Category Archives: Publishing

Incident Reports

My second chapbook, Incident Reports, was released today. The best place that you can buy it is on the Hyacinth Girl Press website. This chapbook is about a possible apocalypse. The word apocalypse is used all the time these days. … Continue reading

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Acceptance Can Be Dissapointing

When I first started submitting my work to journals, I already had a good idea of what to expect.  I had previously been the poetry co-editor of Lumina, a literary journal. I had already sent out almost a thousand rejections. … Continue reading

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Finish Line

In school you know that your essay will be as good as it will ever be on the day it is due. After you hand it in you will move on to future essays, that may be better or worse. … Continue reading

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Other Favorite Journals

A while back, I wrote about some of my favorite journals here. Since then I have discovered other interesting journals, that I must contribute to the list. This list like the other is in no particular order I tend to … Continue reading

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Unsubstantial Poetry and Academia

What I am planning to write about is something I have not entirely figured out. I say this as a person who has many outspoken opinions on differing things: backpacking (good – just not in Europe), ketchup (disgusting), bacon (delicious), … Continue reading

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To MFA, or not to MFA?

I have a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. I loved Sarah Lawrence. The Professors truly helped me improve and explore as a writer. I used my degree to start down a career path … Continue reading

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Print &/Versus Online

Print journals have been around for a very long time, you can submit to journals that are going into their sixth decade, and have published many famous poets, dead and alive. Online journals are clearly a much more recent establishment. … Continue reading

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Victims Of Ted Bundy: The Chapbook

The chapbooks are officially for sale here! I could not be more excited. They just arrived in the mail on Monday. You should go here and buy one! Or send the link to someone who might be interested. If you … Continue reading

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Selected Victims of Ted Bundy: Washington State and Oregon

The following blurb appears on the back of my chapbook. I am very pleased with it. “If there ever was a sharp-edged blend of investigative journalism and poetry, this is it. The writing of these spare poems meant the reading … Continue reading

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On Author Names

My name in till recently has been Caitlin Thomson. “Thomson without a P.” A line I have repeated many times, and will live to repeat many more. When I was younger, people would often try and convince me that I … Continue reading

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