Publishing Credits
Fiction Credits
The Jack McQueen Mystery Thriller Series
The Dead Don't Bury Themselves, Book 6, Ascent Aspirations Publishing Sept. 2024, Amazon:Kindle and Paperback
Silence Surrounds the Dead, Book 5, Ascent Aspirations Publishing Sept. 2024, Amazon: Kindle and Paperback
A Place Among the Dead, Book 4, Ascent Aspirations Publishing March. 2024, Amazon: Kindle and Paperback
Respect the Dead, Book 3, Ascent Aspirations Publishing February. 2024, Amazon: Kindle and Paperback
Dead By the Hands of Other Men, Book 2, Ascent Aspirations Publishing January. 2024, Amazon: Kindle and Paperback
Disappeared, Book 1, Ascent Aspirations Publishing December. 2023, Amazon: Kindle and Paperback
Magazine Print Credits
Subterranean Blue, "Hey Joe"Fall 2017
Subterranean Blue, "Whom Am I to Bless or Praise" Feb. 2017
Piping at the End of Days: A Book of Overcoming, Collected and Edited by Katherine L. Gordon, 2017
Island Writer, Summer 2016
Storm Cycle 2016
Island Writer, Summer 2015
Tesseracts 18, 2014
Island Writer, Winter, 2013/2014 Quills, Canadian Poetry Magazine Volume 1X, 2013
Cirque, A Literary Journal for the North Pacific Rim, Vol. 4, No. 2, Summer Solstice 2013
Windfall, A Journal of Poetry of Place, Portland Oregon, Fall 2013
Epiphanies, Living Archives of the Feminist Caucus, League of Canadian Poets, edited by Anne Burke, Summer 2012
Black and White, Summer 2012, Red Ochre Press
Seinundwerden Winter 2012
Island Writer, December 2011, Winter 2012, Spring/Summer 2012, Winter/December 2013/Summer 2013
The Tower Journal Winter 2011
Island Writer December 2010
The Toronto Quarterly, March 2010
The Tower Journal Fall 2010
World Audience Magazine, Spring 2009
More Living Magazine, Nov/Dec. 2008
All Rights Reserved, a literary journal, 2008
Conceit Magazine, Nov. 2007, Dec. 2007
The Imperfectionist’s Monthly, Nov. 2007
Poetry Canada Magazine, Mar-May 2006
Poemata Reviews Volume 21, Number 1, April/August 2006
Quills Poetry Magazine, 2006
Carnegie Newsletter, Dec.2005
Poemata, Vol. 21, Number 2 June/Sept. 2005
Lunatic Chameleon, Sept/Oct. 2003, April/ May 2003
Anthology Print Credits
A Kind of Hurricane Press: Anthology: When it Rains it Pours, forthcoming, "Accustomed to the Rain" and "Desert Ponies"
Pandemic Anthology, Fall 2020 "Yellow Flowers" and "Where Warblers Sleep"
2017 Canadian Ginger "Strawberry Blonde"
What Can't Be Contained Anthology Chapbook, Leaf Press, 2014, Edited by Patrick Lane
WordWorks Commemorative Poetry Issue May 2014
"Newby Working Oysters Out of Nooka Sound" Windfall, Portland Oregon, Fall, 2013 "Margaret, December 1971", Quills, 2012 "100 Percent Milkshake", Cirque Magazine, Summer 2013
"Angels for Three Seasons", Voices of Israel, Oct. 2012 Stones: Selected Stories and Poetry, Ascent Aspirations, 2012
Poems From Planet Earth Anthology, edited by Yvonne Blomer, Fall 2012
In The Darkness, In the Dream, Chapbook Anthology, edited by Patrick Lane. Leaf Press 2012
I Am the Angel of Old Grey Horses, Chapbook Anthology, edited by Patrick Lane, Leaf Press 2012
Radiant Among Yellow Willows Chapbook Anthology, edited by Patrick Lane, Leaf Press 2012
Sudden Thunder, Silver Bow Anthology, 2011
Soul Feathers Anthology, Participation Agreement between Macmillan Cancer Support and Indigo Dreams Publishing forthcoming in 2011
Walk Myself Home An Anthology to End Violence Against Women, Fall 2010
A Table in the Wilderness Chapbook Anthology, edited by Patrick Lane, 2010
Past Foxglove and Honesty Chapbook Anthology , edited by Patrick Lane, 2010
