nothing like that one. I'm not sure what to make of it.

Anyway...

If you wish to read the poems I've done, an updated list follows. You do have to have a membership to Simily to read them, but a basic membership is free. All of these links will take you to the sign-up page unless you're already logged into Simily.

A Mid-April Night's Dream     April 15, 2023

There Is No Poem Today    April 14, 2023

The Death Of A Thousand Sneezes    April 13, 2023

It Is Almost Summer    April 12, 2023

A Walk Through Kipling’s Wood    April 11, 2023

What A Tree Is Not     April 10, 2023

Cat-O’-Nine Tales     April 9, 2023

There’s No Business Like Snow Business     April 8, 2023

Swamped     April 7, 2023

City Rain     April 6, 2023

Cherry Blossom Time     April 5, 2023

Morning Haiku     April 4, 2023

Wistful Thinking     April 4, 2023

The Moon Gate     April 2, 2023

2023 National Poetry Month Kickoff!     April 1, 2023

And so, the great experiment continues to continue!  

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Neither Rhyme Nor Reason?

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If you're not into poetry, you might not know that April, in the United States, is National Poetry Month.

A few times in the past, I've done a poem per day for National Poetry Month. I did it here on Blogger some years ago. This year, I decided to try it on Simily in an effort to increase my content there and partly to see if Simily was a good platform on which to write.

Well, I'm ten days (and ten poems) in and I haven't had a single view. Not one.

I do realize that many of the poems I put out there are not of the highest quality. I'm doing this on the fly, so you can't expect the best. I don't have time to rewrite and edit much. And some are silly. Some rhyme. Some don't. I do think, however, a few of them are worthwhile.

I am wondering if it's Simily or my poetry...

If you wish to read the poems I've done, a list follows. You do have to have a membership to Simily to read them, but a basic membership is free. All of these links will take you to the sign-up page unless you're already logged into Simily.

What A Tree Is Not     April 10, 2023

Cat-O’-Nine Tales     April 9, 2023

There’s No Business Like Snow Business     April 8, 2023

Swamped     April 7, 2023

City Rain     April 6, 2023

Cherry Blossom Time     April 5, 2023

Morning Haiku     April 4, 2023

Wistful Thinking     April 4, 2023

The Moon Gate     April 2, 2023

2023 National Poetry Month Kickoff!     April 1, 2023

So, the great experiment continues. I don't know if posting this list here will get any reads as not many folks still read this blog. I guess I'll find out! 

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What Am I Up To Now?

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It's been a while since I've posted here. But that doesn't mean I've been idle. Well, not completely.

I have been posting on other sites. Here's a list of what's available since my last post here in early February...

On Medium:

• Spring Is Blooming, Haiku for April 2023 - Published on Apr 1
• Straight Up, Flash Fiction Challenge Story - Published on Mar 30
• Trouble Comes In Threes, The Dark Scent Of Rain — Part II - Published on Mar 13
• A Hint Of Spring, Haiku for March 2023 - Published on Mar 8
• A Worm And A Wet Place, It’s the beginning of a story — perhaps? - Published on Feb 22
• Warm Wishes, Haiku for February 2023 - Published on Feb 10

Note: A Worm and a Wet Place and Trouble Comes in Threes are the first two parts of a serial titled The Dark Scent of Rain. A third part is coming soon!

On Patreon:

• Serial Killer? (essentially a blog post)- Published March 23
• PSA: Upcoming Events - Spring & Summer 2023 - Published March 23
• What's New For 2023 - 1st Quarter - Published March 13
• Poem: The Retiree (poem) - Published February 15

On Simily:

• Wistful Thinking (poem)- Published April 2023      
• Morning Haiku - Published April 2023
• The Moon Gate (poem) - Published April 2023
• 2023 National Poetry Month Kickoff! (poem) - Published April 2023
• March: The Darkest Month? - Published March 2023
• The Retiree (poem) - Published March 2023

So, you can see I have been doing a little writing!

Best of all, I have a bit of a surprise coming—possibly before the end of this month. I can't say anything yet, but it involves a couple of my stories. More soon!

Photo credits for this post: Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash

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