#Angela Yuriko Smith

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“The Gates of Katharion” by Maxwell I. Gold

Please welcome Maxwell I. Gold into the Poetry Spotlight reading “The Gates of Katharion” originally published in Weird Tales Magazine #366, Sword and Sorcery Issue.

Iron mouths smiled with teeth of rust and blood,while Katharion waited,with hinges so black and doomful.On amethystine nights, there collecteda mass of death and pride as the armies of tomorrowrotted and decayed on fields of someday.Old bones, so gray and dusty,withered under shadows aghast,expelled from garish, crooked towers,while Katharion waited;where cities fell, banners wilted in the…

[thaoworra]

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association recently released the poems that made it to the finalist stage for consideration for the 2024 Rhysling Awards for Short and Long Speculative Poems of the year. Congratulations to all of the nominees! This will be the 46th year these awards have been conferred!

Short Poems (50 finalists)

Attn: Prime Real Estate Opportunity!, Emily Ruth Verona, Under Her Eye: A Women in Horror Poetry Collection Volume II

The Beauty of Monsters, Angela Liu, Small Wonders 1

The Blight of Kezia, Patricia Gomes, HWA Poetry Showcase X

The Day We All Died, A Little, Lisa Timpf, Radon 5

Deadweight, Jack Cooper, Propel 7

Dear Mars, Susan L. Lin, The Sprawl Mag 1.2

Dispatches from the Dragon's Den, Mary Soon Lee, Star*Line 46.2

Dr. Jekyll, West Ambrose, Thin Veil Press December

First Eclipse: Chang-O and the Jade Hare, Emily Jiang, Uncanny 53

Five of Cups Considers Forgiveness, Ali Trotta, The Deadlands 31

Gods of the Garden, Steven Withrow, Spectral Realms 19

The Goth Girls' Gun Gang, Marisca Pichette, The Dread Machine 3.2

Guiding Star, Tim Jones, Remains to be Told: Dark Tales of Aotearoa, ed. Lee Murray (Clan Destine Press)

Hallucinations Gifted to Me by Heatstroke, Morgan L. Ventura, Banshee 15

hemiplegic migraine as willing human sacrifice, Ennis Rook Bashe, Eternal Haunted Summer Winter Solstice

Hi! I am your Cortical Update!, Mahaila Smith, Star*Line 46.3

How to Make the Animal Perfect?, Linda D. Addison, Weird Tales 100

I Dreamt They Cast a Trans Girl to Give Birth to the Demon, Jennessa Hester, HAD October

Invasive, Marcie Lynn Tentchoff, Polar Starlight 9

kan-da-ka, Nadaa Hussein, Apparition Lit 23

Language as a Form of Breath, Angel Leal, Apparition Lit October

The Lantern of September, Scott Couturier, Spectral Realms 19

Let Us Dream, Myna Chang, Small Wonders 3

The Magician's Foundling, Angel Leal, Heartlines Spec 2

The Man with the Stone Flute, Joshua St. Claire, Abyss & Apex 87

Mass-Market Affair, Casey Aimer, Star*Line 46.4

Mom's Surprise, Francis W. Alexander, Tales from the Moonlit Path June

A Murder of Crows, Alicia Hilton, Ice Queen 11

No One Now Remembers, Geoffrey Landis, Fantasy and Science Fiction Nov./Dec.

orion conquers the sky, Maria Zoccula, On Spec 33.2

Pines in the Wind, Karen Greenbaum-Maya, The Beautiful Leaves (Bamboo Dart Press)

The Poet Responds to an Invitation from the AI on the Moon, T.D. Walker, Radon Journal 5

A Prayer for the Surviving, Marisca Pichette, Haven Speculative 9

Pre-Nuptial, F. J. Bergmann, The Vampiricon (Mind's Eye Publications)

The Problem of Pain, Anna Cates, Eye on the Telescope 49

The Return of the Sauceress, F. J. Bergmann, The Flying Saucer Poetry Review February

Sea Change, David C. Kopaska-Merkel and Ann K. Schwader, Scifaikuest May

Seed of Power, Linda D. Addison, The Book of Witches ed. Jonathan Strahan (Harper Collins)

Sleeping Beauties, Carina Bissett, HWA Poetry Showcase X

Solar Punks, J. D. Harlock, The Dread Machine 3.1

Song of the Last Hour, Samuel A. Betiku, The Deadlands 22

Sphinx, Mary Soon Lee, Asimov's September/October

Storm Watchers (a drabbun), Terrie Leigh Relf, Space & Time

Sunflower Astronaut, Charlie Espinosa, Strange Horizons July

Three Hearts as One, G. O. Clark, Asimov's May/June

Troy, Carolyn Clink, Polar Starlight 12

Twenty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary, John Grey, Medusa's Kitchen September

