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Monday, February 9, 2026

The Streams Organize by Ben Nardolilli

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  A new (to you) poem about hibernation and burrowing up at JMWW. It is called " The Streams Organize ."
Saturday, January 31, 2026

Getting Blasphemous in January

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  Blasphemous published a poem of mine called The Broach Indeed . Scroll down past the Turkish(?) picture to read it.
Sunday, January 25, 2026

Assemble for a Poem

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The first issue of Palette literary magazine is out, with a poem of mine, Assembled in the Forum  stuffed into it.
Monday, December 22, 2025

The River of Light

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  Empyrean has published a poem of mine in their latest issue. It is called " Working Around the Policy ." You can read it here . ...
Monday, December 1, 2025

Hanging on to the End of the Issue

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  Spare Parts Lit has generously allowed my poem " Flirting with Smoke ," to act like a caboose for their latest issue.
Saturday, November 29, 2025

Coarsely Milled in Intervals

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  Near the site of the poem's pareidolia INTERVALS has published a poem of mine called Coarsely Milled . Read and learn about how random...
Monday, November 17, 2025

Don't Be Partially Shy

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  Partially Shy published a poem of mine here  click on the corner of the image to review the PDF at your leisure!
Saturday, November 1, 2025

You Are Invited to a Wedding

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  A Cellular Wedding to be specific. One in the pages of Rooted Literary Magazine's latest anthology .
Monday, October 20, 2025

The Keener in Chief

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  A professional mourner from Ancient Egypt A short story of mine is up at Midcult . The word "Keener" comes from the old Irish tr...
Monday, October 13, 2025

Labor Omnia Vincit

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  " Work Conquers All ," is the translation for the title of this new poem of mine in Farewell Transmission. I guess I had either ...
Sunday, October 5, 2025

Iceblink and You Might Miss It

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  An Iceblink  is a visual effect caused by light reflecting off a mass of ice in the distance near the horizon. It is also the name of a li...
Saturday, October 4, 2025

Not in ELLE but ELLIE

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  Andrew Jackson won a boxing match and killed the Bank of the United States Hello all, happy weekend to those who celebrate. Ellie Magazine...
Monday, September 29, 2025

A Diamond in the Rough of Rough Diamond

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  " And the subject's no Venus" Thanks to Charlotte Cosgrove and Rough Diamond , for publishing me in  The Body: An anthology ...
Saturday, September 20, 2025

Tap into THIS Poem

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  Tap into Poetry's 9th issue is out now. It includes a poem by me  called "Then Don’t Send a Poet to a Concert Next Time"
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Santa Barbara Literary Journal Volume 12: Superposition

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 I think I am in this: Poem
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