urban legends

7/6/17

So much to report so I will get right to it:

My son is visiting from MA and I am so happy! He helped me sort of rebuild this site; I was so overwhelmed by it that I was putting it off for far too long. Thanks, Aidan!

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My chapbook, Your Hand Has Fixed the Firmament, is finally out. Thank you so much to Scott and Grey Books Press for taking this little love letter on! You can own it for a mere $6, which as we all know is just .75 more than a Venti Dirty Iced Chai Latte from Starbee’s.

Drunk Monkeys has a call for submissions for our special September issue: Vices and Virtues. So if you want to send me anything about your genitals, now is the only appropriate time to do so!

Additionally, I had an editor’s letter in the June issue that I felt was important; it’s all about how you build your own family. Check it out.

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Zoetic Press has a new Nonbinary Review issue out: Urban Legends/ Snopes. And guess who it’s guest edited by? You’ve got it… ME! For a mere $2 you can read 29 pieces of Snopes inspired work. This was such a blast to be a part of, and I loved every second of it.

Speaking of ZP, we have an open call for Hans Christian Andersen inspired work that closes at the end of July. AND we’re hosting Write Like You’re Alive again!

Really, that’s all I have for now. Everything I’m working on is stalled while Aidan is here. He leaves next week, and while I’ll be heartbroken, at least I’ll be able to get some stuff done.

(PS: How about that new Twin Peaks?!)

3/19/17

A few things of note:

I wrote a very important (to me) editor’s letter for Drunk Monkeys in regards to the amount of Bukowski-esque (read: revolving around poorly written sex/ penises) submissions we receive. It is infuriating as a woman to have to deal with this malarkey, and I map out why it sucks. Stop doing that, men. No one cares.

By the way, the March issue of Drunk Monkeys is amazing.

At Zoetic Press, two things are happening: we are running a week long 24-hour turnaround on submissions for the low low price of $3. We currently have three calls for submissions, so there’s a lot to choose from!

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Additionally, I am super excited to announce that I am guest editing Nonbinary Review #13: Snopes/ Urban Legends. I’ve always been obsessed with urban legends, so this is really exciting for me! Here is the call:

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Did you know Snopes isn’t just a wonderland of debunked political articles your aunt emailed you? It’s also a smorgasbord of urban legends!

Nonbinary Review is now accepting submissions for issue 13: Snopes/ Urban Legends, through 5/1/17! We don’t just want politically influenced subs– we want your best “sewer rats as pets” and “I definitely saw Nessie that one time”.

We are a paying market: “NonBinary Review pays 1 cent per word for fiction and nonfiction, and a flat fee of $10 for poetry (singular poems or a suite) and $25 per piece of visual art, payable upon receipt of the signed publication contract. In return, we ask for worldwide serial rights and electronic publishing rights. NonBinary Review accepts previously published work as long as the original publication is clearly credited. All contributors will receive a complimentary copy of the issue in which their work appears.”

Complete guidelines here: https://nonbinaryreview.submittable.com/submit/69819/nbr-13-snopes-com-urban-legends

(And yes, I know that’s not a sewer rat. But still, look at that thing!)

I don’t know if it’s obvious, but I am slowly rebuilding this page, so if it seems weird for a bit, that’s why. I think only like 3 people look at it, but I felt it bears repeating.