Yes, Visual Verse only publishes one image prompt per month, but I forgot to update when they accepted my piece last month, and they’ve just posted my submission for August, so you get two here!
Read my July story, “Waiting in the Rain”
I’m so happy that South Florida Poetry Journal accepted my micro fiction “Nectar” for publication! I wrote this in Nancy Stohlman’s “Courting the Muse” workshop, which truly let me unwind and chase story fragments wherever they led me. I loved getting a chance to explore the magical realism of this story and hope you enjoy it, too!
Read “Nectar” here! Also check out all the other amazing writers in this issue.
I’m so excited that my flash piece, “Blue Monkey,” was published today at Ellipsis Zine!
I wrote this in a Sarah Freligh workshop that centered around place. After drawing a map of a street in my city, I realized there were tons of stories I could write… so I did! And this is the first to find a home, so I hope you read it and love it and demand someone publish my chapbook centered around midtown Memphis.
As my last post mentioned, I had a great time writing and submitting to The Write-In on National Flash Fiction day. I’m thrilled that five of my submissions were published! I’m sharing the links here, along with the prompts to give an idea of the guidelines/constraints.
Crosstown Traffic: A triptych where each section takes place in the same moment of time.
Moving Day: A story in which the action happens backwards.
Trick or Treat: Flash without a full stop or period as a punctuation mark.
She’s Where the Sky Meets the Water: 24-word flash with a seven-word title.
Dreamless Reality: A version of a fairy tale set in modern times.
I’m so happy that Visual Verse shared my May submission, “Close Your Eyes.”
I’m so happy that Visual Verse shared my April submission, “Mother of Pearl.”
As I dedicate some time to writing a new piece for the April prompt at Visual Verse, I’m excited to share the piece I wrote for March.
Here’s “Death of an Influencer.”
I wrote this micro in one of Sarah Freligh’s workshops – if you haven’t taken one, I highly recommend them! I’ve taken three now and am always so inspired by the lessons and prompts. This story started as “The Object of My Affection” and got plenty of polish from workshop feedback.
I’m thrilled to have a photograph, “Shining Light,” in issue 9 of Rock and a Hard Place magazine!
“Rock and a Hard Place Press is a lit-noir publisher, focused on stories of struggle, tales of the powerless and marginalized, characters on the fringes of society … and what they do next.”
Don’t miss out on all the amazing stories and art in this issue! Get it now!
My chapbook, Won’t Be By Your Side, has been out in the world for six months today!
If you haven’t grabbed a copy, you can get one right now from Amazon.
If you’ve read the book, please review it on Amazon and Goodreads!
If you have a copy and want an autographed bookplate, DM me on Twitter or Instagram and I’ll send you one for free!
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