Publications update (updated)

I have three four pieces forthcoming, as follows:

A text called ‘What I did on my holidays’ has been accepted to be published in this summer’s issue of Fahmidan Journal.

Two prose poems, ‘The sisters are neighbours but no longer on speaking terms’ and ‘Moth’ have been accepted for an anthology to be published by Writing Space Press.

'The library of empty books' is forthcoming in Coastlines Review, which looks like a really interesting endeavour exploring the concept of 'docupoetics'.

A deep delve into my hard drive confirms that the second of these ('The sisters are neighbours') was first drafted in April 2006, ie it is 20 years old, and has undergone little change since. It has been rejected at least 14 times. The last piece, 'Moth', first emerged from its chrysalis in August 2024 but in its relatively short life has been rejected six times.

'The library of empty books' was first drafted in about 2013, following an observation on a train journey when I saw a passenger apparently reading blank pages. It was previously submitted three times unsuccessfully.

I draw no conclusions from this peculiar history, but I note that these are all comparatively 'accessible' pieces, and I'm unlikely to waste my time and others' time submitting some of my 'less accessible', more experimental pieces since I've not found journals likely to take an interest in them. On we go.