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I Wrote This Stuff And
People Published It

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Girls in Fall

Easy Reader 53rd Anniversary Writing & Photography Contest - Honorable Mention
“Life at the Edge.” photo by Bill Akstens

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Sobriety

Santa Fe Literary Review

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Critic at Large

The Bond Street Review

All We Won't Know

Out of Line: Who Defines? Halfs, Steps, In-Laws & Belonging, A Wising Up Anthology

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One Left, Two Left

(w)holes: An Anthology by the Heartland Society of Women Writers

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Beach Influence

The Wave, Kelp Journal

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Christ Dwells Richly

Gypsophila Magazine

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Hitting Bone

Bulb Culture Collective
Read an interview from the Shines A Light Series

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Smolder

The Yard: Crime Blog

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A Series of Emails From Your Kid’s Elementary School in 2024

Frazzled

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Hey Dumbbell, Get a Matt

Moss Piglet

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Last Year's Love Story

Juste Literary

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Wilson the Volleyball May Finally Be Ready to Accept Chuck Noland’s Apology

Robot Butt

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Reservations at Cafe bord de Mer

JMWW

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We’re Trying to Get Pregnant and I’m Dying to Hear What You Think!

Frazzled

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Realistic Valentine’s Day Movies Where the Woman Doesn’t Get the Guy in the End

Jane Austen's Wastebasket

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10,000 Steps

Wild Greens

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Strangers in a Bar

Audience Askew

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Mammogram Technician Discusses Knockers All Day

Doctor Funny

Season’s Mis-Treatings

Little Old Lady Comedy

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The Hotel Member

The Mocking Owl Roost

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Our Family’s Amazing Year Is Coming to an End (and Mom Hasn’t Pooped Since October!)

Frazzled

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Oh, the Places You'll Sit!

Jane Austen's Wastebasket

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Son, Are You Still Mad at Me? (Also, Do You Need Me to Send You Some Socks?)

*Read Jessica Doble's poem response 'Dear Mom, I Forgive You'

Wild Greens

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Top Ten Sex Dreams I’ve Had About Toy Story’s Duke Caboom

The Belladonna Comedy

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Some Company

Literaria Magazine

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Big Bad Dale’s Big Bad Day

On the Run

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Regular Middle-Aged Women Thrilled for Chance to Read Books About Rich Twentysomethings Who Ditch Everything to Travel the Country in RV’s

Jane Austen's Wastebasket

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Dads on Phones

BULL

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Excruciating Bandwidth; No One Told Me I Couldn’t

Rubber Ring: Middle Grade Short Fiction Anthology (Buzgaga Books)

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Pharm As The Eye Can See

Mid-Level Management Literary Magazine

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I’m So Sorry, You’re Just Not Funny Enough to Teach This Vehicle Code

The Haven

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End-of-Year Critter Day Best Part of Preschool Teacher’s Job, By Far

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Audience Participation

Open Door Magazine

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Live Action Little Mermaid Just for Generation X!

The Haven

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An Important Message From the Whimsical Woodland Wonders Family’s Product Safety Team

Defenestration

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Top YouTube Songs With Top Comments by YouTube’s Top Commenters

MuddyUm

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God Intentions

The Parliament Literary Journal

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This Former High School Bully Has the Best One-Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

The Haven

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Six Word Memoirs

2023 Contest Shortlist

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I’m Nancy-From-HR and I’m Waiting in this Bathroom Stall to Ask You Why You Haven’t Responded to My Email

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And You Were There

The Quarter(ly)

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Dateline NBC’s Dinner Party — “Killer” Chili
Narrated by Keith Morrison

The Haven

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Things Have Been Kinda Weird Ever Since Adam Driver Moved to Town

The Belladonna Comedy

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Google's Being a Little Bitch

Robot Butt

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I am a Six-Year-Old Boy, and I’m Getting the Feeling My Parents Are Making Fun of My Art

Greener Pastures

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Reminder: RSVP for Tracey Regus’ event "Flying Solo Jamboree!"

Farside Review

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Stuff Inside

Written Tales Chapbook VI

As If You Were Our Own

Call Me [When You Get Home]

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Barren

Hags on Fire

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‘The Party Invite’ Rocks The New Mom Text Theatre Movement and Gives Audience Members a (Mostly) Rollicking Good Time

Defenestration

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Be Kind, But Not at Intersections

Morning Moot

Job City

Eggplant Emoji Volume 2: Thicker, Longer, and More Uncut

I'm a Turn Signal, And, I, Too, Am Part of the Patriarchy

Musing Publications

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Lineage

Unspeakable (VOL. 02) - Anthology of Contemporary Fiction: Unspeakable Crimes - Unforgettable Stories (Pulp Cult)

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No Questions While We Pray

Moss Piglet

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Unfortunately, Mama Fratelli, You Have Once Again Been Determined Ineligible for Social Security Benefits

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Two Super Nice Moms

Little Old Lady Comedy

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Lisa Has Her Masters

The Offing (Wit Tea)

Listen to an Audio Recording of me reading this story!

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Missing

Ruminate Issue 61: Beginnings and Endings (Reader's Notes)

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Annual

The Pine Cone Review

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Before You Open That Birthday Gift (Preambles from a Mother)

Funny-ish.com

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Good Morning, Jen. This Is Your Exclusive Shopper & I’m Looking Forward To Going On This Journey With You

The Belladonna Comedy

WSMW (Woman Seeking Mask-Wearer)

Little Old Lady Comedy

The Nutcracker Came to Life and is Using Dad's Razor

McSweeney's

The People vs. Old Maid

Typishly

Hitting Bone

Rougarou: A Journal of Arts and Literature

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Snowman (by Ramona Lydic)
*Ok, this is my kid's published story, but how cool is that?

Little Thoughts Press Blog

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