Tears, The Same Music, Chapbook Anthology, edited by Patrick Lane, Nov. 2009
One Sweet Ride: An Easy Writers' Anthology, 2009
How Light Needs to Bend, Chapbook Anthology, November 2008, Leaf Press, edited by Patrick Lane
Ascent Aspirations Anthology Eight, Winter, 2010
Ascent Aspirations Anthology Seven, Spring, 2009
Ascent Aspirations Anthology Six, Fall, 2008
Rocksalt, An Anthology of Contemporary BC Poets Rocksalt
Canadian Federation of Poets Anthology of Love Poetry, 2008
Canadian Federation of Poets Anthology of Travel Poetry, 2008
Ascent Aspirations Anthology Five, Spring, 2008
Voices Israel Anthology 2008
Ascent Aspirations Anthology Four, Borderlines, 2007
Ascent Aspirations Anthology Three, AguaTerra, 2007
Ascent Aspirations Anthology Two, Windfire 2006
The Future Looks Bright Anthology, Canadian Federation of Poets, Innersurf Pub. 2006
Sharing the Dark, Encounters with the Abyss, Passion Among the Cacti Press, 2005
Ascent Aspirations Anthology One, 2005
Windings Anthology, University of Toronto, 1972
Incomplete Anthology, University of Toronto, 1971
In Anthology, University of Toronto, 1970
Mimesis Anthology, University of Toronto, 1969
Electronic Magazine Credits
A Poem A Day, League of Canadian Poets, Feb. 8, 2020, "100 Percent Milkshake" Repiblished on Revised Poetry Pause forthcoming in 2024.
Cascadia Review, March 2015
Subprimal Magazine, Spring Issue 2015
Pyrokinection, Winter, 2015
Poetry Super Highway, Holocaust Issue, 2014
Cyclamens and Swords Spring and Fall 2013
Poetry Repairs, 2013 "Victor Frankl Talks to Otto After He Has Gone" Super Highway (April 2013 Holocaust Issue) Long Short Story Jan. 2012
A Handful of Stones Nov. 2011, April 2013
Mgversion Oct. 2011
Cyclamens and Swords Aug. 2011, 2012
Subtletea Winter 2011
A Little Poetry, Dec. 2005, Summer 2006 A Little Poetry (Dec. 2005)
Above Ground Testing, Aug. 2000, Aug. 2003
Alien Flower, April 2003 Alien Flower ( May 2005)
Ardent, Aug. 2004
Australian Collaborations Issue No. 12, 2006 Collaboration Site
Autumn Leave, Nov. 2007, Feb. 2008, Nov. 2008, Dec. 2008
Avantgardetimes, March, 2008
Bewildering Stories, Issue 117, 2003 Bewidering Stories (Fall/Winter 2004/2005)
Canadian Poets on the Web, 2003
Canadian Zen Haiku, 2005
Cyclamens and Swords Spring and Fall 2008, 2012 August 2010, August 2011
Drifters Oasis, Jan. 2003 Drifters Oasis
Experimental Candy, June 2006
Expressions 30, Jan. 2003
Fireweed, Nov. 2005
Gulper Eel, May 2010
Hard Brackets, Sept. 2010
Illogical Muse, Oct. 2005
Leaf Press, Monday’s Poem, 2007 Monday's Poem, Leaf Press, Jan.2007, May 2010
Leaf Press, Monday’s Poem, 2012
Locust, Sept. 2003, Nov. 2007 Locust Magazine (Sept. 2003),
Long Short Story, April 2006, Oct. 2007, Nov. 2007, August 2008, July 2010, October 2010, November 2010
Megaera, July 2004
Mgversions, Nov. 2005, November 2008 (English with French translations)
Moongate International, Feb. 2006
Muddy River Review, 2009 Web
Outsiders Ink, Summer 2006 Outsider Ink (Summer 2006)
Palabras Press, Nov. 2005
Planet Earth Poetry, Summer Email 2010
Perigee, May 2004, Sept. 2004
Poetic Inhalations, July 2004
Poetry Super Highway, April 2004, May 2005, Sept. 2007 Poetry Super Highway (April 2004 Holocaust Issue)
Poetry Victims, July 2004
Regina Weese, Oct./Nov. 2004
Scruffy Dog, 2009 Web
Some Words, July 2004
Spitfire Poetry, April 2005
Steele Point Quarterly, April 2002
The Dream People, April 2003, June 2003
The Muse Apprentice Guild, Spring 2003 The Muse Apprentice Guild
The Oral Tradition, December 2010
The Scruffy Dog Review, Spring 2009, Summer 2009, Fall 2009 The Scruffy Dog Review
