My poem Dragon Mountain, first published in Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, has been nominated for this year’s Rhysling Award 🙂 🙂 In further good news, my poem Irene, first published in Uppagus, has been reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 🙂

My poem “Dear Creator,” first published in Fantasy & Science Fiction, has been nominated for this year’s Rhysling Award 🙂 🙂

My poem “Cavall” has been accepted by Asimov’s Science Fiction, my third sale to them 🙂 🙂 And I have completed the main book edits for Elemental Haiku, and the editor has approved them 🙂 🙂

My story Lord Serpent is now available online at Fireside, together with a wonderful illustration by Galen Dara.

I have three poems — “New Year’s Resolutions,” “Unicorn Care,” and “Snubbed” — in the new issue of Star*Line 🙂

Major news! I have a book forthcoming from Ten Speed Press! They will be publishing my Elemental Haiku (119 haiku for the elements of the periodic table), together with accompanying science notes that I’ve written. There will also be illustrations, which are not, I hasten to add, by me. N.B. These are the haiku that first appeared in Science.

My poem “How to Thank Earth” has been accepted by Uppagus 🙂

My poem How to Seduce Apophis is in the new issue, number 69, of Abyss & Apex 🙂 Happy New Year!

My science fiction short story A Retrospective on the Third Millennium is today’s story at Daily Science Fiction, my fourth appearance there 🙂 And my poem “How to Seduce Apophis” has been accepted by Abyss & Apex, my first acceptance there 🙂 So it was a good morning!

I just received a contributor copy of the January issue of Fireside, containing my short story “Lord Serpent,” which is accompanied by an amazing fold-out illustration by Galen Dara 🙂