What is this weird string of code, you may ask? Those who are familiar with the term will recognise it as the abbreviated term for National Poetry Writing Month – which is April. I think the equivalent novel writing month (NaNoWriMo – November) has received far more popularity, but Poetry month is definitely on the…
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Submissions Open for White Noise and Ouija Boards!
I can hereby announce that submissions are open for the latest anthology from Three Drops Press – White Noise and Ouija Boards! This is the first anthology I’ve been a Guest Editor for, and I’m incredibly excited to see what’s in store. Many many moons ago, I had my very first poem published in a…
Bone Ovation
Here it is… The big news. The showstopper. The little thing I teased a few weeks ago when I talked about shoving large amounts of cake in my face (it was my birthday too around that time – hence the over-interest in cake!) The big kahuna. My poetry collection ‘Bone Ovation’ is going to be…
Journal#4: White
Having a final poem launched by In Between Hangovers on the topic of aging has reminded me (cruelly) that like everyone, I’m getting older. It was my 31st birthday on Sunday – and rather than dancing ‘til my knees fall off I spent it by the seaside, at heritage sights, and then at a delightful…
White Noise & Ouija Boards
An exciting first for me… One that I’m bursting with excitement to reveal! (So much so that I’m not even going to build it up – it’s THAT GOOD). This summer, I’m going to be guest editing the latest anthology from Three Drops Press, alongside Managing Editor Kate Garrett-Nield! The anthology is entitled ‘White Noise…
Submitting Vs Writing
I do sometimes find it tricky to strike the balance between writing and the somewhat less artful art of submitting. I can get tied up too much in submitting to journals and anthologies, writing the cover letters, doing the endless copying and pasting of poems into a single word document (for some reason this is…
A Little Bit of Melancholia
Today, I’ve been writing a poem about my cat. I don’t usually focus on such things, but she’s a little darling with a dark streak – and so I felt inspired. Juno is the first cat I’ve owned, and it’s quite the experience. She is a bit like an extreme version of a human being…
Journal#3: A New Year
It’s not QUITE new year anymore, but still – it’s nearer the beginning of the year than the end of it, so I think a looking a-head post is still relevant. After all, isn’t that what January is about? A cleansing of the festive sugars and a looking ahead to what the year might bring?…
Tailfins & Sealskins
And another Three Drops collaboration! This is the last anthology from Three Drops Press that I’m scheduled to appear in, for now at least. I feel like Three Drops has inspired me to write so many poems on folklore, witchery, and the other. The editor (Kate Garrett-Nield) has been incredibly supportive of my writing ‘particularly…
Short Stories
The urge to plan is strong in this one. Sometimes I become overwhelmed with ideas, and I’m left confused and confuddled as to which are the best ones to go for. So I need to ensure I keep track of everything, in case a spark of inspiration is forgotten. The usual flux of ideas has…
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