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This is the release date for my new book of speculative poetry, Metastable Systems (Diminuendo Press; ISBN-13: 978-1-936021-57-4). It has been 4 years since Luminous Worlds came out (Dark Regions). I've written a lot since then, and the new book includes work that didn't fit the theme of LW.There's a bit of science poetry, as well as SF, fantasy, and horror. You can get a pdf from me for $3. You can buy signed print copies from me for $13, shipping included. Other information about how to buy the book will be forthcoming soon.

Elgin Award Eligibility

My book of dark poetry, Luminous Worlds (Dark Regions Press, 2013) is in its final year of eligibility. Free pdfs from me to SFPA members.

Ouch

The excavation program ceased with abruption when the bit penetrated the god's integument.

DN 100 Update

I've been laying it out, but I'm only about halfway there.

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10% off titles at Popcorn Press

here's a coupon code - 3Hekehef - worth 10% off every order you place at www.popcornpress.com between now and Nov. 30.

Includes my new SF poetry chapbook SETI Hits Paydirt

It's That Season

you don't harvest galood berries
they harvest you
worth it for their succulent roots

A Lagrangian Poem

habitat fall


deciduous clouds: crimson, gold
englobe each tree in autumn
drift slowly out to kiss
dirt's thin carpet
now gravity's gone


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Interview with me about poetry & writing

http://wendyrathbone.blogspot.com/

SETI Hits Paydirt

On Amazon, print & Kindle editions:

http://www.amazon.com/SETI-Hits-Paydirt-David-Kopaska-Merkel-ebook/dp/B00OKVZTFG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413675484&sr=8-1&keywords=kopaska-merkel


If you are interested in reviewing this new chapbook, please contact Lester at popcornpress.com.

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Got Her A Good Job, Too


Terri's project won top honors
in the station's science fair,
beating out cold-fusion cooking
and faster-than-fugue inductive learning;
the parthenogenetic hamsters
did have a bit of croc blood in them,
hence the scales,
aquatic habit,
love of fish (raw and wriggling)
size (large), temper (short),
catholic taste in snack food,
remarkably hard teeth,
and powerful tails,
but it was their fecundity
that got her in trouble,
that, and a few might have gotten away
a little bit.

But then, Crocamster™-pelt handbags
swept the province,
she sold the patent to a big Mars-based designer,
and Terri had plenty of cash
to pay for all the damage
and the evacuation.

My new book is out!

SETI Hits Paydirt, a small book of speculative poems, is out from Popcorn Press:

http://www.popcornpress.com/

I'm happy with this one, & I really love the cover. If nothing else, follow the link to see it. I'll tell you a secret: I chose it myself!

Recent poetry publications by SFPA members, compiled by Diane Severson Mori

Elizabeth Barrette
Poem, "Pulling It Backward" (commissioned by Dreamwidth user Dialecticdreamer), The Wordsmith's Forge
http://ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com/3415699.html

Poem (bilingual in English & Proto-Indo-European), "Father Sun, Mother Moon", The Wordsmith's Forge http://ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com/3410156.html

Several poem links from Crowdfunding Creative Jam, The Wordsmith's Forge

http://ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com/3407061.html

Poem, "Straight as an Arrow", The Wordsmith's Forge

http://ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com/3398887.html


James Dorr
Werewolf poem, "Beware of the Dog,",GRIEVOUS ANGEL webzine (scroll down – one of two poems) http://www.scifi-and-fantasy.land/article/new-verse-two-poems-5271


Julie B. Kelsey
Ten tanka, The Bamboo Hut
http://www.calameo.com/read/0024790772224ebc91213


Deborah P Kolodji

Haiku, Heron's Nest, September, 2014 http://www.theheronsnest.com/September2014/haiku-p11.html

Haiku, Hundred Gourds, September, 2014 http://ahundredgourds.haikuhut.com/ahg34/haiku12.html

Haiku, One Song, an anthology of 100 haiku published by the Haiku Poets of Northern California, edited by Garry Gay September 2014, commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the annual "Two Autumns" reading. http://www.isbnservices.com/isbn/978-1-63443-616-8/

David C. Kopaska-Merkel
Two poems, “Eris Station” and “Curiosity Reports a Comet”, The Martian Wave 2014, by Nomadic Delirium Press:
http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/tmw.htm


