The Marmagar Is Out Now

Happy New Year, all.

In wonderful news to begin January, The Cold Issue of Crow Toes Quarterly (PDF and Print) is out now and includes my children’s horror poem, The Marmagar. It’s about a monster that can live on your face.

I’ve seen a digital version of the magazine, and the art and layout are eerily beautiful. Well worth dropping a subscription on. You’ll even receive a cool Certificate of Authenticity—pictured below—when you subscribe. A thoughtful touch that shows how much the staff cares about readers.

Children's Horror Poem Acceptance

A short post, but I wanted to share that I had a children’s horror poem accepted for publication. The poem is called, “The Marmagar,” and it should appear in the January issue of Crow Toes Quarterly.

I can’t remember where the idea sprang from, just that it stuck with me and seemed like it would be fun to write. So I wrote it, and it was fun. If my subconscious drew inspiration from anywhere, it was likely Shel Silverstein’s poetry book of monsters, Don’t Bump the Glump! And Goosebumps. All of my writing probably goes back to reading Goosebumps as a kid.

I’ll post more details when I have them, and I’m looking forward to sharing a scare with ya’ll.

Short Story Win and Writing App Giveaway

You can now read my children’s superhero short story, Sparks, and some kind words written about it. The story was chosen as one of the winners in Ulysses’s writing contest celebrating Disney's Flora & Ulysses.

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Continuing the celebration, I’m giving one Twitter follower a voucher for a one-year subscription to Ulysses, my favorite Mac and iOS writing software. To enter the drawing, all you have to do is

1. follow me on Twitter, and

2. retweet this tweet

by the end of Thursday, July 1. The winner will be randomly chosen and announced afterward.

Ulysses writing app shown across iPhone, iPad, and Mac screens.