Fay Roberts Poetry: Statistically Speaking

I’ve been writing more, quite abruptly, and, being me, I’ve been recording it in a spreadsheet (so shocking, I know). This will be a standing page which will (theoretically) update as I go along…

TL;DR: As of 3-Oct-26, I’ve finished 103 new pieces since October 2025 (76 poems, 1 script, 3 reviews, 6 essays, 11 pieces of flash fiction, and 6 pieces of fiction prose - a total of 59112 words), of which 58 have been submitted for publication or competition (5 of which were successful (8.6%), and 4 of which were nearly successful (i.e. shortlisted or longlisted)).

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First up, the pieces I have been writing since October 2025:

Jump to October 2025 or November 2025 or December 2025 or January 2026 or February 2026 or March 2026 or April 2026 or May 2026 or June 2026 or July 2026 or August 2026 or September 2026 or October 2026.

In October 25, I finished:

‘A Wreath of Rosemary’ - a 16 line piece of free verse inspired by impressionism, an interesting weekend, and sweetness.

In November 25, I finished:

‘Forty-Seven < Fifty (or: This Too Shall Pass)’ - a 73 line, Free Verse inspired by anger, politics, and bigotry.

In December 25, I finished:

‘Contractual Obligations’ - a 25 line piece of free verse inspired by synaesthesia, neurodivergence, and the workplace, written for Lighthouse Magazine.
‘Alarmed’ - a 11 line, depressing take on entropy (in Abracadabra form), written for an online publication asking for original forms.
‘Jealousy’ - a 38 line piece of free verse inspired by psychosis, survival, and magical thinking, written for The Aftershock Review.
‘On Reflection’ - a 11 line, eccentric vignette (in Abracadabra form), written for an online publication asking for original forms.
‘Ubiquity’ - a 11 line, angsty wee piece (in Abracadabra form), written for an online publication asking for original forms.

In January 26, I finished:

‘Calon y Dŵr’ - a 4981 word, 1st person narrative inspired by magical realism, Welsh mythology, and queerness, written for a couple of different magazine submissions with Welsh mythology prompts.
‘Golden Piggies’ - a 20 line Golden Shovel expansion of a line from Renée Good’s award-winning piece.
‘A Function of Power’ - a 7296 word audio drama episode, written for the Law of Names Anthology, “This Address Does Not Exist”.
‘Shy-Flowering’ - a 56 line, shortish creation inspired by Devil’s Ivy (Pothos), written for an online magazine that posts horticultural themes each season.
‘Touch Not’ - a 1000 word, piece of flash fiction inspired by the phrase “interrupted rituals”, written for an online magazine that posts shorts themes each month.

In February 26, I finished:

‘What Keeps Us Well Na Dim Byd’ - a 500 word, short (for me) personal reflection about music, memory, family, childhood, patterns, and wellness, written for a competition to respond to a particular prompt for an exhibition.
‘Enmeshed’ - a Shakespearean sonnet inspired by the movie Meshes of the Afternoon, written for the 28 Sonnets Later Challenge.
‘A Ragged Train’ - a Shakespearean sonnet inspired by the movie Pather Panchali, written for the 28 Sonnets Later Challenge.
‘TL;DR’ - a 498 word, piece of creative non-fiction inspired by the prompt “Memories”, written for an online magazine that specialises in flash creative non-fiction.
‘On Seeking Warmth’ - a Petrarchan sonnet inspired by the movie Some Like it Hot, written for the 28 Sonnets Later Challenge.
‘After, Before’ - a 21 line mirror poem inspired by aftershock, strength, and support, written for Aftershock Review 3.
‘Mea Cuppa’ - a 100 word drabble (precisely 100 word story) inspired by the prompt “coffee”
‘Les Témoins’ - a Shakespearean sonnet inspired by the film Cléo de 5 à 7, written for the 28 Sonnets Later Challenge.
‘Ex Libris’ - a 3481 word, short story inspired by the phrase "Into the Archive" which is... kind of magical realism but sarcastic? who knows - I mostly wrote it overnight and I’m probably going to see many flaws when I revisit it... written for The Griffin Review.
‘22⅘% of 8½’ - a Shakespearean sonnet inspired by the film 8½, written for the 28 Sonnets Later Challenge.
‘Disconnected Intermissions, or: if Kubrick wrote a sonnet, it would be a Chant Royale set to Strauss’ - a Shakespearean sonnet inspired by the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, written for the 28 Sonnets Later Challenge.
‘Palimpsest for the end of February’ - a sestina inspired by the news of w/c 23-Feb-26, written for Rattle: Poets Respond.
‘A Stepstool is Better Than Nothing’ - a 1197 word, personal essay inspired by the philosophies of no self-diss, positivity, and pragmatic compassion.
‘Strange Beasts Arrested’ - a Shakespearean sonnet inspired by the film Sud Pralad, written for the 28 Sonnets Later Challenge.
‘Gloss’ - a 998 word, short piece of near-future sci-fi inspired by the prompt “dress codes” (which I decided to get slanty with), with something that looks like a meet-cute, and a twist... written for an online magazine that posts shorts themes each month.

