I first created this website in 2006, and in the fourteen years between then and when I’m writing this now it just kept getting slower and slower. Even moving to dedicated hosting didn’t help very much. So, in April 2020 I blew it all up to start over. As part of that process I’ve begun doing most of my blogging over at Patreon. Thus, you can find all of that right here –> Rhonda Parrish’s Patreon.
Not only can you read many of the posts there without being a paid patron (including all the Calls for Submissions and important updates) if you click the ‘follow’ button on that page it will email you whenever I post a public update as well.
Also, even though I blew up the old blog that was here I wasn’t willing to lose fourteen years worth of work.
Luckily for me, my friend BD Wilson knows a thing or two about this kind of stuff and was willing to help me out. BD archived the old blog for me, so if you’re looking for something that was posted pre-April 2020 your best bet is going to be to check here –> RhondaParrish.com Blog Archive
Really important updates like book releases will also be blogged here as ‘Important announcements’.
Important Announcements
Giftmas Create-A-Thon!
This year instead of running a Giftmas Blog Tour fundraiser in December, we're going to try something new -- a create-a-thon in November! How it works: Creators (that's you!) sign up and set a goal for what they want to create over the month of November as a part of...
Prairie Spirits Wide Release
This is a bit of a weird release... because it IS a release but it also isn't LOL Originally I released this poetry collection exclusively to my Patreon. The idea was that after it had been exclusive there for a year I would release it widely. But then there was one...
Rhysling Nomination – Value Measure
Joseph Halden and I are excited to share that our poem, "Value Measure" has been nominated for this year's Rhysling Award in the 'Long Poem' category. "Value Measure" was originally published in Dreams and Nightmares 125 which was in itself an honour because it's one...
Capital City Press Featured Writers
I'm excited to share the news that I am one of Capital City Press' Featured Writers. So that's really fun 🙂 My tenure will be August - October (which includes Halloween!) and during that time I'll be participating in/running some programming. I'm not sure what the...
Looking Back at 2023
Each year I like to set some goals for myself and an important part of that process is looking back at them afterward to see how well I did at actually reaching them. Last year I set my goals here and now is that 'looking back' part. I share this process publicly, in...
Giftmas 2023 Wrap-Up
We did it! This year's Giftmas fundraiser goal was $1,000 and we met it. In fact, we managed to surpass it by a little bit! Thank you so much. On the surface our goal may seem modest but the Edmonton Food Bank will be able to turn those donations into 3,054 meals for...
I Want To Talk About My Grandmother
When I went to sleep last night I wasn't sure what I was going to write about for Giftmas this year. But I dreamed of my grandmother, and her amazing house. And right before I woke, crying, I looked around her house and said, "I miss you, Grammy. And I miss your house...
Giftmas 2023 — Winter Light
Every year some of my friends and I organise a fundraiser to help support the Edmonton Food Bank and we use our blogs to try and signal boost it. This is that 🙂 This year our theme is 'Winter Light'. I chose it, in part, because last year our theme was 'Light in the...
Award Eligibility – 2023 Edition
Each year I write and share a list of my work from the previous year that is award eligible. It’s an interesting exercise in pride and also humility. It always feels a little big odd to say, “Here are the things I created last year — do you think they are exceptional?...
2023 Giftmas Fundraiser Sign-Ups
For the past several years my friends and I have been working together to raise money to help benefit the Edmonton Food Bank -- feeding hungry families and helping to shoulder heavy loads during the winter holiday season. Many of us have personal connections to the...
