remain calm...

 my poem "remain calm" has been published in Yellow Mama #115. you can read the poem by going here: https://www.yellowmama.online/sand-woman-rises-joan-leotta

dropping out of society...

 my poem "dropping out of society" has been published in Yellow Mama #115. you can read the poem by going here: https://www.yellowmama.online/sunday-morning-craig-kirchner

two dollars

 my poem "two dollars" has been published in Yellow Mama #114. you can read the poem by going here:

https://www.yellowmama.online/two-dollars-j-j-campbell

response from Yellow Mama...

 i heard back from Cindy at Yellow Mama on my poetry submission from a week ago. my poem "two dollars" has been accepted for issue #114 (February 2026). my poems "remain calm" and "dropping out of society" have been accepted for issue #115 (April 2026).

poetry update...

 i just sent out 11 poems; 5 to Synchronized Chaos and 3 each to The Beatnik Cowboy and Yellow Mama. when i hear back from these places, i will pass along the verdicts.

this harrowing reality

 my poem "this harrowing reality" has been published in Yellow Mama #109. you can read the poem by going here:

https://blackpetalsks.tripod.com/yellowmama/id3459.html

on an empty stomach

 my poem "on an empty stomach" has been published in Yellow Mama #109. you can read the poem by going here:

https://blackpetalsks.tripod.com/yellowmama/id3458.html

boy genius

 my poem "boy genius" has been published in Yellow Mama #109. you can read the poem by going here:

https://blackpetalsks.tripod.com/yellowmama/id3457.html

response from Yellow Mama

 i heard back from Cindy at Yellow Mama on my recent poetry submission. my poems "this harrowing reality", "boy genius" and "on an empty stomach" have been accepted for publication. they are scheduled to be used in issue #109, due out April 15, 2025.

poetry update

 i just sent out 11 poems. 3 each to The Beatnik Cowboy and Yellow Mama; 5 to Synchronized Chaos. when i hear back from these places, i will pass along the verdicts.

subjective at best...

 my poem "subjective at best" has been published in Yellow Mama #106. you can read the poem by going here:

https://blackpetalsks.tripod.com/yellowmama/id3327.html

murder and discomfort...

 my poem "murder and discomfort" has been published in Yellow Mama #106. you can read the poem by going here:

https://blackpetalsks.tripod.com/yellowmama/id3326.html

response from Yellow Mama

 i heard back from Cindy at Yellow Mama on my recent poetry submission. my poems "murder and discomfort" and "subjective at best" have been accepted for publication, they will appear in issue #106 in October 2024.

poetry update...

 i just sent out 11 poems... 3 each to Mad Swirl and Yellow Mama; 5 to Synchronized Chaos. when i hear back from these places, i will pass along the verdicts.

response from Yellow Mama

 i heard back from Cindy at Yellow Mama on my poetry submission from a couple of days ago. my poems "in this digital society", "the lasting angst" and "the sock drawer" have been accepted for publication in issue #98, due out in June 2023.

my 3 poems in Yellow Mama #95

 my poems "dark winter blues", "in this damn void" and "in the back of my brain" have been published in Yellow Mama #95. you can read the poems by going here:

"dark winter blues":

https://blackpetalsks.tripod.com/yellowmama/id2883.html

"in this damn void":

https://blackpetalsks.tripod.com/yellowmama/id2884.html

"in the back of my brain":

https://blackpetalsks.tripod.com/yellowmama/id2885.html

response from Yellow Mama...

 i heard back from Cindy at Yellow Mama on my recent poetry submission. my poems "dark winter blues", "in this damn void" and "in the back of my brain" have been accepted for publication in issue #95, due out in Dec. 2022.

poetry update

 i sent out 20 poems today. 3 each to Mad Swirl, Terror House Magazine, Yellow Mama, The Beatnik Cowboy, Cajun Mutt Press; 5 poems to Synchronized Chaos. when i hear back from these places, i will pass along the verdicts.

my 3 poems in Yellow Mama #83

 my poems "a soft landing", "going through the motions" and "the shotgun still rests in the corner" have been published in Yellow Mama #83. you can read the poems by going here:

"a soft landing"

http://blackpetalsks.tripod.com/yellowmama/id2423.html

"going through the motions"

http://blackpetalsks.tripod.com/yellowmama/id2424.html

"the shotgun still rests in the corner"

http://blackpetalsks.tripod.com/yellowmama/id2425.html

response from Yellow Mama

i heard back from Cindy at Yellow Mama on my poetry submission from last month. my poems "going through the motions", "a soft landing" and "the shotgun still rests in the corner" have been accepted for publication in issue #83 (Dec. 15th) of Yellow Mama.