In March 26, I finished:

‘Da Capo Al Fine’ - a 2997 word, short piece of sci-fi, speculative inspired by the prompt “goodbye to yesterday”, with themes around compliance and colonisation, written for The Nonbinary Review.
‘Sunk Cost’ - a 32 line glosa inspired by the news, war, and Trump, written for Rattle: Poets Respond.
‘Grove’ - a 333 word, metaphysical prose poetry inspired by the prompt “rewilding borders”, news, and the environment, written for Rattle: Poets Respond.
‘Physician, Heal Thyself’ - a 16 line, despairing, double triolet inspired by the prompt “AI advised someone to stick garlic where the sun don’t shine”, news, and GenAI, written for Rattle: Poets Respond.
‘Wavelength (520–570 nm)’ - a 13 line, wistful trimeric inspired by mutation, ostracisation, and social issues.
‘Fern, Forest, Kelly, Moss’ - a 1492 word, awkward, speculative 1st person narrative, inspired by mutation, ostracisation, and social issues, written for an online comics publisher!
‘Clearing the Old Insults’ - a 35 line, defiant Golden Shovel inspired by guilt, capitalism, and the kyriarchy, written for a magazine asking for submissions themed by guilt.
‘Nos Ipsos Servamus’ - a 25 line, thoughtful rondeau redoublé inspired by news, cult of the celebrity, and death, written for Rattle: Poets Respond.
‘Rhyme & Reason’ - a 7854 word, somewhat sarcastic short story, inspired by monsters, real-world politics, and the strangers-to-lovers trope, written for Duck Print Press.
‘Sympathetic Resonance’ - a 6 line, mystical liwuli inspired by neuroscience, music, and communication.
‘Lìn Fharsaing na Coille’ - a 998 word, report-like creepypasta, inspired by the prompt “mycelium”, peer pressure, and networking, written for an online magazine that posts shorts themes each month.

In April 26, I finished:

