THORN & BLOOM and "Gloria"

My prose poem, "Gloria," was accepted by two publications--first, Thorn & Bloom , which is put out by Red Rose Thorns, and a week later, by NonBinary Review , a magazine from Zoetic Press. I always sign a contract with the first taker and, in this case, I'm not sorry I did, as Issue 3 in which "Gloria" appears in Thorn & Bloom , is featured both online and in magazine format and the cover and layout are beautiful. For me, as a writer and reader, there is still nothing as gratifying as having writing available to hold and peruse in an actual magazine or text. Online reading comes secondary to reading actual books for me. A couple of days later, I was invited to read at a poetry Zoom and read "Gloria," a pantoum, and a flash to an audience of poets from California. Each of them had their own works to share, some of which was quite good. Here's the lovely cover of Thorn & Bloom , Issue Three, and "Gloria": #ThornAndBloom #Thorn...