Publication Credits

The Pana Community Council for the Arts announced that Shades, (not yet online) a short prose piece about the impact of hatred upon lovers due to the colors of their skin, won 1st place prose in their awards ceremony in April. Modern Art, a free-verse piece inspired by the experience of being painted by a dear friend of mine, won 1st place in the poetry category. *smiling softly*

On May 4th, during the Honor's Convocation at MacMurray College, I was presented with the Burmeister Award for Poetry--which included a check substantial enough to fill my car with gas for a month, even at the current fuel prices... *grinning* The poem, Split Screen, was influenced by the image of a former flame in Madison... and I thank him dearly for the inspiration... *smiling*

Pure Instinct, a tale of lust, love, and murder, was featured in the May issue of Prism Galliard, a quarterly literary review printed in Springfield, IL. The editor is David Pitchford.

Prism Galliard also accepted two of my poems for publication. Reversible and Cloak of Night were published in the August edition.

Pure Instinct won 1st place prose in the Writing Talent Search sponsored by the Regional Office of Education in Christian & Montgomery Counties. Greg Springer is the Regional Superintendent, and he organized the contest.

Two poems, For Your Eyes Only and Secrets are featured (accompanied by nude photographs compiled by editor/site manager Michelle) on the erotic website Ladies' Web.

Time and Dear Daddy appeared in Poetry for the Road, a booklet containing the work of Central Illinois poets. The booklet passed through the hands of many in coffee houses and cafes between Springfield, IL and Nashville, TN. Poetry for the Road was compiled and arranged by Sam B. Davis.

Secrets was published in the June edition of VOiCE, a self-proclaimed uncensored and independent magazine. VOiCE is present on the web and in a print edition, published monthly.