‘Nightlights’ - a 20 line, whimsical bit of common metre inspired by ekphrasis, miniature scale, and railway platform, written for NaPoWriMo
‘Impure’ - a 49 line, unhappy free verse inspired by the prompt “Man pleads guilty to preventing lawful burial regarding 30 bodies at Hull funeral home”, the news, and OCD, written for Rattle: Poets Respond and NaPoWriMo
‘Truncated’ - a wistful tanka inspired by pink fairy armadillo, survival, and persistence, written for NaPoWriMo
‘Yr Eos’ - a 20 line, gentle set of clogyrnachau inspired by Rhiannon, creativity, and inspiration, written for NaPoWriMo
‘Inflexible Meritocracy’ - a 38 line piece of fatalistic free verse inspired by Medusa, oppression, and marginalisation, written for NaPoWriMo
‘Douché’ - a 43 line, silly, ranting free verse inspired by the prompt “write about things you dislike”, showers, and executive dysfunction, written for NaPoWriMo
‘Advance’ - an ironic sonnet inspired by the prompt “JD Vance Learns in Real Time Trump Left Him Out of Iran Attack Plans”, the news, and parasites, written for Rattle: Poets Respond and NaPoWriMo
‘Erasing Eris’ - a 45 line, bordering on incoherent erasure poem inspired by Eridanus, mythology, and conspiracy theories, written for NaPoWriMo
‘Maximal Drama’ - a 21 line, bombastic piece of alliterative verse inspired by the prompt “Max Devrient”, history, and celebrity, written for NaPoWriMo
‘Sweet Symphony’ - a 40 line, stream-of-consciousness piece of free verse inspired by the prompt “This Music May Contain Hope.”, ekphrasis, and fake it til you make it?, written for NaPoWriMo
‘Anvils’ - a 18 line, cynical haibun inspired by a very real story that happened a few hours before writing it, metaphor, and nature, written for NaPoWriMo
‘Prickling Tributes’ - a 73 line, celebratory piece of free verse inspired by the prompt “a tribute poem for Prickly Pears”, disability, and community, written for NaPoWriMo
‘Weathering’ - a melancholy triolet inspired by the prompt “I miss you”, loneliness, and real life, written for NaPoWriMo
‘Count Down’ - a 11 line, gothic Abracadabra inspired by the random line generator, storytelling, and a mirror, written for NaPoWriMo
‘Safekeeping’ - a joyful sestina inspired by love, community, and connection, written for NaPoWriMo and Fen Speak
‘Ouroboros’ - a 74 line piece of bold free verse inspired by the prompt “Golden eagles could be returning back to English skies after 150 years”, news, and conservation, written for NaPoWriMo
‘I’m Not Done’ - a 10 line, contented acrostic inspired by the prompt “loneliness”, solitude, and , written for NaPoWriMo
‘On losing my Saturday and part of Sunday to a sodding migraine’ - a grumpy haiku inspired by exactly what it says on the tin, pain, and spring, written for NaPoWriMo
‘Snowflake’ - a 16 line, weary pantoum inspired by too many conversations that i suspect many of you will find… familiar…, bigotry, and repetition, written for NaPoWriMo
‘Post-Truth’ - a 26 line piece of cynical piece of free verse inspired by the prompt “Donald Trump is rushed from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner After Gunshots Fired”, news, and post-truth, written for NaPoWriMo and Rattle: Poets Respond
‘Envoy’ - a 55 line piece of embattled free verse inspired by the prompt “Temples and Prisons”, childhood trauma, and trauma recovery, written for NaPoWriMo and Ludington Writers
‘Ars Poetica’ - a 24 line piece of free verse inspired by the prompt “Ars Poetica”, written for NaPoWriMo
‘Disambiguation (a rhyming infodump)’ - a 20 line set of chained clerihew inspired by the prompt “The Porcupine (Disambiguation) page of Wikipedia”, written for NaPoWriMo
‘Franchise’ - a 36 line piece of whimsical free verse inspired by the prompt “An inconvenience store”, written for NaPoWriMo
‘Flock’ - a 45 line piece of free verse inspired by this playlist (after my prompt-o-matic spreadsheetatron suggested starlings), written for NaPoWriMo
‘On the ending of April’ - a 6 line liwuli inspired by personal stuff, written for NaPoWriMo
‘Chorus, lines’ - a 13 line trimeric inspired by the prompt “me trying to finish this challenge!”, written for NaPoWriMo
‘Distanced’ - a 19 line terzanelle inspired by something that started in one place and ended somewhere else (before circling back), written for NaPoWriMo
‘Function Executed’ - a 26 line, abcedarian inspired by a list of completely feasible lifestyle changes..., written for NaPoWriMo
‘Pivot’ - a 22 line mothra inspired by childhood memories, written for NaPoWriMo

In May 26, I finished:

