Publications: moss on the rock sins cleansed by the river Akitsu Quarterly, Spring Summer 2026 end of summer boarding up another hurricane Akitsu Quarterly, Spring Summer 2026 drying lavender the planchette shifts to hello Kingfisher, Issue 13 no end to this grief. . . reheated tea tinywords, May 11, 2026 our little house on the edge of a mountain the coal train’s whistle Seashores, Issue 15 morning stars under the bridge two men fishing Seashores, Issue 15 valentine'

Publications: miniature railway a twinkle of lights from the nativity Presence, Issue 84 red sky morning the fisherman’s story reaches the shoreline Wales Haiku Journal, Spring 2026 spring morning a field of cows predicting rain The Cicada's Cry, Spring 2026 citywide outage nothing to do but listen to birds Poetry Pea Podcast, S9E12 lunch break an accidental mouthful of dead fly cattails, April 2026 graveside— his boys fighting over who gets the truck Only Human, Issue

Publications: ancestor work all the spirits distilled The Heron’s Nest, Vol. XXVIII, No. 1, March 2026 the nightmare I can almost remember ghost apples tsuri-dōrō, Issue 32, March/April, 2026 whiskey in my red solo cup bonfire smoke tsuri-dōrō, Issue 32, March/April, 2026 warm sun on the white stray cat crawling fleas NVHA Haiku in Action, March 21, 2026 singing a song to the baby we lost the cuckoo cries The Solitary Daisy, Issue 71, March 2

Publications: wildflowers— the names of god to exist in my mouth bottle rockets, Issue 54 ‎‎worm moon the soil tilled with fresh manure The Mamba, Issue 19 ‎‎wild daffodils an unvisited grave lost to the earth The Mamba, Issue 19 ‎‎winter dusk my last few dollars to the beggar The Mamba, Issue 19 unghosting the deep blue wings of an indigo The Mamba, Issue 19 autumn in a teen’s gun we find god yellowed Password,

Publications: deep autumn the curve of her curves in the moonlight tsuri-dōrō, Issue 31 twists in the pepper deadnamed again by the famous editor tsuri-dōrō, Issue 31 wolf moon I've always wanted to piss in the snow tsuri-dōrō, Issue 31 buried in yellow a stork casts the day into seven Sonic Boom, January 2026 sunday: he walks with me & fabricates the doves ant ant ant ant ant 2025 a hymn of the body. In the river I lip synch

Each year I set both personal and career goals, and I only meet about half of them. If I'm being honest, it's difficult living in a disabled body and my health limitations keep me from reaching my full potential. However, I'd be lying if I said this was restricted to my physical illnesses. ADHD (partially) runs my life and I've been working with a great therapy team to balance both medication and executive function tools. I thought maybe if I was transparent with my friends a

Publications: day moon outside the clinic more protesters The Solitary Daisy, Issue 65 winter solstice the scent of juniper cleansing the house Autumn Moon Haiku Journal , Autumn/Winter 2025 moonshine straight from the mason jar stars in the river Autumn Moon Haiku Journal , Autumn/Winter 2025 heat lightning— my baby’s heartbeat isn’t there Hedgerow , Issue 151 moonrise in the streetlight gathering deer Ouachita Life , Decemb

Publications: moonlit garden the spirit board settles on our folded knees The Solitary Daisy, Issue 62 death unbecoming the moon full of sky Under the Basho: Postku, November 18, 2025 starlight twinkles the tongue flowering nightclub Under the Basho: Postku, November 18, 2025 paper ghosts anything but the snow in my bones Under the Basho: Postku, November 18, 2025 winter slurry the darkness pinking up Under the Basho: Postku,

Publications: midsummer heat tossing and turning around the baby bump Hedgerow , Issue 150 too sick to carry to term stinging nettle Haiku Canada Review , October 2025 crisp leaves the old grave marked BABY cattails: Haiku, October 2025 crowded sidewalk a homeless man spits out toothpaste cattails: Senryu, October 2025 fireflies another night alone smols , October 1, 2025 fading light porcupine quills pushed in the dirt

Publications: stopping for gas in the middle of nowhere cricket song Creatrix, Issue 70 rain again. . . church bells echoing...

Publications: midday heat all she owns in the trash bag The Cicada’s Cry, Summer 2025 summer still the webbed fly gives up its fight...

I am honored (and ecstatic) to announce that after being a Fellow for the inaugural year of confluence journal , I have joined the...

Publications: wild yarrow my late grandma visits a dream English Speaking Union of Japan - Haiku, August 2025 autumn still the corner...

Join me, alongside five talented haiku poets, for a live reading this Saturday, June 21, 2025, to celebrate our year as fellows for...

and you're probably (not) wondering what we're doing here. Honestly, I'm continuously stuck in an existential crisis. Whether that's my...