Laying on the horn

Thanks to all of you who have stopped by in the past few days to read my review of Theories of falling. It is much appreciated. You should go out and get your copy now.

In other news, I was just informed that my poem, "Red Dawn" was accepted to If Poetry Journal. I am thrilled because I wrote it a long time ago and never imagined it would find a home beyond my own pleasure. As information becomes available. I will let you know about it.

Apparently, another journal out there wants to recycle one of my poems which appeared in RE:AL last year. I will hold off until I know all the details on that because they want to see other poems of mine, and I don't know if I can get even luckier than I already have. that would really be a cool way to end the school year!

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I have also started a new writing project. I have 12 small pieces I am going to try and fashion (with the addition of more poems) into yet another chapbook. What is it with me and chapbooks? Again, not much talk about it, but I am going to try and have about 20 strong pieces to start submitting as a chapbook by the end of summer (writing them is not the problem, it's going to be revision and ordering). Unitl that time, I am going to be looking for several journals to submit smaller packets of five or so poems to, hoping to get a few publications going. Right now I have at least 5-6 which are strong and ready to go. I just need to find the right places to send them to since once again, my poems have a narrow scope.

Thus ends the horn tooting portion of our broadcast, and since that's why I am posting in the first place, I will be going now.

Have a great evening.