‘After Mayday’ - a wry sonnet inspired by the weather in Nottingham, certainty, and uncertainty, written for the sonnet-writing workshop I was running
‘Evolving History Reaches Crux (or: Lavender is the New Black)’ - a wry yet determined sonnet inspired by the prompt “Gender War is Over, Now We Need Leadership”, news, and the EHRC guidance on trans people, written for Rattle: Poets Respond
‘Extroverted Introvert Review’ - a 222 word, enthusiastic review inspired by the book “Extroverted Introvert”, written for Poetic Edge
‘Essay-writer Has Reached Crunch-point’ - a 1207 word, mildly rambling, pissed-off personal essay inspired by inequity, fatigue, and abusive fuckery
‘Room With a View’ - a 1000 word, sarcastic, short sci-fi inspired by the prompt “Defiance”, rebellion, and colonisation, written for Apex
‘Da Capo Al Fine v2’ - a 3595 word, complex short piece of sci-fi, speculative inspired by the prompt “Goodbye to yesterday”, compliance, and colonisation, substantially edited from a previous draft, for Haven Speculative
‘Quire’ - a 26 line piece of deliberately vague free verse inspired by this image, ekphrasis, and identity, written for Rattle: Ekphrastic poetry

In June 26, I finished:

‘Crossing’ - a 21 line, sly poetic drabble inspired by deities of liminal spaces, crossroads, and next steps, written for Eternal Haunted Summer
‘Neuroanthemic Review’ - a 265 word, enthusiastic review inspired by the book “Neuroanthemic”, written for Poetic Edge
‘Drumhead’ - a 49 line piece of weary free verse inspired by violence in Northern Ireland, news, and history, written for Rattle: Poets Respond
‘Running AMOC’ - a wry sonnet inspired by British weather, whingeing about British weather, and climate change (if you squint), written for the sonnet-writing workshop I was running
‘Fountainhead’ - a 21 line piece of contemplative free verse inspired by the prompt “Burst water pipe ‘fountain’ leads to supply issues”, the news, and colonialism (if you squint), written for Rattle: Poets Respond
‘Twenty-two Degrees of Separation’ - a 1000 word piece of metatextual speculative fiction inspired by the prompt “Sundogs and Moondogs”, world mythology, and storytelling

In July 26, I finished:

‘Unprecedented’ - a 41 line, ranty Golden Shovel inspired by the prompt “US Service Member Arrested at Capitol After Calling for Trump’s Impeachment”, the news, and being the change you want to see, written for Rattle: Poets Respond
‘Alien Nation’ - a 15 line, satirical set of chained limericks inspired by the prompt “Count Binface’s Manifesto for Upcoming Clacton By-Election”, the news, and my friends’ gleeful encouragement, written for Rattle: Poets Respond
‘Security’ - a gentle sonnet inspired by love poems, love, and acceptance, written for one of the sonnet-writing workshops I run
‘This Ain’t the Worst’ - a determined sonnet inspired by the prompt “This be the Verse” (Larkin), parental affection, and intergenerational trauma not being inevitable, written for one of the sonnet-writing workshops I run
‘Settlement’ - a 999 word, weary piece of flash (science) fiction inspired by the prompt “Aftermath”, invaders with PTSD, and recovery, written for Flash Fiction Online
‘Counting on my Fingers’ - a 30 line, impassive set of linked senryū inspired by the prompt “The BBC list of newspaper headlines”, the news, and newspapers, written for Rattle: Poets Respond
‘Get It Done’ - a 524 word, pragmatic personal essay inspired by the prompt “How to get creative projects finished”, tips and tricks, and dopamine farming, written for the person who asked the question (and any others who might find it useful)

In August 26, I finished:

‘Frankentit Review’ - a 335 word, enthusiastic review inspired by the prompt “Frankentit”, surviving cancer, and make good art, written for Rose Drew, author of said book
‘In The End’ - a 998 word, slightly convoluted short piece of near-future sci-fi, speculative inspired by the prompt “elegy”, reminiscence, and improvisation, written for Apex
‘Stunted Clearing’ - a detached-yet-pointed liwuli inspired by the prompt “Scientists ‘Stunned’ by Children’s Lung Recovery in Ultra Low Emission Zone”, the news, and scientific method, written for Rattle: Poets Respond
‘Anticipation’ - a 31 line, mixed piece of blank verse inspired by celebrity death, the news, and (parasocial) mourning, written for Rattle: Poets Respond
‘Severance’ - a 499 word, dispassionate piece of ekphrastic, literary fiction inspired by this photo, emotions, and mourning, written for Iron Horse Review: The Photofinish

