As the end of the year draws to a close, I'd like to share with you the works I published in 2017 that I'm proud of. 2017 was a great year for me and I'm so grateful to the editors who have taken my work under their wings. I wrote a lot more experimental poetry this year, which people seem to enjoy, and I published my first full-length story, which was pretty exciting to me. 

If you've read my work or nominated it in the past, I am truly truly thankful. I couldn't get by without the support of my amazing writer friends and the writing community as a whole. 

• "Confessions of a Supermassive Black Hole" (Short Poem, Dwarf Stars Eligible) in Grievous Angel, October 12, 2017 
• "We Have Always Lived" (Short poem) in Nonbinary Review, Issue#15 (November)*
• "Anvil Crawler" (Short poem) in ARTHouston Magazine, Issue#5, Sept. 2017 
• "The Hearts of Robots" (Short poem) in Dreams & Nightmares Magazine, Sept 2017, Issue #107*
• "​Lace at the Throat" (Short poem, Dwarf Star Eligible) in 2017 SFPA Poetry Contest.
• "How I Lost My Chastity" (Short poem) in Liminality Magazine, Issue #13, Autumn 2017
• "Dear Shotgun City" (Short poem) in Eye to the Telescope, Issue 25: July 2017, Theme: Garbage
• ​"My City of Ruin" (Short poem) in Mithila Review, Issue 8, April, 2017
• "Lunar Girl Drinks Poetry from the Stars" (Short poem) in Mithila Review, Issue 8, April, 2017
• "Grayslick" (Short poem) in By & By Poetry, Issue 7
• "Spring Will Come Again" (Short poem) in Abyss & Apex, Issue 62: 2nd Quarter 2017)
• "Pine Song, Robin Song, Star Song" (Short poem) in Liminality, Issue #11: Spring 2017
• "Madness" (Short poem) in Crab Fat Magazine, March 2017
• "Ship of Jinn" (Short poem) in Kaleidotrope, Winter 2017

Long Poems:

• "Bird House" (Long poem) in ​Strange Horizons, August 7, 2017
• "Reflection" (Long poem) in Mithila Review, Issue 8, April, 2017

*Poems noted with an asterisk are not available online. If you'd like a copy, email me.

​While I didn't publish anything that was specifically eligible for a fiction award, I still want to share my story, The Joy of Baking, which appeared in Luna Station Quarterly  (Issue 030, July 2017).

It’s amazing how much easier it is to bake a cake when you’ve got an eternity to get it right. The secret to effective baking is patience, followed by the ability to fold the batter with a metal spoon instead of rushing in with a wooden spoon like a hammer. The folding in must be gentle so as not to break the hard-earned bubbles of air. Lastly, a baker must have the willingness to guard the oven, your feet cold on the tile, letting the warm scents of butter and vanilla envelop you and seep into the whole house, holding your breath while the batter rises, goldens, and browns slightly at the edges... read more

For a full list of publications go here. 

The following poems are Rhysling Awards Eligible: 

​For my full publication history, click here. 

​