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What I consider my first “real” publication was a flash piece called “ Father ” which was picked up by Amsterdam Quarterly  for their AQ 38 September 2023 online issue and their 2023 printed year book.  This wasn’t a Canadian publication or only for those with mental health issues.  It was an international publication, and I felt that it was the first step towards becoming a legitimate author.  The editor contacted me and asked that the last paragraph of the piece be removed.

My first and second publications both appeared in Lived Magazine , a Canadian publication filled with the voices of people with lived / living experience with mental health and addiction issues.   I was thrilled with my first publication acceptance, my story “ Mee-Maw ”, giving me the confidence to truly pursue writing and more publications.  It was a short creative nonfiction piece about the death of my grandmother on my father’s side.  Because of a writing group I was invol