In September 26, I finished:

‘Full Fathom Five’ - a 300 word, determined bit of micro literary fiction inspired by the prompt “The first time I saw the sea, I became someone else.”, transformation, and solitude, written for Curtis Brown Creative’s Summer Writing Competition
‘Disencharted’ - a 21 line, clinical awrwydr (hourglass) inspired by the prompt “UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale”, the news, and white fragility, written for Rattle: Poets Respond
‘Heaven-sent, Hell-bound’ - a 14 line, slightly sly sonnet inspired by turning seasons, loving autumn, and weather as metaphor, written for one of the sonnet-writing workshops I run
‘Plug in Baby’ - a 51 line, more than a little conspiracy theory-ish found poetry inspired by the prompt “rock band muse lose social media handles to meta’s new ai tool”, the news, and social media, written for Rattle: Poets Respond
‘Anthropophilic’ - a 998 word, wistfully old-fashioned piece of 1st person narrative inspired by the prompt “Human Shaped”, spooky stories, and missed opportunities, written for Flash Fiction Online
‘Long Division’ - a 34 line, bitterly sarcastic acrostic inspired by the prompt “Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran’s US tour after ‘free Palestine’ speech”, the news, and middle of the road personal politics, written for Rattle: Poets Respond
‘Sûr, le Pont’ - a 8 line, solemn triolet inspired by the prompt “Pope warns against ‘losing humanity’ to AI machines”, the news, and the Pope, written for Rattle: Poets Respond

In October 26, I finished:

‘Sedimentary’ - a 6 line, detached liwuli inspired by The Cornell (5)7 (or, more accurately: Jane Doe), the news, and PTSD, written for Rattle: Poets Respond

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Next up, the fate of pieces I’ve been submitting (because I’ve abruptly started doing that too, and it’s been a useful set of prompts and deadlines for getting the above done) since December 2025:

Jump to December 2025 or January 2026 or February 2026 or March 2026 or April 2026 or May 2026 or June 2026 or July 2026 or August 2026 or September 2026 or October 2026.

During December 2025 I submitted:

the fiction prose piece ‘Calon y Dŵr’ to Folding Rock Magazine’s Issue 004 - Folklore issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Jealousy’ to The Aftershock Review’s Psychosis and our Other Madnesses issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Ubiquity’ to Rattle’s Tribute to Invented Forms issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘On Reflection’ to Rattle’s Tribute to Invented Forms issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Alarmed’ to Rattle’s Tribute to Invented Forms issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Stellar’ to Rattle’s Tribute to Invented Forms issue, which was declined.

Jump to December 2025 or January 2026 or February 2026 or March 2026 or April 2026 or May 2026 or June 2026 or July 2026 or August 2026 or September 2026 or October 2026.

During January 2026 I submitted:

the poem ‘Contractual Obligations’ to Lighthouse Issue 30: The Neurodiversity Issue, which was shortlisted.
the fiction prose piece ‘Calon y Dŵr’ to Wizard's Tower Press’s They Are Still Here issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Shy-Flowering’ to Phylum: Devil’s Ivy (January 2026) issue, which was declined.
the flash fiction piece ‘Touch Not’ to Apex’s Speculative Flash Fiction January 2026 (Theme: Interrupted Rites) issue, which was declined.

Jump to December 2025 or January 2026 or February 2026 or March 2026 or April 2026 or May 2026 or June 2026 or July 2026 or August 2026 or September 2026 or October 2026.

