Mucky Mondays #03 Greater and Lesser Ghosts by Trace Ramsey On a turn to light;chaos within the glow.All clay-red and mullein-yellow,distorted color furnace flames,embering memoryand coal ash dumped inan unsuspecting stream. On a turn to the dark;lonesome snow packed tight.All ice-blue and envelope-white,breath low and vapored,grins full of crooked teeth.We have our blankets,heat, lights low […]
Acceptance
New Cassette – Embrace the Ache
Available now for pre-order: Embrace the Ache is a letter to a former and present self, a response to a life lived through the expected and unexpected silences. Sometimes a love note, sometimes an unpleasant reminder of what took place, all written in the margins of long walks and long gazes. This work is about […]
New audio book from Hello America Stereo Cassette!
Hello America Stereo Cassette has just released my debut audio book, Tendril. ABOUT – Ambient, almost hidden soundscapes; twisting musical compositions; nature themed insights into parenting, trauma, and emotional associations of family, place, what it means to be apart from and a part of a memory at the same time. This is one person’s side […]
Acceptance from Hello America
My audio piece “Run” was selected for the Summer Collection from Hello America. Check it out here.
Acceptance from Common Ground Review
Here is a reminder that you should not lose hope with a submission. This poem was accepted 221 days after I submitted it to this journal. Dear Trace Ramsey, I am very pleased to inform you that the editors have accepted “If They Weren’t Old Bones” for the next issue of Common Ground Review, if […]
Very Brief Year in Review
In 2018 I received five acceptances and twenty-eight rejections, an acceptance rate of 15% (if my math is correct). I am hoping for a similar rate for 2019. Putting in the work!
Acceptance from The Hellebore
Announcing The 2018 Hellebore Scholarship Award Semi Finalists, Finalists, and Honorees The Hellebore is proud to announce the semi finalists, finalists, and honorees for the year! Semi Finalists Ayendy BonifacioKara GoughnourAlyssa HannaNikki DonadioCharlie LehmannJacob FowlerShawn AntoCaroline Grand-ClementZachary BondJake BaileyTori ShawTrace Ramsey Shana RossJill Bergantz CarleyJuliette van der MolenClara Ray Rusinek Klein Finalists Alexus ErinJason HarrisJoey S. […]
Acceptance from Rabid Oak Poetry
Dear Trace Ramsey, Thank you for considering Rabid Oak; if “Nest” and “When We Worked” are still available, we would be honored to feature them in our ninth issue (set to appear in early December). Let us know if you would like to make any changes to your bio, and we’ll let you know when […]
Acceptance from Anatolios Magazine
Thank you so much for your submission! I am happy to tell you that we have decided to accept your poems Taraxacum officinale and Ophiostoma novo-ulmi for inclusion in our second issue. We are honored to have the opportunity to publish your work. I’ll send another email when we publish the issue! Sincerely, Aya W […]
Acceptance from Profane Journal – winner of the 2017 Nonfiction Prize
Hi Trace, We wanted to check one more time that your essay is still available. Sorry for the long wait. Editor, Profane profanejournal.com Patrick – Yes, it is still available. I will let you know if that changes. Trace Good to hear! That being the case, I’m thrilled to say that your essay “Maltby […]