It’s that time of the year again. Nominations are rolling in, especially for the Pushcart Prizes. I know that we all want to be recognized for all of our hard work creating art and putting it out in the world.

Even I feel a twinge of “where’s my nomination” anxiety and depression - I know this is a shitty way to feel but for me I think of it as part of our writing life. I feel the same when I get rejections when others get acceptances at the same journals. I think it’s important to acknowledge these feelings, deal with them, and move on.

So here I am celebrating the places that not only accepted my work but also nominated it!

Thank you so much to

• Five South for nominating “Or Else” for Best Microficition.

• Cheap Pop Lit for nominating “Oceans under Threat Like Never Before” for Best Small Fictions.

• The Hennepin Review for nominating “All Wisdom Is Not Taught in Your School” for Best of the Net.

• Newfound for nominating “Relax Said the Nightman” for Best of the Net.

I am very grateful to all of the journals and literary magazines that published my work this year. You all are amazing!!

I would also like to celebrate my recently published collaboration with Cherry Lou Sy in Harpy Hybrid Review - “Exquisite Corpse of the Night Woman.” We actually created this for that recent collaboration call from a journal I don’t follow or support. I am glad we found the perfect home for it. Cherry is an amazing writer. Her lyricism is gorgeous and awe inspiring.

Finally, I am hoping to open a store here for the art I created for my books as well as some of the doodles I do on Instagram. I have a few mock ups of tote bags, a wine tumbler, a water bottle, etc. I am not sure how it will go but I figured why not try.

I want to thank Abigail Stewart for the inspiration! Her article in Write or Die Tribe - 4 Tips for Opening Your Own Author Merch Store was a fun and informative read.

As always, I want to leave you all with light and love and creative vibes!