Recently Published Poetry

Crime poetry weekly, The Five-Two, featured my poem, "Break the Cycle" (a Fibonacci), on February 2, 2026. Publishing an original poem each Monday, The Five-Two's "purpose is to bring current and historical wrongdoing to light".

You can also listen to "Break the Cycle" on editor Gerald So's YouTube channel.

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, 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".

You can also read "Hopeless, Helpless" and "Talking Points" as poetry broadsides.

"Morning at the Feeders" and "Mid Night" (a Rictameter)

Read my poems "Morning at the Feeders" and "Mid Night" (a Rictameter) on Four Tulips, a publisher of poetry and prose "living in the moment where visual art comes alive through the written word."

Both poems also are available in Four Tulips issue four, "moments in time".

Brittany Garrett founded Four Tulips in early 2025 with a mission to "publish poetry and prose in an accessible format" and "a focus on vivid language and concrete imagery".

The International Human Rights Art Movement Literary Magazine Third Quarter 2025 edition, Enduring Voices: Life with Disabilities, Invisible Illnesses, and Neurodivergence, includes my contrapuntal "Pain" (on page 63).

Enduring Voices' contributors capture the reality of living with various medical conditions and neurodivergence types (their own or their loved ones') with unflinching honesty and vulnerability, reaffirming autonomy over invisible illnesses or hidden personal struggles. Our personal essays, poems, and original artwork emphasize the resilience required to live through each day.

The IHRAM Press magazine was created to celebrate and uplift up-and-coming authors from all over the world, offering a space for poetry and prose to resonate with reflections of emotion, hope, and the enduring connection to one's identity.

You can also read "Pain" as a poetry broadside.

Recent Non-Fiction

"There Is No Ethical Way to Use Algorithmic Slop"

This week I refused to renew a subscription I have been paying for since last century. It wasn't expensive. And I still enjoyed the content.

I cancelled for one reason and one reason only. The newsletter author has decided that using ChaptGPT (and other so-called "A.I." tools) is acceptable.

I refuse to participate in the grift. I explain why I call it that, and why I consider using algorithmic slop complicity in crimes against people and the planet, on my blog.