I hope to see you there! :)

Cozy in the Apocalypse is a forthcoming anthology that will include "Our Hawaiian Cat Space Pod," a story by Adele Gardner!

Angry Gable Press@angrygablepress.bsky.social · 3w ago

Full cover reveal for Cozy in the Apocalypse. Available October 6th! angrygablepress.com/2026/09/29/c...

This includes another Edgar Allan Poe tribute, "The Lady Ligeia," a poem by Adele Gardner!

Spectral Realms No. 25 : Hippocampus Press, specializes in classic horror and science fiction

Hippocampus Press Spectral Realms No. 25 - FREE SHIPPING WITHIN THE USA SHIPS FREE WORLDWIDE WITH ANY OTHER QUALIFYING PURCHASE           A Weird Poetry Journal Edited by S. T. Joshi Cover by Dan Saue...

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This includes "A Note from the Watcher on the Lawn," a poem by Adele Gardner!

Michael Arnzen@mikearnzen.bsky.social · 2w ago

The extra spooky 13th annual Horror Writers Association Poetry Showcase (ed by Colleen Anderson for @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social ) is up for preorder at @rdspress.bsky.social This one includes my poem, "The Haste of Halloween" rawdogscreaming.com/book/hwa-poe...

You can find "The Easiest Sadness," "The Circle Our Joined Hands Make," and "The World Within the Glass" by Max Jason Peterson in Bluff & Vine Issue Ten!

Bluff & Vine: Issue Ten: A Literary Review (Bluff & Vine: A Literary Review Book 11)

Bluff & Vine: Issue Ten: A Literary Review (Bluff & Vine: A Literary Review Book 11) - Kindle edition by Writes, Keuka, Andrasik, Alex, Snyder, Bethany. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Bluff & Vine: Issue Ten: A Literary Review (Bluff & Vine: A Literary Review Book 11).

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Thanks to the kindness of the staff of Hampton Public Library, as Max Gardner, I'll be leading a Halloween Art program for the first time this year!The program will be on the library's calendar soon, as well as in the fall programming guide. The participants will need to register and be ages 10-17.

I'm happy to announce that the newest issue of the weird poetry journal Spectral Realms, No. 25, July 2026, Edited by S. T. Joshi, includes "The Lady Ligeia" by Adele Gardner, a brand-new poem inspired by the work of Edgar Allan Poe. Written from Ligeia's point of view (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligeia)

Ligeia - Wikipedia

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A recent issue of the journal of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association includes a new poem by Adele Gardner, partially inspired by many family & friends road trips...but in space! Star*Line 49.2, Spring 2026

"Operation" by Delbert R. Gardner and Adele Gardner, a memoir in the form of poetry which first appeared in the anthology Proud to Be 9: Writing by American Warriors, has been reprinted with some notes about its creation and insights from and about the authors:

Poetry Virginia 2026: The Poetry Society of Virginia Collected Winning Entries is the latest anthology highlighting the top-placing winners of these competitions, and includes two new poems by Adele Gardner. These poems placed in the 2026 Adult PSV Poetry Contests:

PSV Contest Winners and Finalists

2025-26 Winners All PSV 2026 Winners FINAL CORRECTEDDownload PSV Student Contest Results 2026Download Past Winners 2024-25 Winners psv-adult-categories-judges-2025-awards-corr-3Download PSV Student…

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The time travel poem "Irrevocable" by Adele Gardner has been included as a finalist in the Long Poem category of the Rhysling Award of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association. Members of SFPA vote on the award candidates through September 15, 2026.

Bluff & Vine: a literary review celebrates creative works about the Finger Lakes region of Western New York State. Founded in Penn Yan, NY, with an initial focus on Keuka Lake, the journal is amazing and wonderful and has been my literary home since Issue Two, when

Bluff & Vine: A literary review turns 10

PENN YAN — A little over a decade ago, two writers in the Penn Yan area created a one-of-a-kind literary journal. Ten years later, that journal remains iconic and inspirational

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"A Note from the Watcher on the Lawn" by Adele Gardner will be included in the Horror Writers Association's Poetry Showcase Volume XIII, Edited by Colleen Anderson, featuring Nate Atkins, Lee Murray, Yi Izzy Yu. horror.org/hwa-poetry-s...