During February 2026 I submitted:

the essay ‘What Keeps Us Well Na Dim Byd’ to It’s Not Your Birthday But...’s “What keeps us well?” A Heritage Project issue, which had no response.
the flash fiction piece ‘Shiver’ to Nightmare’s January 26 Submission Window (Horror/ Dark Fantasy) issue, which was declined.
the essay ‘TL;DR’ to In a Flash: Memories (February 2026) issue, which was declined.
the flash fiction piece ‘Mea Cuppa’ to Coffee-themed entry for 100-Foot Crow February 2026 issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Coruscance’ to The Aftershock Review Issue: Three: Aftershock, which was declined.
the poem ‘After, Before’ to The Aftershock Review Issue: Three: Aftershock, which was declined.
the poem ‘Golden Piggies’ to The Ex-Puritan's Spring 2026 Issue, which was declined.
the fiction prose piece ‘Ex Libris’ to Griffith Review (Prose) Issue 93: Into the Archive, which was declined.
the poem ‘Palimpsest for the end of February’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 23-Feb-26 (news) issue, which was declined.
the flash fiction piece ‘Mea Cuppa v2’ to Every Day Fiction March 26 Submission issue, which was declined.
the flash fiction piece ‘Gloss’ to Apex’s Speculative Flash Fiction February 2026 (Theme: Dress Codes) issue, which was declined.

Jump to December 2025 or January 2026 or February 2026 or March 2026 or April 2026 or May 2026 or June 2026 or July 2026 or August 2026 or September 2026 or October 2026.

During March 2026 I submitted:

the fiction prose piece ‘Da Capo Al Fine’ to NonBinary Review Issue: 44: Saying Goodbye to Yesterday, which was longlisted.
the fiction prose piece ‘Touch Not v2’ to Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores March 26 issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Sunk Cost’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 2-Mar-26 (news) issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Grove’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 9-Mar-26 (news) issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Physician, Heal Thyself’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 9-Mar-26 (news) issue, which was declined.
the fiction prose piece ‘Touch Not v3’ to 4 L P H 4 N U M 3 R 1 C Podcast March 26 issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Grove’ to Poetry Magazine March 26 issue, which is awaiting outcome.
the poem ‘Wavelength (520–570 nm)’ to Okay Donkey March 26 issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Picking Oakum’ to Poetry Magazine March 26 issue, which is awaiting outcome.
the poem ‘Contractual Obligations’ to Poetry Magazine March 26 issue, which is awaiting outcome.
the fiction prose piece ‘Shiver’ to subTerrain Issue 104: Guilt issue, which is awaiting outcome.
the fiction prose piece ‘Fern, Forest, Kelly, Moss’ to Ahoy Comics March 26 issue, which is awaiting outcome.
the poem ‘Deserters’ to subTerrain Issue 104: Guilt, which is awaiting outcome.
the poem ‘Clearing the Old Insults’ to subTerrain Issue 104: Guilt, which is awaiting outcome.
the poem ‘Nos Ipsos Servamus’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 16-Mar-26 (news) issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Sympathetic Resonance’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 23-Mar-26 (news) issue, which was declined.
the flash fiction piece ‘Lìn Fharsaing na Coille’ to Apex’s Speculative Flash Fiction March 2026 (Theme: mycelium and/or chitin) issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Cluster’ to Breath & Shadow Issue: Volume 23 Issue #2, which had no response.
the flash fiction piece ‘Gloss’ to Flash Point Science Fiction March 26 issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Sere’ to Banshee Issue: 22 (autumn/winter 2026), which was declined.
the poem ‘Blue-Eyed Grass’ to Chestnut Review: Summer 2026 Issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Enlisted’ to Banshee Issue: 22 (autumn/winter 2026), which was declined.
the poem ‘After, Before’ to Banshee Issue: 22 (autumn/winter 2026), which was declined.
the poem ‘The Resilience of Kindness’ to Banshee Issue: 22 (autumn/winter 2026), which was declined.
the poem ‘Shy-Flowering’ to Chestnut Review: Summer 2026 Issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Must I Go Back’ to Chestnut Review: Summer 2026 Issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Hobbled’ to Breath & Shadow Issue: Volume 23 Issue #2, which had no response.

Jump to December 2025 or January 2026 or February 2026 or March 2026 or April 2026 or May 2026 or June 2026 or July 2026 or August 2026 or September 2026. or October 2026

During April 2026 I submitted:

the poem ‘Impure’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 30-Mar-26 (news) issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Advance’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 6-Apr-26 (news) issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Ouroboros’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 13-Apr-26 (news) issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Post-Truth’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 27-Apr-26 (news) issue, which was declined.