Three Candles, Sept. 2004
Tryst, June 2006 Tryst(June.2006)
Turbula, Fall 2003, Aug. 2005, Oct. 2006 Turbula (Fall 2003 and August 2005)
Underground Voices, 2004 Underground Voices(Dec. 2004)
Voices of Africa, May 2006
Wah, Dec. 2005
Word Play, Feb 2006 Word Play(Feb. 2006)
Ygdrasil, July 2002, Nov. 2003, 2008 Ydgrasil
Zygote in My Coffee, June 2006 Zygote in My Coffee(Jan. 9,2006)
Published Collections
Going to the Well, (poetry) Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2004
The Dark Side of the Billboard, (short fiction) Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2005
Running Down the Wind, (poetry)Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2007
No Way Easy (poetry) Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2010
Caught in My Throat (poetry) Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2011
On Poetry, co-authored with Naomi Beth Wakan, Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2012
Paper Boats (poetry) Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2012
Maybe We Could Dance, co-authored with Pat Smekal, Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2014
After All the Scissor Work is Done, Leaf Press, Spirng 2016
Organized Spoken Word Events
Cascadia Poetry Festival, Nanaimo April 30 - May 3, 2015
WordStorm at Red Martini Grill, Diner's Renezvoous, The Vault Cafe 2010 to present WordStorm Link
Oceanside WordWorx, Oceanside Community Arts Council, Parksville, BC, March 2009 - 2010
Hazelwood Writers' Festival, 2010-2016
WordStorm, Nanaimo Centre Stage, Nanaimo, BC 2009
WordStorm, The Bombay Lounge Nanaimo BC, Sept.2007-May 2008, hostWordStorm Link
WordStorm, The Bombay Lounge Nanaimo BC, Jan.2007-May 2007, hostWordStorm Link
Judging Positions
Judge: Poemata Poem of the Year 2006
Judge: Pacific Coast Regional Arts Council Writing Contest (Poetry, Fiction, Non-fiction) 2006, 2008
Judge: Canadian Poetry Association Poetry Competition 2007
Judge: Literary Writes, Federation of BC Writers, 2012, Poetry
Lyrics from one poem have been published and performed through Ex Tenebris. In the past David has written a weekly newspaper column in the Beeton Record. He has taught English and Creative Writing. He resides now on an island in the Pacific and is currently a full time writer.
Fiction Credits
The Jack McQueen Mystery Thriller Series
The Dead Don't Bury Themselves, Book 6, Ascent Aspirations Publishing Sept. 2024, Amazon:Kindle and Paperback
Silence Surrounds the Dead, Book 5, Ascent Aspirations Publishing Sept. 2024, Amazon: Kindle and Paperback
A Place Among the Dead, Book 4, Ascent Aspirations Publishing March. 2024, Amazon: Kindle and Paperback
Respect the Dead, Book 3, Ascent Aspirations Publishing February. 2024, Amazon: Kindle and Paperback
Dead By the Hands of Other Men, Book 2, Ascent Aspirations Publishing January. 2024, Amazon: Kindle and Paperback
Disappeared, Book 1, Ascent Aspirations Publishing December. 2023, Amazon: Kindle and Paperback
Magazine Print Credits
Subterranean Blue, "Hey Joe"Fall 2017
Subterranean Blue, "Whom Am I to Bless or Praise" Feb. 2017
Piping at the End of Days: A Book of Overcoming, Collected and Edited by Katherine L. Gordon, 2017
Island Writer, Summer 2016
Storm Cycle 2016
Island Writer, Summer 2015
Tesseracts 18, 2014
Island Writer, Winter, 2013/2014 Quills, Canadian Poetry Magazine Volume 1X, 2013
Cirque, A Literary Journal for the North Pacific Rim, Vol. 4, No. 2, Summer Solstice 2013
Windfall, A Journal of Poetry of Place, Portland Oregon, Fall 2013
