I am entirely delighted to report that Crowned just won the 2016 Elgin Award 🙂 🙂 🙂

My poem Solstice has been published at Songs of Eretz Poetry Review. It’s a poem about King Xau’s sister and King Donal’s brother.

I am happy to report that my poem “Seventeenth Lesson” has been accepted by Heroic Fantasy Quarterly 🙂 “Seventeenth Lesson” is a poem about King Xau’s eldest son and the dragon, and is scheduled for publication in March 2017.

My poem Rachel has been published at Songs of Eretz Poetry Review. It is not a poem about dragons, or demons, or King Xau, but rather about one of my childhood friends.

My poem “Judgment” has been accepted by Songs of Eretz Poetry Review 🙂 “Judgment” is a poem about King Xau and his second queen, Hana.

My poem Li has just appeared in Songs of Eretz Poetry Review. I’m fond of the poem, even though very little happens in it: Li, captain of King Xau’s guards, prepares to sleep!

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My poem “Princess Tea Party” has been accepted by Songs of Eretz Poetry Review. It’s a poem about Lucy, not a fantasy piece.

My poem “Brighid,” first published in Apex Magazine, has been reprinted in the first Poetry Nook anthology, Poetry Nook: Popular Contest Winners. It is part of the King Xau epic, and is a rather dark poem about a six-year-old girl who was the servant to a demon.

I’ve been away visiting relatives and have accumulated several poetry items to report…. My poem “Daunted,” featuring both King Xau and the dragon, has been accepted by Dreams & Nightmares. Songs of Eretz Poetry Review published my poem Captain (a poem from the perspective of one of Xau’s guards) and accepted my poem “Pestilence,” (Yes, “Pestilence,” does have a comma in its title.) A poem about Lucy, “For My Life,” was accepted by The Violet Hour. Last but not least, my poem Night, first published in Ship of Fools, won the 92nd weekly contest at poetrynook.com 🙂