June 2026 – I joined the Arizona Authors group entering their contest. As a result, I got a blurb in their newsletter and they also volunteered to include a burb on A Diplomat, A Poltician, An Evangelist and A Warrior so I’m sure sales will be rolling in. (as I typed that title i realized again how dumb it was to use that)
May 2026 – The Voice a newspaper in West Side St Paul, published an article about the West Side Writers Group. I was quoted a little more than I liked, but it caught the nature of our group. https://www.stpaulpublishing.com/west-side-writers-group-to-publish-latest-anthology/
May 2026 – The West Side Writers Group published our 2026 Anthology including 3 stories and a poem of mine. https://mlpp.pressbooks.pub/westsidewriters2026/
April 2026 – I got the results of my first Writers Battle. My story The Bird with Red Eyes got 13th out of the 39 in my group for an honorable mention. the top 10 moved on. It was totally based on a rubric judged by “professionals”. The Bird… scored between 4th and 12th in every category but style which was 21.
April 2026 – I got a call from Talking Stick and they informed me that my story Hold Back the Dark won first place in the Creative Twist category and they also will include Mayan Triangle in their next publication. The release party is in September.
January 2026 – My story Bullet Holes was featured in the Minnesota Digital Library Showcase.