April 2026 Contest Winner, Instant Noodles, and Flash Phantoms

And today in writing, I also had a lot happen.

In big news, I am the Winner of the Campfire Tales April 2026 Contest from Campfire Publishing's Smoke Signals newsletter! You can read my winning story Interview with a Zombie here.

My Train poem appeared in the May 2026 issue of Instant Noodles: Planes Boats Cars Trains. Read here.

And I appeared in Flash Phantoms again, with short story Blood Moon Over the Back Forty featuring another iteration of the creepy spider-girls from before. You can find it here if you scroll all the way down.

Underwater Garden and the Metaworker

Lots happening today. Everything is hitting at once. So here are some things I am doing art wise.

My In the Garden photograph from Botanica was included in The Metaworker. Check it out here. 

I also hung my art at Metropolitan Coffee in Hutchinson, KS again. The show will be up for the month of May. I am offering these works at severely discounted prices as I think I am going to retire this series soon, so check it out while you still can. Scroll down to see details of the show.