I swung by two conventions this weekend (NorWesCon and SakuraCon,) celebrated Easter, visited with several out-of-town writer friends, and attended various poetry events, as well as fulfilling obligations for my adjunct teaching job at National. Turned in final proof corrections for She Returns to the Floating World to the kind editors at Kitsune Books. Have now collapsed and plan to sleep until the next poetry event. (Dreams have been haunted by people in either Star Trek or Anime-influenced costumes carrying large fake swords.)

Have a new book review posted up at Rattle:

Jeannine’s review of Susan Rich’s third book, The Alchemist’s Kitchen

So check it out!

Also received an acceptance I’m excited about from a lit mag – don’t those acceptances seem to make all the other rejections sting a little less? I still get excited when it’s a magazine I really love or a poem I’m particularly fond of – and in this case, it was both! Let’s just say the poem has a hidden MST3K reference or two in it. Killer Shrews!!!

Did I mention it’s my birthday this weekend? My mother said I have her permission to go back in time a decade and turn 28 instead of 38.

If you ever need an article to convince young writers that they must, must, must read current literary magazines if they want to be published, look no further than this:
http://www.thereviewreview.net/publishing-tips/what-editors-want-must-read-writers-submitti

My horoscope is telling me to rest and relax and get away from the crowd, but my calendar keeps saying go go go!