Collage Reading

Wendy Van Camp, Denise Dumars, Jean-Paul L Garnier, and I discussed speculative genre poetry, did a Q&A, and read some of our poetry at the Collage in San Pedro.  It was a lot of fun though it seemed the weather drove some of the audience away.  

Reading Speculative Poetry at Collage

I will be reading, signing, and selling books at this event this Sunday the 15th. 

Science Fiction and Fantasy fan? Poetry fan? Why not try both together? You will get to do so when members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association  (SFPA) read their work and discuss the topic at Collage: a Place for Art and Culture. You’ll also learn how to join the SFPA and how to find markets for your own poetry in the genres by writers who have published in numerous journals both print and online. Come join us on Sunday, Jan. 15, at 2 PM. Collage is located at the south end of the Harbor Freeway, at 731 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro, CA, 90731. http://collageartculture.org. 

 Speakers: 

WENDY VAN CAMP: Poet Laureate of Anaheim, CA, and Convention Coordinator for the SFPA, Wendy is an award-winning writer who has edited Eye to the Telescope, the online journal of the SFPA, and is currently nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She edits the Eccentric Orbits series of SF/F poetry anthologies, and the current issue is nominated for Best Anthology Award. Find her at https://wendyvancamp.com/.  

ASHLEY DIOSES: Award-nominated dark fantasy and Gothic poet and fiction writer, with books of poetry published by Jackanapes Press and Hippocampus Press, Ashley has been nominated for the Rhysling and Elgin awards for SF/F/H poetry as well as appearing in such well-known journals as Cemetery Dance and Weirdbook. She blogs at fiendlover.blogspot.com. 

DENISE DUMARS: Columnist for Star* Line, the Journal of the SFPA, and widely published and award-winning poet and short fiction writer, Denise has been a college English instructor and a literary agent. Author of several poetry books and chapbooks, she has been nominated multiple times for the Rhysling, Elgin, and Dwarf Stars awards and is a current nominee for the Pushcart Prize. Find her at www.DeniseDDumars.com.

JEAN-PAUL L. GARNIER: Editor of Star*Line, the Journal of the SFPA, he is the owner of Space Cowboy bookstore, winner of the Critters Best Bookstore award for 2021. His podcast is Simultaneous Times, and he is an independent publisher of SF poetry and fiction. He is a five-time nominee for the Elgin award with several books in print. He contributes to dreamfoundry.org. Find him at https//spacecowboybooks.com.

Weirdbook 45 by Wildeside Press

I got my copy of Weirdbook 45 by Wildside Press.  It contains my poem, They Dance in Arsenic.

THE DRAGONS OF THE NIGHT, by Darrell Schweitzer

LOVE AND SORCERY, by John R. Fultz

THE RECKONING, by Sharon Cullars

EVERY BONE IN HIS BODY, by Adrian Cole

WE WERE X-MEN, by Abdul-Qaadir Taariq Bakari-Muhammad

SOME BATTLES CANNOT BE WON, by Paul Lubaczewski

NYKTHOS, by Marlane Quade Cook

A WISE AND PATIENT MOTHER, by Laura Blackwell

DRAGON FOOD, by Franklyn Searight

The NIB; AND A BRIEF STUDY IN COSMIC IRRELEVANCE, by Christian Riley

HOUSE OF THE GRAND FLY, by Charles Haugen

THE SMITH AFFAIR, by James Goodridge

THE WAY ORDER IS MAINTAINED, by L.F. Falconer

THE ADJACENT POSSIBLE, by Michael Janairo

THE GOLDEN BOY, by Aditya Deshmukh

WHITE WAKE, by John C. Hocking

Plus a selection of uncanny poetry by Chad Hensley, Frederick J. Mayer, Allan Rozinski, K.A. Opperman, Ashley Dioses, and Dave Truesdale.

The Fifth Di... June 2022 by Hiraeth Publishing

To spice it up a bit, I actually have an article in this issue of The Fifth Di... June 2022 by Hiraeth Publishing, Publishing Your Horror and Fantasy Work.  

I started college again spring of last year and wrote this essay for a class.  I felt it was a wasted effort if I didn't attempt to get this published somewhere fitting.  

Features

Publishing Your Horror and Fantasy Work by Ashley Dioses

Short Stories

Raveled Seaweed and a Pearl by Kelly A. Harmon

Risen in the East by DJ Tyrer

Shackles by Maureen Bowden

The Monster of Kylantar by Jason Lairamore

Unforeseen Circumstances by Maureen Bowden

The Man Who Was Only History by J. J. Steinfeld

Flash Fiction

Live! From the Thimble Theatre by Alan Ira Gordon

The Strange Case of Mr. Hedford’s House by Jonathan Sherwood

Poetry

Flight of the Beast by Bruce Boston

The Next Incarnation of Joan by Jay Sturner

Queen of Bees by Scott J. Couturier

Azazel-Pomps by Scott J. Couturier

She Talks of the Past, I Think of the Future by C. J. Carter-Stephenson

Welcome to the Future by John Grey

Pluto in Furs Vol. 2

My copy of Pluto in Furs Vol. 2 finally arrived.  I have, I believe three sonnets in here, under the group title, The Countess.  They are a continuation of my vampire sonnet cycle started in Diary of a Sorceress.  The full sonnet cycle will be in Diary of a Vampyress. 

Among Satyrs and Nymphs: A Devotional Anthology to Hellenic Nature Spirits by Bibliotheca Alexandrina

I received my beautiful copy of  Among Satyrs and Nymphs: A Devotional Anthology to Hellenic Nature Spirits by Bibliotheca Alexandrina, which features three reprints of mine, Maenads, Panic, and They Sing in Whispers, all of which can be found in Diary of a Sorceress.

L.A. Vintage Paperback Festival

Kyle and I attended our first L. A. Vintage Paperback Festival since Covid.  It was sad to attend without Dennis Etchison and Bill Nolan there.  I miss them.