Publications~
Mocking Heart Review- 3 poems
VerseWrights- 6 poems
Panoply, a literary zine- Forced to Rebuild
concis- Stoned on Benadryl
Rat's Ass Review, Spring-Summer 2016- Manhattan
Plum Tree Tavern- Found poem
Deep Water Literary Review- Hopeless Mortification and To Fill the Hole
Melancholy Hyperbole- Feb. '16- Mimicking You
Found Poetry Review- Unexpected Slide
By&By Poetry- January '16- 2 Poems
Leveler- The Portrait
Blue Lotus Review- Wisps of Awkwardness
Avalon Lit Review- Golden Bachelorhood
Slim Volume: This Body I Live In
Poeming Pigeons: A Literary Journal of Poetry: Poems About Food
The Rain, Party, & Disaster Society- On Engagement and Spring
Plum Tree Tavern- Valleys of Life, Echoed
Uppagus- Issue #14 Cynthia's Combustion
Verse Virtual-
2014: November
2015: August and September and October
2016: January and February
Muddy River Review- Oscillating Cachinnation
The Good Men's Project- The Questioning, Answered
When Women Waken- Birthing Blue
Lummox, No. 4 2015
Snapping Twig- The Change
Cyclamens and Swords- August 2015- On Footsies
Blue Fifth Review- Summer Quarterly- Sand
Maudlin House- 3 poems
Blue Bonnet Review- 2 poems
Blue Heron Review Summer 2015
Locust Six- Rock, Paper, Scissors
Ink, Sweat and Tears- The Snobby Woman Pretends Not to See Me
The Good Men Project- Answering the Call
Ilya' Honey- Summer Issue 2015- Last One Standing
Front Porch Review- The Other Side of Havoc
The Lake- Summer 2015- 2 poems
Mused, The BellaOnline Literary Review- Summer, 2015- 2 poems: What I Found & Moon on Your Pillow)
Crack the Spine, Issue 54- Relinquishing Control
Naugatuck
River Review- Caught Unaware
Silver Birch Press- 6/23/15 - On Cacoepy (Mispronunciation of Names)
Autumn Sky Poetry DAILY- 6/22/15- Like Van Gogh
Prelude Mag- Intoxicated Turbulence
Snapdragon, Issue 2- 6/11/15
Turtle Island Quarterly- Spring 2015- Muffled
Yellow Chair Review- Superheroes issue- 2 poems
Black Heart Magazine- 5/24/15- 2 poems
North Dakota Quarterly, vol. 80.3- Summer, 2015
Silver Birch Press, May 2, 2015- Dusting
Synchronized Chaos, May 1, 2015- Four poems
Hermes Poetry Journal, April 26, 2015- The Librarian
FREE- origami poems project mini-chapbbook, April 25, 2015- What You Left
The Camel Saloon, April 12, 2015- Cravings
Gnarled Oak, April 4, 2015- haiku
Driftwood Press, Volume 2: Issue 2
JAB Magazine, Spring 2015- Relating to a Newcomer
Gyroscope Review: 15-1- April 1, 2015- 2 poems
Absinthe Poetry Review, Issue 1, March 2015- The Couch
Puppy Love: 2015- Nonfiction piece, My Angel Jake
Snapdragon: A Journal of Art and Healing, March 2015: Keeping It Down
Poppy Road, March 4, 2015- Two poems
Scissors & Spackle, 2015
The Otter- February 2015- Crushed Rose
MOON Magazine, January 2015- 3 Poems
City Lit Rag, 11-1-14 TIME WARP
Pirene's Fountain 2014 Vol. 7, Issue 14~ The Mortician
Concho River Review Vol. 28, No. 2, Fall 2014- Making Ends Meet
Moonbathing (Fall/Winter 2014)~ haiku
A Hundred Gourds 4:1 December 2014- haiku
Amarillo Bay, November 2014- Mother, In the Raw
Verse-Virtual November 2014- (4 poems)
Blue Fifth Review Poetry Special (September 2014)
Referential Magazine, Fall 2014~ 3 Poems
Silver Birch Press Blog (9/13/14)~ You Think? (A Found Poem) & (12/23/14) Waiting for Inspiration...
The Road Not Taken- Summer Issue~ A Blackbird
Deep Water Literary Journal (July 31, 2014)~ What Sunday School Taught Him
Black Heart Magazine (March 16, 2014)~ Whirls of Brokenness
Miller's Pond (Winter 2014)~ Drunk on a Park Bench
cho, Contemporary Haibun Online (October 2013)~ Hereditary Mayhem
FPR: Tribute to David Foster Wallace (September 2013)~ Thousands of Flags
Radical Dislocations (September, 2013)
The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop by Diane Lockward (August, 2013)- pg. 68
The dVerse Anthology: Voices of Contemporary World Poetry (July, 2013)- 3 poems
Found Poetry Review, Volume 5 (July 2013)
Wisdom Crieth Without, Issue 9, May 2013: Writer's Barricade
Oh, Sandy: An Anthology of Humor for a Serious Purpose - Nonfiction piece
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
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
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Proud to be part of Didi Menendez's GOSS183 Publishing Group:
iARTistas (March 2014)~ 2 poems
PoetsArtists (December 2013)~ Collaboration with James Needham, "Resemblances"
PoetsArtists (October 2013)~ Collaboration with Grady Harp & Hector Milia, "Of the Sea and Legends and Echoes"
PoetsArtists (July 2013): Ear
MiPOesias, February 2013, Poem: Water Rides
Awards~
April 2014~ Top 10- PA Triversen Challenge
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