Epiphanies, Living Archives of the Feminist Caucus, League of Canadian Poets, edited by Anne Burke, Summer 2012
Black and White, Summer 2012, Red Ochre Press
Seinundwerden Winter 2012
Island Writer, December 2011, Winter 2012, Spring/Summer 2012, Winter/December 2013/Summer 2013
The Tower Journal Winter 2011
Island Writer December 2010
The Toronto Quarterly, March 2010
The Tower Journal Fall 2010
World Audience Magazine, Spring 2009
More Living Magazine, Nov/Dec. 2008
All Rights Reserved, a literary journal, 2008
Conceit Magazine, Nov. 2007, Dec. 2007
The Imperfectionist’s Monthly, Nov. 2007
Poetry Canada Magazine, Mar-May 2006
Poemata Reviews Volume 21, Number 1, April/August 2006
Quills Poetry Magazine, 2006
Carnegie Newsletter, Dec.2005
Poemata, Vol. 21, Number 2 June/Sept. 2005
Lunatic Chameleon, Sept/Oct. 2003, April/ May 2003
Anthology Print Credits
A Kind of Hurricane Press: Anthology: When it Rains it Pours, forthcoming, "Accustomed to the Rain" and "Desert Ponies"
Pandemic Anthology, Fall 2020 "Yellow Flowers" and "Where Warblers Sleep"
2017 Canadian Ginger "Strawberry Blonde"
What Can't Be Contained Anthology Chapbook, Leaf Press, 2014, Edited by Patrick Lane
WordWorks Commemorative Poetry Issue May 2014
"Newby Working Oysters Out of Nooka Sound" Windfall, Portland Oregon, Fall, 2013 "Margaret, December 1971", Quills, 2012 "100 Percent Milkshake", Cirque Magazine, Summer 2013
"Angels for Three Seasons", Voices of Israel, Oct. 2012 Stones: Selected Stories and Poetry, Ascent Aspirations, 2012
Poems From Planet Earth Anthology, edited by Yvonne Blomer, Fall 2012
In The Darkness, In the Dream, Chapbook Anthology, edited by Patrick Lane. Leaf Press 2012
I Am the Angel of Old Grey Horses, Chapbook Anthology, edited by Patrick Lane, Leaf Press 2012
Radiant Among Yellow Willows Chapbook Anthology, edited by Patrick Lane, Leaf Press 2012
Sudden Thunder, Silver Bow Anthology, 2011
Soul Feathers Anthology, Participation Agreement between Macmillan Cancer Support and Indigo Dreams Publishing forthcoming in 2011
Walk Myself Home An Anthology to End Violence Against Women, Fall 2010
A Table in the Wilderness Chapbook Anthology, edited by Patrick Lane, 2010
Past Foxglove and Honesty Chapbook Anthology , edited by Patrick Lane, 2010
Tears, The Same Music, Chapbook Anthology, edited by Patrick Lane, Nov. 2009
One Sweet Ride: An Easy Writers' Anthology, 2009
How Light Needs to Bend, Chapbook Anthology, November 2008, Leaf Press, edited by Patrick Lane
Ascent Aspirations Anthology Eight, Winter, 2010
Ascent Aspirations Anthology Seven, Spring, 2009
Ascent Aspirations Anthology Six, Fall, 2008
Rocksalt, An Anthology of Contemporary BC Poets Rocksalt
Canadian Federation of Poets Anthology of Love Poetry, 2008
Canadian Federation of Poets Anthology of Travel Poetry, 2008
Ascent Aspirations Anthology Five, Spring, 2008
Voices Israel Anthology 2008
Ascent Aspirations Anthology Four, Borderlines, 2007
Ascent Aspirations Anthology Three, AguaTerra, 2007
Ascent Aspirations Anthology Two, Windfire 2006
The Future Looks Bright Anthology, Canadian Federation of Poets, Innersurf Pub. 2006
Sharing the Dark, Encounters with the Abyss, Passion Among the Cacti Press, 2005
Ascent Aspirations Anthology One, 2005
Windings Anthology, University of Toronto, 1972
Incomplete Anthology, University of Toronto, 1971
In Anthology, University of Toronto, 1970
Mimesis Anthology, University of Toronto, 1969
Electronic Magazine Credits
A Poem A Day, League of Canadian Poets, Feb. 8, 2020, "100 Percent Milkshake" Repiblished on Revised Poetry Pause forthcoming in 2024.