Jump to December 2025 or January 2026 or February 2026 or March 2026 or April 2026 or May 2026 or June 2026 or July 2026 or August 2026 or September 2026 or October 2026.

During May 2026 I submitted:

the poem ‘Evolving History Reaches Crux (or: Lavender is the New Black)’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 18-May-26 (news) issue, which was declined.
the flash fiction piece ‘Room With a View’ to Apex’s Speculative Flash Fiction May 2026 (Theme: Defiance) issue, which was declined.
the fiction prose piece ‘Da Capo Al Fine v2’ to Haven Speculative Issue: Spring, which was declined.
the poem ‘Quire’ to Rattle: Ekphrastic May 26 issue, which was declined.

Jump to December 2025 or January 2026 or February 2026 or March 2026 or April 2026 or May 2026 or June 2026 or July 2026 or August 2026 or September 2026 or October 2026.

During June 2026 I submitted:

the poem ‘Crossing’ to Eternal Haunted Summer’s Summer Solstice: (Pagan) Flash Fiction and Poetry issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Drumhead’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 8-Jun-26 (news) issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Fountainhead’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 22-Jun-26 (news) issue, which was declined.
the flash fiction piece ‘Twenty-two Degrees of Separation’ to Apex’s Speculative Flash Fiction June 2026 (Theme: SUN DOGS & MOON DOGS) issue, which was declined.

Jump to December 2025 or January 2026 or February 2026 or March 2026 or April 2026 or May 2026 or June 2026 or July 2026 or August 2026 or September 2026 or October 2026.

During July 2026 I submitted:

the poem ‘Unprecedented’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 29-Jun-26 (news) issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Alien Nation’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 6-Jul-26 (news) issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Counting on my Fingers’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 13-Jul-26 (news) issue, which was declined.
the flash fiction piece ‘Settlement’ to Flash Fiction Online August 26 Submission: Aftermath issue, which was shortlisted.

Jump to December 2025 or January 2026 or February 2026 or March 2026 or April 2026 or May 2026 or June 2026 or July 2026 or August 2026 or September 2026 or October 2026.

During August 2026 I submitted:

the flash fiction piece ‘In The End’ to Apex’s Speculative Flash Fiction August 2026 (Theme: Elegy) issue, which is awaiting outcome.
the poem ‘Stunted Clearing’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 17-Aug-26 (news) issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Anticipation’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 24-Aug-26 (news) issue, which was declined.
the flash fiction piece ‘Severance’ to Iron Horse Literary Review: The PhotoFinish (August 26) Submission issue, which was shortlisted.

Jump to December 2025 or January 2026 or February 2026 or March 2026 or April 2026 or May 2026 or June 2026 or July 2026 or August 2026 or September 2026 or October 2026.

During September 2026 I submitted:

the fiction prose piece ‘Ex Libris’ to Fabula Argentea October 26 Submission issue, which was declined (and incredibly rudely, wow).
the flash fiction piece ‘Full Fathom Five’ to Curtis Brown Creative’s Summer Writing Competition issue, for which someone else was picked.
the poem ‘Disencharted’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 31-Aug-26 (news) issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Plug in Baby’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 7-Sep-26 (news) issue, which was declined.
the poem ‘Long Division’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 14-Sep-26 (news) issue, which was declined.
the flash fiction piece ‘Anthropophilic’ to Flash Fiction Online September 26 Submission: Human Shaped issue, which is awaiting outcome.
the poem ‘Sûr, le Pont’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 21-Sep-26 (news) issue, which was declined.

Jump to December 2025 or January 2026 or February 2026 or March 2026 or April 2026 or May 2026 or June 2026 or July 2026 or August 2026 or September 2026 or October 2026.

During October 2026 I submitted:

the poem ‘Sedimentary’ to Rattle: Poets Respond w/c 28-Sep-26 (news) issue, which is awaiting outcome.

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