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2019 Bram Stoker Awards® Final Ballot
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to release the Final Ballot for the 2019 Bram Stoker Awards®. The HWA (see http://www.horror.org/) is the premier writers organization in the horror and dark fiction genre, with over 1,600 members. We have presented the … Continue reading
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My “Pussy Magic” Debut
Don’t let the name put you off. I’m chuffed today to share that my poem “Neglected Altars” is up on Pussy Magic today. My poem is a linked haiku chain. It’s coincidence that I posted two haiku chains in two … Continue reading
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Jewel, Epic Haiku Chain
Back in 2018 I celebrated Women in Horror and NaHaiWriMo by writing an epic, long haiku chain. Like this month where I’ve been sharing a feminine themed horror haiku a day, in 2018 I shared a haiku everyday but all … Continue reading
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Review: The Man Who Married Death by Amy Langevin
Here is a book after my own heart and a brilliant pitch-black romantic read about a man who proposes—and marries—Death. Told in poetic forms, be prepared to dip into madness with Zylen LaRocque, the sexy psychopath who charms Death. When … Continue reading
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Week One: WiHM11/NaHaiWriMo
The first week of Women in Horror comes to a close and I am happy I was able to keep up with it. I’ve written a horror haiku with a darker feminine theme everyday so far. I’m posting them on … Continue reading
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#TBT: What is/isn’t Haiku?
Throwback Thursday is back with a post from 2017 talking about what makes a haiku. Think you know how to 5-7-5? Some of what I learned about haiku might surprise you. Originally inspired by to NaHaiWriMo, this post explains how the Japanese … Continue reading
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Women in Horror Month 11
February is one of my favorite months. It begins with Groundhog Day, my favorite holiday after Halloween. Betty Ballantine, one of my heroines celebrates her birthday this month. It’s National Write a Haiku Month and, of course, Women in Horror … Continue reading
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The Darkness in Duerrwaechter
Laura Kester Duerrwaechter, a friend and former student, just came out with a new prose collection titled Tattoo. I’ve known Laura for a few years now. We met in a creative writing class I was teaching at Northwest Florida State … Continue reading
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#136 Poetry Selections and Exquisite Corpse
Congratulations the poets who made the line up for Spring #136—we had a wealth of poetry submitted and wish we could accept every piece but we only have so much paper. If you didn’t make it, don’t be discouraged… please … Continue reading
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When Art Collides
Sometimes I enjoy dabbling with photography and digital collage. I post most of it up on Pixabay under Creative Commons licensing—”Free for commercial use. No attribution required.” Why do I do this? Because when you throw art into the universe, … Continue reading
