As is not atypical in the lunacy of the literary world, the length of time that passes between acceptance and publication can vary widely.
For example, I had poems accepted in May (two by
Waffle Fried Literary Magazine 5/20/25), June (one by
The Five-Two 6/30/25), August (one by
IHRAM 8/25/25), and October (two by
Four Tulips 10/8/25), (one by
Magnets and Ladders 10/26/2025), and (one by
The Orchards Poetry Journal 10/19/25 ). However, because every journal/magazine operates on its own time schedule, those poems were published in a completely different order. The first to appear in print was the third accepted and the second to the last published was the first accepted.
As a result, I saw a huge range in length of time from acceptance to publication from
Waffle Fried Literary Magazine's six months (although the issue cover date says "August 2025", I didn't receive my copy until 11/20/25, shortly before the issue was offered to the public) to
Magnets and Ladders' (10/29/2025) three days. This also meant the second Contrapuntal poem I wrote ("
Talking Points" in
Waffle Fried Literary Magazine) appeared
after the third, ("
Pain" in
Enduring Voices: Life with Disabilities, Invisible Illnesses, and Neurodivergence). Such is the literary life.
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See more about the most recently published pieces below (and, of course, kitties).
"Siren Song" (a Shadorma)
The Orchards Poetry Journal included my Shadorma,
"Siren Song", in the Winter 2025 edition (page 71).
"Inspired by the small plot of apple trees near Cambridge, England, where writers have gathered for years with their books and pens,"
The Orchards Poetry Journal welcomes "you to pull up a chair and enjoy poetry in the orchard."
The neighborhood coyotes, who howl every time a siren (from one of the three fire stations within hearing) wails, inspired "
Siren Song".
"Hopeless, Helpless" and "Talking
Points" (a contrapuntal)
"Hopeless, Helpless" and "Talking Points", a Contrapuntal, appear in the second issue of
Waffle Fried Literary Magazine, "Resilience".
Seeking "to capture the spirit of heavy late-night conversations on living room floors, eating cold leftovers by the light of the refrigerator, empty hotel hallways; walking into the deep cold with sweat on your forehead",
Waffle Fried Literary Magazine publishes work capturing "That feeling that can be difficult to explain, impossible to forget and part of our everyday".
The "Resilience" issue includes poems by
Anwar Yousef of occupied Gaza, including "
resistance", and proceeds will be donated to victims of the war on Gaza.
You can also read "
Hopeless, Helpless" and "
Talking Points" as poetry broadsides.
