
The first time my poem “Please pay at the reception desk on your way out” was published was in the late autumn of 2020. It was accepted by Blanket Sea, a small indie publication dedicated to poetry about chronic illness. I received the honour of having my poem nominated for the Best of the Net Awards that year.
But the poem’s journey didn’t end there. I have been lucky enough to have this poem picked up a second time. This time it’s appearing in Kaleidoscope magazine, a publication run by United Disability Services (Ohio, US), that creatively focuses on the experiences of disability through literature and the fine arts.
Please visit the online edition of Kaleidoscope: Issue 86 to read my poem (it’s on p. 61) and enjoy essays, short fiction, art, and more on the theme of discovering unexpected truths.
Wow, what an amazing group of people! This poem is very happy among them.
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Thanks Sun! I’m really enjoying reading the other poems and stories in this edition. Powerful stuff! I feel lucky that I got to be a small part of it.
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Wow, this is great news. Congratulations Conny.. so well deserved!
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Thank you Cindy!
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Congratulation. Your poem is going places. Wow. Keep bringing awareness. Your writing is lovely. Congratulations.
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Thank you, Selma! Sometimes the poems that go the furthest are the ones you least expected to.
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Keep going, ✍🏻 Writer!
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Exciting news! Your poem is outstanding and surely an identifiable medical reaction by many patients needing answers, not sunshine. Bravo Conny!
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Thank you, Michele, for your kind words and your support!
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You are most welcome. I appreciate and enjoy your writing!
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Congratulations Conny! Excellent poem! Loved reading it!
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Thanks so much, Dominic! It’s always nice to receive a genuine compliment.
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My pleasure Conny!
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It is always such a lovely feeling when a poem finds multiple homes! Congratulations on the publication of this fine piece. ❤
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Thank you, Layla!
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