2024 in Review

I'm delighted to announce that my flash fiction piece, "Fire Escape," just appeared in Gulf Stream Magazine Issue 35, which just went live. If you'd like to check this out, please follow the link below. 

Fire Escape – Gulf Stream Magazine

This caps off a great year for me publishing-wise. Back in September, my poem, "Molly Stark's Statue Speaks." appeared in the online Canadian journal, The Ekphrastic Review. Below is a direct link to the poem, along with a picture of the sculpture that inspired it. 

​ Molly Stark’s Statue Speaks, by Toni Artuso - The Ekphrastic Review

Prior to that, my poem, "Along the Banks of the Charles River," appeared in the July 2024 issue of Jersey Devil Press. That magazine is available for free as a downloadable PDF at the Website below. Please note that you can find my poem on page 26. 

Sister

In March, my mashup story (queer speculative detective fiction), "Sisters," appeared in the anthology Cosmic Crime Stories. If you're interested in reading that story, along with a lot of other great pieces, you can buy a hard copy of the magazine at the link below.

COSMIC CRIME STORIES March 2024 | Hiraeth Publishing

If PDF's are more your speed, you can buy that version of the anthology at the link below. 

COSMIC CRIME STORIES March 2024 | Hiraeth Publishing

The year started off with a bang as well, when my poem, "After my friends' wedding," appeared in the Jan./Feb. issue of Eclectica Magazine. Again, the link's below if you'd like to read the poem.

After my friends' wedding,—Toni Artuso—Eclectica Magazine v28n1

Needless to say, I'm looking forward to 2025! I hope you all are as well. 

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