February, the coldest month . . .Keep warm and write!

The Orchard in Winter, photo P.Tonery.

Since my last post, I have been doing a lot of writing, but not here. So here are some connections:

Thanks to Mark Young, editor of Otoliths for accepting four of my recent 100 word stories.

https://the-otolith.blogspot.com.au/2018/01/issue-forty-eight-southern-summer.html

Please take some time to read this Summer issue (Australia) 2018. Some of my favorite poets and writers appear  on these pages.

 Here's the complete list to tempt you to take a peek inside the issue:

Once again, it's a cornucopia of diverse goodies, with work from Sheila E. Murphy, Douglas Barbour, Texas Fontanella, John M. Bennett, Diane Keys, Baron Geraldo, Mark Cunningham, Alyssa Trivett, Bill DiMichele, Jim Meirose, Guy R. Beining, Kyle Hemmings, Seth Howard, Anatoly Kudryavitsky, Cecelia Chapman, Jim Leftwich, Steve Dalachinsky, Magdalena Ball, Sanjeev Sethi, Lynn Strongin, AG Davis, David Lander, Lawrence Upton, Raymond Farr, Trivarna Hariharan, Clara B. Jones, Pete Spence, Jill Chan, Drew B. David, Jon Cone, Philip Byron Oakes, Karri Kokko, David Rushmer, Andrew Brenza, Marcello Diotallevi, Kathryn Hummel, Federico Federici, Mark Pirie, Diana Magallón, Laurent Grison, Jack Galmitz, Marilyn R. Rosenberg, Sacha Archer, Justin Sheen, Felino A. Soriano, David Baptiste Chirot, Alice Savona, Thriveni C. Mysore, Howie Good, Thomas M. Cassidy, Brandon Roy, Brandstifter, Rich Murphy, hiromi suzuki, gobscure, Joel Chace, Volodymyr Bilyk, Olivier Schopfer, Brendan Slater, Joe Balaz, John Levy, Tom Beckett, Lakey Comess, Clay Thistleton, Anne-Marie Jeanjean, Poornima Laxmeshwar, Penelope Weiss, Carey Scott Wilkerson, Thomas Fink, Maya D. Mason, M.J. Iuppa, Ivan Klein, mary c fogg, Tony Beyer, Jeff Bagato, Charles Wilkinson, J. Paul Dutterer, Jessie Janashek, Jeff Harrison, Louise Landes Levi, Joseph Salvatore Aversano, Mary Kasimor, Karen Greenbaum-Maya, Michael O'Brien, Linda M. Walker, Keith Nunes, Jesse Glass, Andrew Topel, Cheryl Penn, Richard Kostelanetz, Edward Kulemin, Karl Kempton, Ryan Scott, Emma Burgess, Katrinka Moore, Timothy Pilgrim, Marilyn Stablein, Seth Copeland, Vassilis Zambaras, Bob Heman, Brooks Lampe, Anwer Ghani, Chris Brown, J. D. Nelson, Jacqueline M. Pérez, Michael Brandonisio, Paul T. Lambert, & David Kjellin.

Special thanks to Elizabeth  Gibson, editor of Foxglove Journal
Here's the link:

"Human, Somehow" is now up: https://foxglovejournal.wordpress.com/2018/01/29/human-somehow-m-j-iuppa

I participated in an interview  with Poet Bekah Steimel, read here:

https://bekahsteimel.com/2018/01/28/restless-m-j-iuppa-interview/

How this interview happened:

Both Bekah and I have poems in recent issue Third Wednesday, and we are also a part of the 2018 Poet Bloggers Revival Tour.  Bekah's poem in Third Wednesday is so poignant.  I have read and reread it several times.  In fact, the recent of Third Wednesday is so moving, especially  now-- so much to admire.  I am grateful for the online and print versions.

As you know, my Spring semester started at St. John Fisher College and The College at Brockport.  I got the flu/cold/nasty cough, despite getting the flu shot. Somehow, with the grace of technology, I was able to keep my Tuesday class (two weeks ago) on track virtually.  So not a beat was skipped.


My acceptances for January 2018 (poems, fictions, CNF, reviews) reached 25. So grateful to all of the editors who have given my work ascent. I am equally grateful to the poets and writers who are communicating with me.  Thank you for your conversations.

Stay warm!