Recent Publications and Awards

Publications~

MiPOesias, February 2013, Poem: Water Rides

Poetic Pinup Revue, February 2013, Poem: A Mother's Love

Four and Twenty, January 2013, Holding On (p. 16)

Miller's Pond Poetry, Winter 2013 issue- Three poems

Kind of a Hurricane Press Anthologies- Backlit Barbell (Dec. '12) & B (Dec. '12)

The FIB Review, Issue #13, October 2012: Ballerina Branches

Full of Crow Poetry, October 2012: The Aftertaste of Us

TUCK Magazine, October 15, 2012: Two Poems- On Getting a Mammogram, On the Examination Table, Waiting

Falling in Love with You: Story, October, 2012

A Blackbird Sings: Small Stones collection, October 2012

Shot Glass Journal, Issue #8, September 2012- The Secret

Inaugural issue (Sept.'12), Nain Rouge

Red River Review, August 2012: Two Poems

TUCK Magazine, July 2012: Two Poems- The Costume, That Look

 
The Book Times: Fiction piece- Trapped, June 15, 2012

Pyrokinection, June 5, 2012: Two Poems- Triomino Effect, Artistic Perception

Writer's Digest Magazine, May/June 2012: Infatuation; November/December 2012: When Testosterone Starts Kicking In

The Christian Journal, March 2012: 9-1-1 Prayer

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Devotional Stories for Tough Times, 2011: Signs of David

The Poetry Gazette, December 6, 2011, under Good Blog Posts/ Poetry

Poetry 24, September 17, 2011: Chocolate Bites

Poetic Bloomings, June 22, 2011: My Interview

The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, June 15, 2011: Childhood Memories

MyDaily, The Calm After the Storm: How to Survive a Hurricane, June 7, 2011

The Christian Communicator, a publication of Christian Writers' Institute, May 2011: One poem

>Language >Place: blog carnival, edition # 5, April 2011: ... and then there was a phone; and edition # 8: A Succubus on a Carousel; and edition #10, September 2011: I Value My Life, edition #13, January 2012: Heard Anything Funny Lately?

pay attention: a river of stones, edited by fiona robyn & kaspalita, March 2011: Two poems and a quote

Postcard Shorts, January 2011: Lex Talionis

Skive Magazine, "Americana" issue, November 2010: Two poems

The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, Sept. 2010: A Trip in the Woods

poetsespresso, Jun/ Jul 2010: Hot and Cold

Poets for Living Waters, open mic: Tar Scars

Christmas Miracles, by Cecil Murphy and Marley Gibson, 2009: "A Christmas Basket"

Too many parent, coaches drain joy from youth sports / Beaumont Enterprise, 2008

Awards~

Honorable Mention- Writer's Digest Poetic Asides 2013 Chapbook Challenge

Runner-up, No One's Perfect, The Missouri Review Barbie sonnet contest, September 2012

Poetic Asides Competitions--
#1 (yes, FIRST PLACE!) Tritina form (February 3, 2012): Infatuated
#2 Nonet form (July 30, 2012) When Testosterone Starts kicking In
#3 Sonnet form (April 18, 2011): I am the Sea
#4 Kyrielle form (March 22, 2010): The Wrath of Nature Shatters Lives

#75 Writer's Digest 77th Annual Short Story Competition, 2008: Top Finalist, Literary Short Story

Golden Triangle Writer's Guild Writing Jar Competition, 2008: 1st place