Another week in to this year and January is almost done. How?

In case you missed it earlier this week, I had my second publication of the year at Vast Chasm. Hope you check out “Just Chill Out, Okay” when you get the chance. The editors were a joy to work with and they really made my little micro shine!

I also got my copy of Best Small Fictions! So happy to have my story, “Skin and Bone,” which first appeared in Astrolabe in it! I hope you get your copy soon!

I have not a received a single acceptance yet and I’m currently at 24 rejections so far this year. I’m okay with it and at the same time I’m not but what can you do? I do submit to places now that have much slower turnaround times and that is a choice I made when I started submitting higher up the tier levels. That being said, I would really love to have one before the end of January (pretty please, universe).

Finally, some wonderful news (besides my publication). I was asked to submit somewhere. Getting an email from someone at a literary journal who has read my work and would like me to send something to them is always an awesome feeling. This has happened only a handful of times and not every time do they accept the work I send but it’s still really good to be sought out and solicited (that sounds kind of dirty lol).

I hope that you are all well and staying safe! Sending love, light and creativity.

PS: I am going to start fundraising for AWP in 2025 so keep your eye out for workshops and such!