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“AI Robot Barbie Sues Disney” from THE LOST BOOK OF ZEROTH
In The Lost Book of Zeroth, I created AI Robot Barbie, who is an antagonist to AI Robot Sophia’s sister, Little Sophia. (Because Sophia was unable to conceive a robot baby, she was given a little sister instead. Why her sister has the same name is a mystery.) Little Sophia…
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“My Mother Couldn’t Nurse Me” from The Lost Book of Zeroth
The Lost Book of Zeroth was inspired by a news story that Hanson Robotics’ famous humanoid AI robot Sophia wanted to have a baby. Obviously her desire to be a mother was a media stunt to give the illusion that Sophia is sentient. I considered how she could realize her…
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The Lost Book of Zeroth debuts on Feb 13, 2025!
I’m excited and delighted to announce that my satirical and irreverent speculative collection of poems and stories about humanoid AI robots caught up in the fraught human condition of our modern times will launch on Amazon in paperback form on February 13, 2025! Stay tuned for the link! I am…
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Little Squirrel Thanks You! 🐿️
My poem “A Squirrel’s Front Teeth Never Stop Growing” won the honor of Publication of the Year 2024 on Spillwords! I was gobsmacked because the competition was stiff. Spillwords features amazing writers and poets, and I’m fortunate to have publications there. Thank you, Dagmara K! Thank you, friends, so much…
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An Interview Up on ILA Magazine
Thank you, Carl Scharwath, for interviewing me for the Heart-to-Heart Talk feature on ILA Magazine. I appreciate Editor Annette Nasser for publishing the interview! I hope you can check out the interview. It’s mainly about my editing work with MasticadoresUSA, Feed the Holy, and LatinosUSA-The English Edition (Poetry), my books,…
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“Joy Comes in the Morning” is up on Chewers!
Thank you, Editor Nolcha Fox, for publishing this collaboration with you and Melissa Lemay! Joy Comes in the MorningMy car wouldn’t start.I pushed it off a cliff and watchedthe luminous sunrise.Sunrise paid two bird tweets for my junker carand donated it to Butterflies Anonymous… You can read the rest of…
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Spillwords Press Awards! Little Squirrel is Thrilled!
My poem, “A Squirrel’s Front Teeth Never Stop Growing” has been nominated for Publication of the Year on Spillwords! Congratulations to all the nominees for that award and other Spillwords Press Awards! Can I get your vote? You’ll need to log in (accounts are free). Once you select your choice…
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Honored to be Interviewed by Collaborature!
It was fun to collaborate with Editor, Melissa Lemay, on this interview, published today on Collaborature! Thank you, Melissa! https://collaborature.blogspot.com/2025/01/clipped-together-bl.html I mainly discussed my books. At the time of this interview, I hadn’t found a publisher for my new poetry/ flash fiction collection, The Lost Book of Zeroth. I’m delighted…
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A Wonderful Review of Too Much Fun To Be Legal!
Thank you so much, Robbie, for your positive review of this light-hearted book by me and Nolcha Fox! So appreciated!
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With gratitude to Smitha Vishwanath for a fine review of Too Much Fun To Be Legal!
Thank you, Smitha, for your thoughtful discussion of our book. Writing this book with Nolcha Fox helped me over a hump after my book Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir was published. My memoir involved heavy grief work. With Nolcha, I was able to regain my sense of humor. Our poems…