March 3, 2026
"Loss" (a Fibonacci)
Read my Fibonacci, "Loss", in The Fib Review Issue #53. Based on the Fibonacci number sequence, the number of syllables in each line of a Fibonacci poem is the sum of the two preceding lines: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, etc.

Although I suppose there is no restriction on how many syllables the last line can contain, publishing a Fibonacci of more than eight lines becomes problematic. Because of that "Loss" is the only poem in which I've attempted a ninth line rather than figure out a way to make the Fibonacci more than one verse. I'm glad it found the perfect home.

R.G. Rader, founder of Muse-Pie Press, created The Fib Review in 2006 after learning about a "new and exciting poetic form called the Fibonacci poem".


"Aches of Aging" (a Shadorma)
FLARE Magazine included my Shadorma, "Aches of Aging", in Issue 5.

"Published for those who deal with mental health, chronic illnesses, and disabilities, whether that means they're writers, readers, and/or artists FLARE Magazine is geared for the disabled as well as friends and family of the chronically ill and disabled people they know. FLARE was named after autoimmune flares one gets when they are chronically ill and a play on the word 'flair' for writers to show their 'flair' despite the 'flares' they encounter."



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