Cascadia Review, March 2015
Subprimal Magazine, Spring Issue 2015
Pyrokinection, Winter, 2015
Poetry Super Highway, Holocaust Issue, 2014
Cyclamens and Swords Spring and Fall 2013
Poetry Repairs, 2013 "Victor Frankl Talks to Otto After He Has Gone" Super Highway (April 2013 Holocaust Issue) Long Short Story Jan. 2012
A Handful of Stones Nov. 2011, April 2013
Mgversion Oct. 2011
Cyclamens and Swords Aug. 2011, 2012
Subtletea Winter 2011
A Little Poetry, Dec. 2005, Summer 2006 A Little Poetry (Dec. 2005)
Above Ground Testing, Aug. 2000, Aug. 2003
Alien Flower, April 2003 Alien Flower ( May 2005)
Ardent, Aug. 2004
Australian Collaborations Issue No. 12, 2006 Collaboration Site
Autumn Leave, Nov. 2007, Feb. 2008, Nov. 2008, Dec. 2008
Avantgardetimes, March, 2008
Bewildering Stories, Issue 117, 2003 Bewidering Stories (Fall/Winter 2004/2005)
Canadian Poets on the Web, 2003
Canadian Zen Haiku, 2005
Cyclamens and Swords Spring and Fall 2008, 2012 August 2010, August 2011
Drifters Oasis, Jan. 2003 Drifters Oasis
Experimental Candy, June 2006
Expressions 30, Jan. 2003
Fireweed, Nov. 2005
Gulper Eel, May 2010
Hard Brackets, Sept. 2010
Illogical Muse, Oct. 2005
Leaf Press, Monday’s Poem, 2007 Monday's Poem, Leaf Press, Jan.2007, May 2010
Leaf Press, Monday’s Poem, 2012
Locust, Sept. 2003, Nov. 2007 Locust Magazine (Sept. 2003),
Long Short Story, April 2006, Oct. 2007, Nov. 2007, August 2008, July 2010, October 2010, November 2010
Megaera, July 2004
Mgversions, Nov. 2005, November 2008 (English with French translations)
Moongate International, Feb. 2006
Muddy River Review, 2009 Web
Outsiders Ink, Summer 2006 Outsider Ink (Summer 2006)
Palabras Press, Nov. 2005
Planet Earth Poetry, Summer Email 2010
Perigee, May 2004, Sept. 2004
Poetic Inhalations, July 2004
Poetry Super Highway, April 2004, May 2005, Sept. 2007 Poetry Super Highway (April 2004 Holocaust Issue)
Poetry Victims, July 2004
Regina Weese, Oct./Nov. 2004
Scruffy Dog, 2009 Web
Some Words, July 2004
Spitfire Poetry, April 2005
Steele Point Quarterly, April 2002
The Dream People, April 2003, June 2003
The Muse Apprentice Guild, Spring 2003 The Muse Apprentice Guild
The Oral Tradition, December 2010
The Scruffy Dog Review, Spring 2009, Summer 2009, Fall 2009 The Scruffy Dog Review
Three Candles, Sept. 2004
Tryst, June 2006 Tryst(June.2006)
Turbula, Fall 2003, Aug. 2005, Oct. 2006 Turbula (Fall 2003 and August 2005)
Underground Voices, 2004 Underground Voices(Dec. 2004)
Voices of Africa, May 2006
Wah, Dec. 2005
Word Play, Feb 2006 Word Play(Feb. 2006)
Ygdrasil, July 2002, Nov. 2003, 2008 Ydgrasil
Zygote in My Coffee, June 2006 Zygote in My Coffee(Jan. 9,2006)
Published Collections
Going to the Well, (poetry) Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2004
The Dark Side of the Billboard, (short fiction) Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2005
Running Down the Wind, (poetry)Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2007
No Way Easy (poetry) Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2010
Caught in My Throat (poetry) Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2011
On Poetry, co-authored with Naomi Beth Wakan, Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2012
Paper Boats (poetry) Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2012
Maybe We Could Dance, co-authored with Pat Smekal, Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2014
After All the Scissor Work is Done, Leaf Press, Spirng 2016
Organized Spoken Word Events
Cascadia Poetry Festival, Nanaimo April 30 - May 3, 2015
WordStorm at Red Martini Grill, Diner's Renezvoous, The Vault Cafe 2010 to present WordStorm Link
Oceanside WordWorx, Oceanside Community Arts Council, Parksville, BC, March 2009 - 2010
Hazelwood Writers' Festival, 2010-2016
WordStorm, Nanaimo Centre Stage, Nanaimo, BC 2009
WordStorm, The Bombay Lounge Nanaimo BC, Sept.2007-May 2008, hostWordStorm Link
WordStorm, The Bombay Lounge Nanaimo BC, Jan.2007-May 2007, hostWordStorm Link
Judging Positions
Judge: Poemata Poem of the Year 2006
Judge: Pacific Coast Regional Arts Council Writing Contest (Poetry, Fiction, Non-fiction) 2006, 2008
Judge: Canadian Poetry Association Poetry Competition 2007
Judge: Literary Writes, Federation of BC Writers, 2012, Poetry
Lyrics from one poem have been published and performed through Ex Tenebris. In the past David has written a weekly newspaper column in the Beeton Record. He has taught English and Creative Writing. He resides now on an island in the Pacific and is currently a full time writer.