Witch Hayzelle's Recipes for Disaster: But What About Breakfast?

The third solo novella / chapbook in my Witch Hayzelle's Recipes for Disaster series But What About Breakfast? is out today through Nat 1 Publishing.  You can find it here on Amazon.

Neon Origami

My post concerning craft titled OriginAlity appeared on Neon Origami in Aug. 2025.  Read it here.

 

Micro Horrors

My series of three cosmic drabbles titled Static was published through Dreadstone Books Micro Horrors in Aug. 2025.  Find it here.

Artists of McPherson County

I have a couple of pieces in the Artists of McPherson County show at McPherson College in Kansas, opening officially later this week.  I am pleased to show my political piece Still once again, along with a totally new assemblage titled Horsepower.  The reception will happen in conjunction with Homecoming in late September 2025.

 

Positively Pets

I got to paint another yard sign for the Hutch Rec sign project - this time the theme is Positively Pets.  These will be installed for the Third Thursday Dog Days of Summer event coming up next week.  I decided to focus on a nonstandard pet and based mine on a parrot after hearing someone has been bringing their macaw with them to Third Thursdays.

The Quasar Review

I have a poem titled Adrift at Sea appearing in Issue 2: Mirror of The Quasar Review, out Aug. 7, 2025.  You can read it here.

TrashLight Press

My lyric spoken word piece SNaFu appeared on TrashLight Press' online platform with audio reading in Aug. 2025.  You can read and listen here.

Odes & Elegies

I have a handful of pieces in Odes & Elegies, as well as all of the interior illustrations, published through Nat 1 Publishing in July 2025.  Find it on Amazon here.

Lipstick & Gunpowder

I have a drabble in the Lipstick & Gunpowder anthology, edited by Sushravya Shetty and produced through Wingless Dreamer Publishing.  Available through Amazon here.

Figure Modeling

I was able to do figure modeling again today for the Hutchinson Art Center Saturday Drawing Group. I always enjoy seeing how the artists interpret the varied costumes.  This time I was inspired by Kate Greenaway's Flower Fairies for summer.

Positivity Pollinators

I created a yard sign for a Positivity Pollinators initiative in Hutchinson, Kansas, debuting tomorrow for Third Thursday.  My sign features a sphinx moth.

The Owl and the Pussycat Revisited

My poem The Owl and the Pussycat Revisited based on Edward Lear's original appears in Audience Askew Volume 4 Issue 1 through Nat 1 Publishing and available here.

New Video

I attended the virtual Pop-Up Fluxfest yesterday on Zoom and have since made a video based on the performance that I did, which involved gendered airplane baby spoons.  Feel free to check it out below.  If the window doesn't load, follow this link.

 

Looking Out: A Connected Perspective

My Haunted self-portrait photograph in Looking Out: A Connected Perspective curated through the national Women's Caucus for Art.  You can view the online gallery version here.  Runs through July 31, 2025.  Also in conjunction with this show, a Pop-Up Postcard Exhibition is scheduled for the WCA Summer Board Meeting at Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA from July 17 - 20, 2025.

Fib Review #51

I have a Fibonacci poem in The Fib Review Issue #51 through Muse Pie Press.  You can read it here.  Titled Narcissus.

Revisitations In Bloom

I hung my solo show Revisitations in Bloom at the McPherson Library today.  The show runs through Aug. 29, 2025 and includes 44 artworks in varied media, mostly working into found thrift art from my Revisitations series but also some floral photography printed 1/1 on metal.  Here are some pictures of the show hung.

Flash Phantoms

My story Tangled is published in the July 2025 issue of Flash Phantoms.  You can read it here.

Gaslamp Pulp: Florida Man

This monstrocity was my brainchild...  It's Gaslamp Pulp special edition Florida Man.  I have two stories in this strange pulp fiction publication, and did all of the illustrations using antique postcards.  Find it on Amazon here.

Harrow House Issue 1

I have a Fibonacci poem titled Drowning in the June 2025 Issue 1 of Harrow House, p. 149.  Released today.  Feel free to read here.

Post Comic Con

It was cool to finally go to a comic con - lots of fun costumes.  I kept it pretty simple as I was vending.  I am excited to share that Puppy Love has been adopted and as per my initial plan, I am donating $50 from the sale to The Trevor Project, all the more needed now.  Note: tomorrow is the last day for my photography show at McPherson Opera House so catch it while you can.  I will be taking it down Monday.

Comic Con Day 2

As I get ready to head into Day 2 of Comic Con, I wanted to post some pictures of my setup from yesterday with all the witchy themed merch, Witch Hayzelle books, and PRIDE fun.  There are even a band of Squishmallows hiding out in back (you can't see them at this angle).

Smallville Comic Con

I am going to be at the Smallville Comic Con at the Hutchinson State Fairgrounds both tomorrow, Friday, June 20, from 1 - 8 PM and also Saturday, June 21 from 10 AM - 6 PM.  The event is combined with Hutchinson PRIDE this year and a $10 button gets you into both!  I am very excited as this will be my first con, and I am taking Witch Hayzelle books and merch as well as OOAK art and comic collages and a ton of other fun stuff, mostly spooky themed and in consideration of PRIDE.  I have fun things for every budget.  Please come and check it out.