The Kickstarter for our next anthology, Wild and Full of Marvels: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Folklore and Fairy Tales, launched yesterday, and we’re already almost 50% funded and a “Project We Love”! Check out the campaign and see what all the fuss is about: www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...

A new poem exploring a haunted house from a Pagan perspective has arrived online from Eternal Haunted Summer: pagan songs & tales. “Forever Home” by Adele Gardner explores the loving relationships between a witch and their ghosts. Check it out below!

Forever Home

Image courtesy of Imre Tomosvari at Unsplash I love my ghosts. I bought this house as a wreck to save them, like my clowder of cats who needed a good home. No clearing with sage: I don’t want to fo…

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Support 2 charities by buying Duck Prints Press's 2026 pride bundles! In these bundles, you may find "Night Birds", a story by Max Jason Peterson, and "Forever Halloween", a watercolor painting by Max Jason Peterson.

Thrilled to share the spectacular cover artwork done by Jinx Inks (linktr.ee/art.jinxinks) for our forthcoming anthology WILD AND FULL OF MARVELS: QUEER FANWORKS INSPIRED BY FOLKLORE AND FAIRY TALES. Kickstarting July 8! Follow our pre-launch page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...

The latest poem in Adele Gardner's ongoing series honoring the works and life of Edgar Allan Poe has arrived! "Erd Hated" by Adele Gardner takes a new look at one of Poe's classic tales--read the poem to find out which one! www.penumbric.com/currentissue...

"Tiger, Tailor, Candle, Moon" by Max Jason Peterson, a four-page, full-color comic (painted with watercolors) will be included in this project! preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...

Queer Arthurian recs: "The Bright Sword" Lev Grossman @levgrossman.com "Spear" Nicola Griffith @nicolaz.bsky.social "The Wolf and His King" Finn Longman @finnlongman.com "Perilous Times" Thomas D Lee @thomasdlee.bsky.social "The Book of Gaheris" Kari Sperring @karisperring.bsky.social

🌈CJ Aralore@cjaralore.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#QueerPrompts June 14: Queer reading rec(s)

And still more thanks! @jesterbellart.bsky.social, Mark Whalbring, Dave Hangman, Sonali Roy, John Leahy, @adelegardnercastle.bsky.social, @mvcpoet.bsky.social, and Jamal Hodge. And to Amanda Bergloff for the cover art! www.penumbric.com/currentissue... #fiction #poetry #art #scifi #fantasy #horror

A new blog post by Max Jason Peterson is now LIVE, titled “Prompts to Inspire You, Part Six”. Check it out below!

PROMPTS TO INSPIRE YOU, PART SIX, by Max Jason Peterson

Sand in Our Shorts, Sisters in Crime, Mystery by the Sea, MBTS

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I'm so excited to be doing this project! It truly is a dream come true.

unforth | Claire Houck | Duck Prints Press@duckprintspress.com · 5mo ago

Thrilled to announce our novelette THE ADVENTURE OF THE HIDDEN LANE by Max Jason Peterson. This Sherlock Holmes case is presented as a missing original tale, and it's queer. Peterson is an artist-author; the book features his original illustrations! Learn more: duckprintspress.com/2026/05/22/o...

Thrilled to announce our novelette THE ADVENTURE OF THE HIDDEN LANE by Max Jason Peterson. This Sherlock Holmes case is presented as a missing original tale, and it's queer. Peterson is an artist-author; the book features his original illustrations! Learn more: duckprintspress.com/2026/05/22/o...

The Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association has just put forth the news that the Rhysling Award juries have selected the poem "Irrevocable" by Adele Gardner to appear among the 25 finalists in the Long Poems category of the Rhysling Award this year.

We'll be launching the crowdfunding campaign for our next anthology WILD AND FULL OF MARVELS: QUEER FANWORKS INSPIRED BY FOLKLORE AND FAIRY TALES in May! Today, meet the contributors - duckprintspress.com/2026/04/18/m... and follow the pre-launch page - www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc... 🌈📚

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