John C. Mannone
Poem (with audio), "Bluefish", Split Rock Review (Sep 1, 2014), http://www.splitrockreview.org/mannone

A cleave poem , "Vows: Two Becoming One", Red Wolf Journal (Aug 22, 2014), http://redwolfjournal.wordpress.com/2014/08/22/vows-two-becoming-one-john-mannone/

Peter Roberts
Poem, Taking Shelter, New Myths - Issue 28 (September 2014)
https://sites.google.com/a/newmyths.com/nmwebsite/poems/taking-shelter


David Vandervort (as irving)
Poem "Ghosts of Oz" (under the pen name irving) Issue 64 of Apex Magazine.
http://www.apex-magazine.com/ghosts-of-oz/

Dusty Wallace
Poem, “DNR”, Mystic Nebula, http://mysticnebula.com/2014/07/17/dnr/

Lee Zumpe
Poems; "things that don't seem to fit," "Witch Cult," "unfortunate solutions," "left untreated" and "where the darkness resides." Eldritch Press website www.eldritchpress.com/lee-clark-zumpe.html

Interviews with poets

http://wendyrathbone.blogspot.com/

My friend Wendy Rathbone has been interviewing poets on her blog. Probably a good thing to check out.

DN 99

Contrib. copies mailed.
Overseas subscriber copies mailed.
Most of the rest will go today or tomorrow.

Poetry update

Sold 2 to Halloween Haiku II. Two published in The Martian Wave 2014. Working on a set of children's poems, & on a graphic story with my sister. It's a bit creepy. Sold a chapbook ms a while back to Popcorn Press; have another out there. Also have a collaborative chapbook ms (with Kendall Evans) out there. Have a couple of poetry-book reviews in press at Star*line. Might be able to attend ICFA in 2015.

Contents of Dreams & Nightmares 99

Dreams & Nightmares 99


Contents


Al Klosterman, cover
From the Brainstem
Kassidy Jack Kabza, Ghost Town
Hanes Bach, Genie
Rik Hunik, The Black Book
F. J. Bergmann & Kendall Evans, Waking or Dreaming?
Robert Borski, Sea Monster Objects to Term 'kaiju'
Sheila Kopaska-Merkel, illo
F. J. Bergmann, Why We Don't Trust Them
Wendy Rathbone, Note Found on a Derelict Starship
S. C. Virtes & Kendall Evans, Crasher
Neal Wilgus, Fortean Weather Report
Michael Collins, Nightmare of the Flower
Hanes Bach, illo
fuson, untitled
Holly Day, Mother-Shadow
Wendy Rathbone, Adrift
Mary Soon Lee, Demon Stain


This issue is available now, $5 paper, $1 pdf. jopnquog@gmail.com from paypal.

092214 - DN 99

DN 99 goes to the printer & to digital subscribers today. Want one? pdf $1 jopnquog@gmail.com via paypal.

Dreams & Nightmares 99

September 2014

Contents

Al Klosterman, cover
From the Brainstem
Kassidy Jack Kabza, Ghost Town
Hanes Bach, Genie
Rik Hunik, The Black Book
F. J. Bergmann & Kendall Evans, Waking or Dreaming?
Robert Borski, Sea Monster Objects to Term 'kaiju'
Sheila Kopaska-Merkel, illo
F. J. Bergmann, Why We Don't Trust Them
Wendy Rathbone, Note Found on a Derelict Starship
S. C. Virtes & Kendall Evans, Crasher
Neal Wilgus, Fortean Weather Report
Michael Collins, Nightmare of the Flower
Hanes Bach, illo
fuson, untitled
Holly Day, Mother-Shadow
Wendy Rathbone, Adrift
Mary Soon Lee, Demon Stain

Dreams and Nightmares 99

This weekend I will incorporate any corrections pointed out by those who proofed the magazine and Monday it will go to the printer. That means on Monday it will be sent to PDF subscribers. If you want a digital copy Monday, send one dollar to jopnquog@gmail.com via PayPal or for $39 get a lifetime digital subscription including back issues.

The Halloween Haiku II kickstarter is live

Donate to the cause and submit poems and stories to the book.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lestersmith/halloween-haiku-ii-and-other-hauntings