Under World, Jacqueline West, Carmina Magazine September

Walking in the Starry World, John Philip Johnson, Orion's Belt May

Whispers in Ink, Angela Yuriko Smith, Whispers from Beyond (Crystal Lake Publishing)

Long Poems (25 finalists)

Archivist of a Lost World, Gerri Leen, Eccentric Orbits 4

As the witch burns, Marisca Pichette, Fantasy 87

Brigid the Poet, Adele Gardner, Eternal Haunted Summer Summer Solstice

Coding a Demi-griot (An Olivian Measure), Armoni “Monihymn” Boone, Fiyah 26

Cradling Fish, Laura Ma, Strange Horizons May

Dream Visions, Melissa Ridley Elmes, Eccentric Orbits 4

Eight Dwarfs on Planet X, Avra Margariti, Radon Journal 3

The Giants of Kandahar, Anna Cates, Abyss & Apex 88

How to Haunt a Northern Lake, Lora Gray, Uncanny 55

Impostor Syndrome, Robert Borski, Dreams and Nightmares 124

The Incessant Rain, Rhiannon Owens, Evermore 3

Interrogation About A Monster During Sleep Paralysis, Angela Liu, Strange Horizons November

Little Brown Changeling, Lauren Scharhag, Aphelion 283

A Mere Million Miles from Earth, John C. Mannone, Altered Reality April

Pilot, Akua Lezli Hope, Black Joy Unbound eds. Stephanie Andrea Allen & Lauren Cherelle (BLF Press)

Protocol, Jamie Simpher, Small Wonders 5

Sleep Dragon, Herb Kauderer, The Book of Sleep (Written Image Press)

Slow Dreaming, Herb Kauderer, The Book of Sleep (Written Image Press)

St. Sebastian Goes To Confession, West Ambrose, Mouthfeel 1

Value Measure, Joseph Halden and Rhonda Parrish, Dreams and Nightmares 125

A Weather of My Own Making, Nnadi Samuel, Silver Blade 56

Welcoming the New Girl, Beth Cato, Penumbric October

What You Find at the Center, Elizabeth R McClellan, Haven Spec Magazine 12

The Witch Makes Her To-Do List, Theodora Goss, Uncanny 50

The Year It Changed, David C. Kopaska-Merkel, Star*Line 46.4

Voting for the Rhysling Award begins July 1; a link to the ballot will be sent with the Rhysling Anthology, as well as with the July issue of Star*Line. More information on the Rhysling Award can be found here.

[molocreates]

Happy Publication Day! My translation of Isis Aquino's story "The Train" is out in 'Extrasensory Overload: An anthology of Speculative Excess' from Angry Gable Press! This is my 2nd published collaboration with Isis, and my 1st time sharing a TOC with so many writing buddies! :D

[thepixabaypoet]

say this much is true you love me and i love you that should be enough

Image by Angela Yuriko Smith (https://buff.ly/46zKfFN) from Pixabay

[victorianations-writer]

Stories and Poetry 2022

It has been a fabulous year of writing.

“Scabrous” is a story about how pain and violence linger like ghosts. It appeared in A QUAINT AND CURIOUS VOLUME OF GOTHIC TALES, edited by Alex Woodroe, from Brigids Gate Press (January 2022).

“Cleaning Out Her House, As If She’ll Ever Be Gone” is a poem about the horror of exploring a mother’s dreams and madness after she is gone. It closes out MOTHER: TALES OF LOVE AND TERROR, edited by Willow Dawn Becker and Christi Nogle, from Weird Little Worlds (October 2022).

“Bury Me Under Fallen Stars” is a poem about the beautiful decay of Autumn, in the Autumnal Equinox: Harvest issue of Magpie Messenger Literary Magazine, from Curious Corvid Publishing (September 2022).

“An Empty Seat” is a poem about an unexpected clown, in the Halloween: Circus issue of Magpie Messenger Literary Magazine, from Curious Corvid Publishing (October 2022).

“Reasons Why You Can’t Go Out To Play Alone” is a poem about the horrors of grief and vengeance, in HWA POETRY SHOWCASE VOLUME IX, edited by Angela Yuriko Smith, from the Horror Writers Association (October 2022).

Thank you to my publishers and editors for including my work in their amazing publications. And thank you all for your support this year.

