Here is where I am as a writer as of 2/27/2021-My biggest victory: Having Laughing Africa accepted and published simultaneously by two journals after being rejected numerous times. My biggest surprise: Vanna Nguyen hiring me as a proofreader and blogger after reading my short story Listening to the Voice .
A challenge: Working with a friend and helping her edit a children’s book now on Amazon. Trying to write my own story of the pug and husband commenting why is it such a good subject but it sounds like a teacher’s edition? Ugh, it is. A grammar book as my pug is understanding more and more English. I think I have a way to go. Manuscript is still on husband’s desk with a hint to help me out if he can by editing. Question to self: do I need his honest opinion as this has a way to go. I am not a natural children’s writer. Husband is an excellent editor. He also has a thriller and needs an ending. I want to encourage him to start on this when he is feeling better.
My biggest hope: the current book I am working on and have so many pages. I hope to find an editor and someone to publish.
Fall/Winter 2021 “The Stray Branch” The Spirit is Willing (short story)
Fall/Winter 2020 “The Stray Branch” Monsters We Meet (short story)
01/20 Cupcake Cache blog-Trash Travellin’ (poem dedicated to veterans)
12/30/2020 Vanna Nguyen-contributor to blog and proofreader of her book. I worked with her for about 2 years.
Jan 2019 Feet on the Edge of the Feeder-Via Brevis (poem)
Dec 2017 Catch me If you Can-Vita Brevis (poem)
Listening to the Voice-“The Writing Disorder” . 2019
“Untitled” “The Stray Branch #20 vol. 17-Nov. 2017
“Abu Dhabi Time” “The Exit” “The Cold Zone” 2017 Mused Literary Review- non-fiction
“Lost Things” 2017 Page and Spine (short story)
Anapest Journal “Wishing on Cotton” 2017 (poem)
2018 Literary Review-Horror Zine-Poet of the Month-2019
Page & Spine “Swamp” and “Sing” 2019 Paid $14 upon publication. (poetry)
2020-June 19th Laughing Africa Spillwords & The Finest Example
The Artiste Spillwords nominated for writer of the month (poem)
80,000 words-untitled who dun it ??? Still to be released…I hope to finish in another month or so and search for proofreaders. Please forgive my editing mistakes with the blog as I was eager to publish and put this down in writing. You know there is something which makes life and promises to self and to others more real in writing. This is published to help me continue with strength, patience, and ideas until the end. Writing is digging in the trenches kind of like getting my knees all dirty this morning in the garden and of course, prickling my body several times with thorns from the blackberry bush. As some might say, “It ain’t over till the fat lady sings.” Work is not pretty but I am trying.
Published just under 20 x. Waiting to hear back from my teacher friend about the children’s fantasy series we are working on. Both of us busy with new jobs. My contract finished in Feb. but she is still going. The teachers I was filling in on medical leave returned. I am taking a break but still teaching online part time. Time to continue with my book. Thanks for reading.