World of Myth Magazine – Drabble and Teaser

Greetings!! Many thanks go out to Steph and the team at World of Myth for including my drabble “Dolphins” and the chapter two teaser for my novel “The Alien of Orchard Lake” in this month’s Mega Edition 🙂 http://www.theworldofmyth.com/

Mad Swirl – Texas Fried Blues

Greetings! Many thanks to the good folks at Mad Swirl for featuring my story today!! Texas Fried Blues

CafeLit – The Lens

Greetings! Many thanks go out to Gill James for featuring my flash fiction story today! 🙂 https://www.cafelitmagazine.uk/2023/03/the-lens-by-jim-bates-mocha.html

Jim’s Storytime – Five Poems

Greetings!! Welcome to another edition of Jim’s Storytime. Today I’m going to read the first five poems in my recently published collection “The Alchemy of Then” from Impspired Publications and Steve Cawte. I hope you enjoy them.

Inner Circle Writers Group – Galaxy # 9

Greetings! Many thank go out to editor Grant Hudson for including my SF story “Abr and Brn” in this anthology! 🙂

Jim’s Storytime – Helium

Greetings! Welcome to another edition of Jim’s Storytime. Today’s story comes from my collection Periodic Stories the first of four volumes written about the first 100 elements on the periodic table. I hope you enjoy it! 🙂

The Academy of the Heart and Mind – Helium

Greetings! Many thanks go out to editor Thomas and his team for featuring one of my Periodic Stories today!

The Literary Yard – Four Winter Haiku

Greetings! Many thanks go out to editor Onkar Sharma for continuing to support my writing! These winter-themed haiku were featured on his site today 🙂

The Alchemy of Then – Review by Sharon Frame Gay

Greetings! Many thanks go out to Sharon Frame Gay for this incredible review! I’m truly honored 🙂 “Jim Bates recalls moments in time with poems that lead you through the door of his imagination into such memories as summer mornings, classrooms, icy ponds and building model airplanes. From childhood loss, to adventure and joy, he

The Alchemy of Then is now LIVE!!

Greetings! Many thanks go out to editor and publisher Steve Cawte of Impspired for continuing to support my writing and for publishing my work!! Special thanks to Sharon Frame Gay, Justin Wiggins, and Ger White for their wonderful endorsements on the back cover. I couldn’t have better friends 🙂 https://a.co/d/7MwqvQ8