[paulsemel]

And now something who like their poems like they like their coffee: dark. My exclusive interview with Angela Yuriko Smith, the editor of the poetry anthology the "Horror Writers Association Poetry Showcase Vol. IX." 📖👻

[bookjunkiez]

The HWA Poetry Showcase Vol. IX Virtual Book Tour

The HWA Poetry Showcase Vol. IX Virtual Book Tour

Horror, Poetry Date Published: 11.07.2022 The Horror Writers Associations presents their ninth annual Poetry Showcase, featuring the best in never-before-published dark verse. Edited by Angela Yuriko Smith, this year’s featured poets are Stephanie M. Wytovich, Geneve Flynn, and Naomi Simone Borwein, plus dozens of poems from the talented members of the Horror Writers Association.   This volume…

[thehorrortree]

Epeolatry Book Review: Unquiet Spirits: Essays by Asian Women in Horror ed. Lee Murray and Angela Yuriko Smith

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Time to celebrate! ANNE RICE TRIBUTE ANTHO is here and gets awesome reviews!

Time to celebrate! ANNE RICE TRIBUTE ANTHO is here and gets awesome reviews!

IT’S RELEASE DAY FOR DANCING IN THE SHADOWS: A TRIBUTE TO ANNE RICE! Don’t miss this one—fabulous gothic stories, 100% of proceeds goes to Animal Rescue of New Orleans. No one in this antho has made or gets a dime. Help us help them! In addition, this volume, which includes my short story “Haint Gonna Happen,” has been getting rave reviews—The World According to Jay! calls it “a party for Anne…

[sumikosaulson]

Horror Addicts Guide to Life 2 is Here!

Do you love the horror genre? Do you look at horror as a lifestyle? Do the "norms" not understand your love of the macabre? Despair no longer, my friend, for within your grasp is a book written by those who look at horror as a way of life, just like you.

Calling All Horror Fans! HorrorAddicts.net Press Presents:   Do you love the horror genre? Do you look at horror as a lifestyle? Do the “norms” not understand your love of the macabre? Despair no longer, my friend, for within your grasp is a book written by those who look at horror as a way of life, just like you. This is your guide to living a horror addict’s life.   Our month-by-month almanac…

[morbidloren]

Death's Garden contributor Angela Yuriko Smith

Death’s Garden contributor Angela Yuriko Smith

I haven’t yet met Angela Yuriko Smith in person, but we keep intersecting online. I interviewed her for this blog four years ago, after her book The Bitter Suites came out. She published my story “The Arms Dealer’s Daughter” in her Space & Time magazine. Both of us write for the Horror Writers Association’s monthly newsletter. Last year we swapped columns for April Fools Day: I wrote about author…

[angela-yuriko-smith]

Me, Now For Hire on Reedsy

Thanks to everyone who gave me such glowing testimonials. Now I get to make books happen for a living.

It’s official! As of today I’m now available to hire on Reedsy for all your editorial needs and Book Coaching. You can find me here: https://reedsy.com/angela-yuriko-smith. Special thanks to everyone who gave me such glowing testimonials. I appreciate it. Now I get to make books happen for a living. TESTIMONIALS Angela is a patient and experienced mentor. She has a unique approach to help…

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Cover Reveal: Tortured Willows - a collaborative #poetry collection

Sci-Fi & Scary Presents: The #CoverReveal for Tortured Willows - a collaborative #poetry collection from @leemurraywriter, @angelaysmith, @christinasng, Geneve Flynn, and including foreword by @garnetonwinter

Ladies, gentlebits, and nonbinary friends of the site, we have something awesome to share with you today from some of the best damn writers in the genre! But rather than prattle on, we’re going to jump right to the good stuff. A little about the book, the authors, and then, of course, the cover reveal! About Tortured Willows Tortured Willows—Bent. Bowed. Unbroken Poetry by Christina Sng,…

[marvellfashion]

Here is a collection of links with the characters that have appeared on edits! 

