Onwards Adventures in Print

You're probably tired of hearing me talk about this anthology, but Onwards Adventures is now able to be purchased in print as well as received in digital formats. You can grab a paperback copy here: Onwards Adventures Fantastic Tales Print Edition.

June 21st is the launch date for my next book not your piñata. It is a collection of poetry about my anger and pain that instead of holding herself accountable, an old friend of mine wants to start with a blank slate after twenty years of friendship. I find that idea quite humiliating and a betrayal of the sisterhood we once shared, and I examine these feelings in my new collection.

Release Party, Book Release, & Some Other Shenanigans

If you weren't able to attend the release party on Friday May 23rd for Onwards Adventures, you can give it a listen at this link. I wasn't able to be there because I was at work, but it was fun to take over the Fae Corps Book Club Group for an hour. I got to have some lovely chats with some of the members of the group, and it was nice to get some enthusiasm and excitement for my other projects in addition to Onwards Adventures.

In other news, my poetry collection not your piñata is scheduled to be released in June. It's a very vulnerable, raw, honest look at how hurtful/painful lack of accountability can be and the dissolving of a friendship that I thought would last forever.

Also today I have 5 brand new poems out. My poems "let us taste the magic", "the rich are parasites", "we want to live", "proclaiming your hate", and "as if you won't be judged" are out today in the 34th issue of 100 Subtexts Magazine: here.

Release Party!

On Friday May 23rd, there will be a release party for the anthology I'm part of. There's two Onwards Adventures Anthologies one for realistic tales and the one I'm a part of: fantastic tales. The release party will be 9 pm Eastern time for anyone who would like to attend: Live Release Party! I won't be able to attend because I accidentally forgot to schedule it off in time, oops!

However, I will be taking over in the Fae Corps Book Club on Facebook for the hour of noon on Friday if you would like to connect then. I will be advertising some of my books, posting some excerpts and poems from Onwards Adventures, and there will even be a couple of games! The group is public and already has around 300 members if you'd like to look around and/or join us!

Life has been a bit difficult lately so I'm really looking forward to Friday! We all have to have something to look forward to, right?

letters to an old friend

My book letters to an old friend is out! It is a collection of poetry written as poems. It is sapphic, yearning, and about unrequited love and a friendship break-up which really wounded me. So if that sounds like something that you'd be interested in, I'd appreciate you picking up a copy!

I'm still not sure what to do about my book fairy tale love, but I am hoping I can find a solution to where it can still be published because it really is one of my happier books; and I would like to have something out in the world that isn't all about the darkness I've faced but rather about the hope and the light I would hope to receive in the future. We shall see!

Sad News

I'm not sure what is going to happen with my book fairy tale love. I was so excited to see what the publisher was coming up with for the three different editions, but he messaged me a few months ago to say that he was no longer publishing my book. He said he would continue to help me, though, and I could self-publish it.

I was really crushed by that news. I still am, if I am honest. I'm not sure what's going to happen with that book, but I really enjoy that it is one of my brighter, happier poetry collections. A lot of my poetry touches on my trauma and dark things/situations/incidents that have happened in my life so I created this one to put some of my love/joy/laughter into the world, as well.

I will hopefully find a new home for it if this publisher drops it all together because I honestly don't know what else to do, at that point. It is also sad because they were going to publish another book of mine, but obviously that's not going to happen. I guess that's what happens when you get your hopes up, but sometimes even with low or no expectations people still let me down. I guess it's a part of life, sometimes.

Onwards Adventures

I don't usually post anthologies that I'm in, but I think I might start doing that sometimes provided I remember to just so I can give you guys some more content! It may encourage me to post more. Maybe. I'm not sure. Ha ha, I know my posting is a bit sporadic, but I really do try. Work/life/writing/social balance can be tricky to get just right but I do make an effort.

Writing is my passion and my delight, and I do hope that my writing reaches my audience one day if it has not done so already.

My poems “in the name of villainy”, “i will punish them”, “i have no regrets”, “if nothing matters”, “you betrayed me”, and “i don’t want to die” are a part of Onwards Adventure Fantastic Tales:you can grab a copy here! This collection means a lot to me because it was inspired by roleplaying and DND - both of which I love although I've never been part of a DND campaign yet. Roleplaying on the other hand...I've done forum based roleplaying since I was thirteen years old. I dedicated these poems to the people I've roleplayed with over the years. Because I appreciate them being part of my story.

Even the ones who betrayed me in some way and did me dirty taught me lessons even if it's just not who to become. Karma will get them, I'm sure, but they may be characters I kill off in my books, too. Ha ha! What can I say? I hold grudges. I got a good heart, but I don't like being taken advantage of. I'm not the people pleasing little pushover they may have once known.

I hope you enjoy the collection, and I appreciate your interest in me and my writing/art! Have yourselves a good rest of your day!

There's Enough Room For Us All

This is how I feel when I see that people have observed my work, but just ignore it. It hurts my feelings a little bit because I always try to be supportive of my friends, and I am always genuinely happy to see them succeed at something that they've dreamed of! I just wish someone would feel the same way about me and my works. Just because I'm prolific doesn't mean I don't need support.

Word of mouth or sharing my posts is a great way to start because I feel like despite my many books not a lot of people know about me or my writing. I would rather stop slipping through the cracks and find my audience because the silence I hear right now is a bit disquieting.