NACL Interview

I was interviewed as part of the lead-in to the NACL Smallville Comic Con in Hutchinson, coming up June 20 & 21 at the State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson in conjunction with PRIDE.  Please feel free to give it a listen here.  Here's a teaser of one of the collages I will be taking, incorporating an image of one of John Atkinson Grimshaw's fairies on a found thrift store painting of ivy.

 

PRIDE McPherson - TODAY!

More info for PRIDE McPherson happening TODAY! I will have a table set up at Integrity Salon in the late afternoon from around 3 PM onward for vending in addition to the drawings at McPherson SOL.  I have a bunch of fun costume and parade stuff, gifts for your sweetie (like lots of Squishmallows), PRIDE themed art, ornaments, stickers, and more.  Puppy Love will be joining me as well.  Please drop by and check it out if you can.

 

Cryptids, Kaiju & Corn

I am excited to have a poem in an anthology celebrating Midwest cryptids, titled Cryptids, Kaiju & Corn, coming out in October.  I wrote about the Piasa Bird and legend of Alton, IL.  Feel free to learn more here.

PRIDE McPherson

I am getting ready for PRIDE McPherson!  I will be vending with all kinds of fun stuff, and talking about the artworks I donated to McPherson SOL (previously the Coalition for Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity).  Coming up June 7!

LOFVE

I have a piece in LOFVE frim Pfudalmda Dadamag.  Check it out here - it's a fun alternative publication.

 This image is from something else entirely but I wanted to include something here so there you go.  Glow in the dark accents on a collage I did awhile back.

Echoes of Midnight

I have a poem in this anthology through Wingless Dreamer Press, available here through Amazon.

 

Figure Modeling

I modeled for Hutchinson Art Center again today.  I was a kitsune with a kit.  I was inspired by the embroidered fan.

Something in the Orange

I am showing my Still church window assemblage, a continuation of my sociopolitical works about women's reproductive health, in Something in the Orange, a members exhibition at the Carriage Factory Art Gallery in Newton, Kansas, USA.  The opening reception will be Saturday, May 17 from 6 - 8 PM.

Dumped the Wrong Stat

I have two stories in this anthology available from Nat 1 Publishing: Sleeping Beauty told as a 5-part thought experiment, and The Tryst by my horrorotica avatar Penny Blood.  I also did the interior illustrations.  You can learn more here or purchase on Amazon.

Figure Modeling

I modeled for Hutchinson Art Center again Saturday, this time channeling Midsummer Night's Dream and the Fairy Queen from Beauty and the Beast.

The Kaidenkai Podcast

My Ravenous story appeared on the Kaidenkai today April 16, 2025.  I implore you to give it a listen, Lida Gould's reading is hauntingly beautiful.  You can follow along with the story on the website here.

To get a sense for some of the inspiration, check out the Substack post here.

Grey Matter

One of my black and white Reversals series photographs is featured in Grey Matter published through The Word's Faire.  You can preorder it here.

In the Library Interview

I was featured in an interview for Kandisha Press' Women in Horror In the Library series.  Please feel free to check it out here.

Skeleton Key - 419

I went to the open painting day at Skeleton Key - 419 in Newton, KS to play around on a temporary emoji mural.  This is an evolving project as people are throwing all the paint on the walls that they can before the remodel, so check it out while you can.

Traveling Sketchbook Exhibition

I have a sketchbook in this traveling sketchbook show through the Women's Caucus for Art Eco-Art Caucus.  The show will first be on display at ArtHouse 6 in Johnstown, PA through April 25, 2025. Here is an image of the cover of my book, which features my poem Contemplation.

The World We Wanted

I have an altered photograph on page 31 of the recent publication from Juste Milieu, Issue 18: The World We Wanted.  Feel free to check it out here.

Bloom and Roar Anthology

I was a Finalist in the Bloom and Roar anthology released through Wingless Dreamer for my prose poem Songs on the Wind!  You can find out more here.

Figure Modeling

Since everyone enjoyed seeing the outfits I came up with for figure modeling at the Hutchinson Art Center, I figured I would continue posting images here for all that I can't share the artists' drawings. I decided to pay homage to Mary Cassatt's work and take this very lifelike baby doll with me this time.

Poetry Open Mic Night

I will be at the Per Aspera open mic night at Ad Astra Books & Coffee House in Salina this Friday, March 14 at 7 PM. The Per Aspera book will be released soon, so check back for more details.

While in Salina, I will be taking some more jewelry to the Art Center for their boutique, so feel free to check it out when you get a chance.  Lots of cool local artists and fun stuff represented.

Why this blog?

As some of you may know, I am getting off of Facebook.  I had been using the platform to let people know what I am up to, but recent changes to the structure of the social media are not playing nice with my system and so I am not engaging in this manner.

So I have decided to start a new blog.  Please feel free to follow along as I post the art shows, book releases and publications, projects, events, and other stuff that I'm involved with.  This is my new landing pad.  Welcome to the crazy.