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Poem Featured as a Bellevue Literary Review Weekly Read

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Thank you the Bellevue Literary Review for featuring my poem, “The James Webb Telescope Detects a Heartbeat”. It was a pleasant surprise from one of my favorite journals.

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BLR‘s Weekly Read newsletter brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week’s read is “The James Webb Telescope Detects a Heartbeat” by Terry Tierney, from Issue 45.

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Hear Me Read on Zoom at 6pm PDT Friday 9/5/25!

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I’m thrilled to be reading in the Blue Light at the Gallery series hosted by the amazing poet Diane Frank!

In addition to a few poems from Why Trees Stay Outside, I plan to read a few new poems for the first time.

Joining me will be a stellar lineup of Sandra Anfang, William Greenwood, and David Oliveira.

The show starts on zoom at 6pm PDT (9pm EDT) Friday 9/5/25. RSVP by emailing Diane at bluelightpress@aol.com to get the link.

You can find more about Why Trees Stay Outside and my other work on my home page at https://www.terrytierney.com

A book cover titled 'Why Trees Stay Outside' by Terry Tierney with a green forest background, alongside a man with glasses and a butterfly perched on his hat, surrounded by plants.

New Flash Fiction Story “Gravity” in Down in the Dirt Magazine

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I’m thrilled to announce that my flash story “Gravity” dropped on Down in the Dirt Magazine!

Cover of Down in the Dirt Magazine, June 2025, featuring a colorful, abstract design with the title 'Testing the Darkness' and the publication details.

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A standalone story, “Gravity” features Curt, the struggling and wry narrator from my novel The Bridge on Beer River. In earlier drafts of the novel the story was part of Chapter 1, but I decided to begin the novel with Curt’s emerging romance with Chelsea.

Thank you to Janet K., the Editor of Down in the Dirt Magazine!

I always enjoy spending more time with Curt.

You can find more about The Bridge on Beer River HERE

Unsolicited Press at the Bay Area Book Festival on Sunday 6/1/25

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Here’s the Unsolicited Press table at the Bay Area Book Festival on Sunday. So inspiring to hang out with brilliant authors and see the other exhibits as well as some stellar events. Pictured are Kerry Donoghue, Patricia Q. Bidar, and LeeAnn Pickrell. Other UP authors on hand were Paul Justison and Sommer Schafer. I also saw several friends from the SF Writers Grotto and made new friends. Such fun, I love the BABF!

Check out the left end of the table. It’s always such a thrill to see my books in the wild. 🙂

Three authors standing in front of the Unsolicited Press table at the Bay Area Book Festival, showcasing their books and promotional materials under a large umbrella.