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In celebration of my impending series of literary magazine publications and my 10,000 lifetime blog views (as of Tuesday, September 18th) , from 9 am until 11:59 PM PST today, September 20, 2012, you can get a free copy of my poetry collection, Digging to China. The book is for Kindle. You can download a Kindle app for your PC or MAC if you don't have the handheld version (or even if you do, I suppose). There is no catch... I just want to thank you for your support. I hope you enjoy the book. Let me know how you like it. CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FREE BOOK. Justin Sign up for updates in your e mail inbox.

Ducks win, Seahawks win and I get multiple acceptance notices. It's been quite a week! This month. After a series of months with nothing but rejections, I have recently received a plethora of acceptance letters, including THREE new markets, one previously unpublished story and TWO previously unpublished poems. While none of these are paying markets, they are widely read, up and coming markets and I hope to build off some of the momentum I've gained recently, due in no small part to awesome reviews of my books by Kim Kruise Thompson and Stessily . Having my by-line in a bunch of new places can only help. Here's more specifics (sorry for all the links): Flailing Empty Capillaries will be published in the October issue of eFiction Magazine , which will be released October 1st for NOOK , Kindle  and through the eFiction store . The poem has been published in my book and on my hubpages account. eFiction has previously published...

T his is my first blog featuring a guest blogger. I've been wanting to do this for awhile, figuring that my fans were tired o f hearing me ramble on and on and on. The subject of this blog is poet/photographer Audra Leigh Fisher. She hails from Fairport New York, located nine miles east of Rochester. Also known as "The Crown of the Erie Canal", the village has a population of just over 5300. She's lived in this town most of her life but claims to be "T he opposite of Fairport but [I] fit in on the beach at Durand on Lake Ontario. I just live and breath[e] here. [My boyfriend] Micah and my family are here. And what is familiar and safe I guess. I reflect on inanimate objects and wild life more than people...less conflict." When I learned several weeks ago that my HUBPAGES colleague, Audra Leigh Fisher, was leaving the site, I wanted to know why. I asked Audra to share her story in her own words. I hope you'll find it interesting and I hope th...