A

Abigail Brand

Agatha Harkness

Alison Blair

Amadeus Cho

Amelia Voght

America Chavez

Ami Han 

Amka Aliyak

Amora

Angela 

Angelica Jones

Anna Marie

Anya Corazon  

Andromeda

Attuma

Ava Ayala

Avril Kincaid

Ayo

Azazel

B

Ben Grimm

Ben Riley

Betsy Braddock

Billy Kaplan 

Blackagar Boltagon

Bob Reynolds

Bobbi Morse

Bobby Drake 

Brian Braddock

Bruce Banner 

Bucky Barnes

C

Carol Danvers

Cassandra Web 

Charles Xavier 

Chase Stein 

Cindy Moon 

Clint Barton 

D

Daimon Hellstrom 

Daken Akihiro

Dani Moonstar 

Danny Rand

David Alleyne 

Dia Sloane

Doreen Green

E

Eden Fesi

Eddie Brock

Elektra Natchios

Elizabeth Twoyoungmen

Ellie Wilson 

Elsa Bloodstone

Emma Frost

Enchantress

Eric Brooks 

F

Fantomex

Felicia Hardy

Flash Thompson

Frank Castle

G

Gabby Kinney 

Gamora

Gaveendra Seven 

Gert Yorkes

Greer Grant

Gwen Stacy

Gwendolyn Pool 

I

Ikaris

Illyana Rasputin 

Isca

H

Hank McCoy

Heather Douglas

Hela

Hepzibah

Hildegarde

Hobie Brown 

Hope Summers 

J

Jacques Duquesne

James Rhodes

Jane Foster

Janet Van Dyne

Jean Grey

Jean-Paul Beaubier 

Jeanne-Marie Beaubier 

Jennifer Kale

Jennifer Takeda

Jennifer Walters

Jericho Drumm

Jessan Hoan

Jessica Drew

Jessica Jones

Jhonny Storm

Joanna Cargill

Joaquin Torres

Jocasta Pym

Jubilation Lee

Julia Carpenter 

Julio Richter

K

Kamala Khan

Karl Morgenthau

Karnilla

Karolina Dean

Kate Bishop

Kelda

Kingo Sunen

Kitty Pryde

Kurt Wagner

Kushala

Kwannon

L

Laura Kinney

Leiko Wu 

Lily Cromwell

Llyra

Logan Howlett

Loki Laufeyson

Lorna Dane

Lucas Bishop

Luke Cage

Lunella Lafayette

M

Madam Slay

Madelyne Pryor

Makari

Mantis

Marc Spector

Mary Jane Watson

Matt Murdock

Maximus Boltagon

May Parker 

Maya Lopez

Medusalith Amaquelin 

Megan Gwynn

Meggan Braddock 

Mephisto

Miguel O’Hara

Miles Morales

Misty Knight

Molly Hayes 

Monica Rambeau

Moon Dragon

More

Morgan Le Fay

N

Nadia Van Dyne

Namor Mckenzie

Namora

Namorita

Natasha Romanoff

Nathan Summers 

Nebula

Neena Thurman

Nico Minoru

Noh-Varr

O

Odin Borson

Okoye

Ororo Munroe

Oubliette Midas

P

Patsy Walker 

Pearl Pangan

Pepper Potts

Peter Parker

Peter Quill

Peter Rasputin 

Phastos

Phyla-Vell

Pietro Maximoff

Princess Fen

Q

Quoi 

R

Rachel Grey 

Radha Dastoor

Ramonda

Raven Darkholme

Reed Richards

Remy LeBeau 

Richard Rider

Ripley Ryan 

Riri Williams

Roberto Da Costa 

S

Sam Alexander

Sam Wilson

Satana Hellstrom

Saya Ishii

Scott Summers

Sebastian Shaw

Selene

Sersi

Shang-Chi

Sharon Carter

Shaylee Moonpeddle

Shiklah

Shuri

Sif

Silver Fox

Silvija Sablinova

Simon Williams

Spidesonas

Sprite

Stephen Strange

Steve Rogers

Sue Storm 

T

Tabitha Smith

Takeshi Matsuya 

Tandy Bowen

Tania Toomes

T’Challa

Teddy Altman 

Thena

Theresa Cassidy 

Thor

Tommy Shepherd

Tony Stark

Trevor Hawkins

Tyrone Johnson

V

Valkyrie

Venus 

Victor Von Doom

Vision

Viv Vision

W

Wade Wilson

Wanda Maximoff

Warda Wilson 

Warren Worthington III

X

Xi’an Coy Manh

Y

Yao

Yelena Belova

Yuriko Oyama

Z

Zebediah Killgrave

Zelma Stanton

Zoe Laveau

Zuras

[aitheologian]

Integrating Technology and Religion in a Post-Secular World

Integrating Technology and Religion in a Post-Secular World

Image by Angela Yuriko Smith from Pixabay Last Friday I “zoomed into” a stimulating academic dialogue entitled “Theology, Technology and the Post-Secular.” In it, a world-class team of scholars explored how the intersection of theology, science, and technology has evolved in the last 50 years and where it is going in the future. In this blog, I’ll provide a short overview of the conversation…

[pussymagicuniverse]

Neglected Altars

a haiku chain by Angela Yuriko Smith

I have neglected my altar. The offerings have gone stale and dry.

The incense lies thick... expired dust covering the cups and brass bowl.

And I wonder why the milk sours. Luck has passed to other coffers.

I must make amends. I dust the shelf, pour fresh rum and apologize.

The blessings return as always. We only need to ask to receive.

Angela Yuriko Smith is an American poet, publisher and author. Her first collection of poetry, In Favor of Pain, was nominated for an 2017 Elgin Award. Her latest novella, Bitter Suites, is a 2018 Bram Stoker Awards® Finalist. Currently, she publishes Space and Time magazine, a 53 year old publication dedicated to fantasy, horror and science fiction. For more information visit SpaceandTimeMagazine.com or AngelaYSmith.com.