Sonic Boom Issue Twenty

My alcohol ink painting entitled "Spills" on the latest issue of Sonic Boom. Thank you so much, Shloka Shankar! It's always an honor to be a part of your amazing journal! Download Issue Twenty here.

Sonic Boom (December 2020)

So excited to share my alcohol ink art and cherita poem published in the current issue of Sonic Boom! Mine is on page 44. Enjoy the full issue here! Thank you so much, Shloka Shankar.

Sonic Boom Journal Issue 18

The new issue of Sonic Boom Journal is out! I can't wait to share my cherita remixed and alcohol ink art. Thank you so much, Shloka Shankar, for including my work and for using magic wand to make my artwork more beautiful. 

You can dowload the pdf of the full issue here. 

Sonic Boom's Sixth Annual Senryu Contest

I'm so happy that I was given this opportunity to judge the Sixth Annual Senryu Contest of Sonic Boom . It was a pleasure picking out the winners and writing my commentaries for each poem. 

I took screenshots of the results because I know one day only the list of winners will be posted. I'd like to keep a photo of my commentaries. If you would like to read them, here they are below. Right now, you can still view the whole thing by clicking here. 

Sonic Boom Journal Issue 17

So honored and thrilled to have my three haiga (monoku and alcohol ink art) published in Sonic Boom! Read the full issue here! 

Sonic Boom Senryu Contest (Honorable Mention)

Sonic Boom Issue 10

Sonic Boom Issue 10 is now live! So glad to be among a bevy of talents. Read the full issue here - http://sonicboomjournal.wixsite.com/sonicboom/about-c10fk
Here's my haiga which is included in the Visual Art section

 

 

Sonic Boom Issue Nine 2017 (Visual Art)

     Another visual art published in Sonic Boom is my first cherita art. 

Sonic Boom Issue Nine (August 2017)

     I don't always remember to submit to Sonic Boom, but whenever I do, I keep my fingers crossed that editor Shloka Shankar would accept at least one of my works. For the most current issue, I have two acceptances, one of which is my very first media art entitled "Wine Moon." I used some cutout pictures, small bottle, shells, net, glitters, distress spray stain, modeling paste, and other media art products. For the finishing touch, I added some digital effects. 

     Anyone can read the current issue here. 

Sonic Boom's 3rd Annual Senryu Contest

I made it to the merit list of Sonic Boom's 3rd Annual Senryu Contest 2017 which received 120 entries from close to 25 countries. Thank you, Haiku, my furry companion, for being my huge inspiration! Congratulations to Terri Hale French, Dawn Apanius, Tia Haynes, Julie Warther, and all the other awardees.

Sonic Boom Issue Five

      My tanka and haiga in Sonic Boom's current issue. :-)

 

 

 

 

Enjoy the full issue here.

 

Sonic Boom Issue 2 (tanka prose)

Elegy

 

Every day is a chore. The most difficult time of day is when I need to drag myself out of bed in the mornings. I hate waking up to a pile of dishes in the sink, dirty clothes strewn all over the bedroom floor, books and magazines lying around the house, phone messages of friends who worry about where I am.

 

There are a few things I consistently love to do, though. Brunch is composed of tea and honey, toast, and soft-boiled eggs. I eat in front of the computer to see what's new with my Facebook friends. The chat room is left open through the day just so that I have company, even if I don't feel like talking at all.

 

Then, I'm lost in a shuffle of to-do lists. Nothing gets accomplished as I move from one colossal project to another.

 

without you

I stumble on memories

I thought I'd forgotten . . .

the words of an elegy

finally complete

Sonic Boom Issue 2 (tanka)

icicles
stabbing the pavement—
I tell him
his cancer is back
as if I feel nothing

***

daffodils
brim over the edges
of my dream . . .
how I long to know
if he's waiting for me

***

drowning
my fears
in the sound
of the garbage disposal—
death rattle

Sonic Boom Premiere Issue

     Sonic Boom is simply BOOMbastic because it has a FANTASTIC array of literary forms that you will truly enjoy! I'm so honored to have two tanka included in the inaugural issue.
http://media.wix.com/ugd/61020d_17b4a75e89f2483db97acf43314c019d.pdf

the coldness
as leaves turn red . . .
from another photo
I rake memories of you
to keep me warm

***

morphine moon . . .
fading in and out
my courage
as you ask me
where you are