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Phyllis Jean Green was 8 years old when it dawned on her that she was born to write. Her first taste of success came when she won prize in a Springfield, IL newspaper contest at 12. 75 cents, WOW! [Sneeze all you want; in 1945, a penny was a penny.] Divorce had plunged her, her mother, and little brother into scary circumstances, but money was nothing next to seeing her work in print. Life being what it is, it was 1986 before she was able to seriously pursue The Dream. Full-time was still a glint, but the experience gained as a mother, student, and speech and language pathologist gave her the courage to tackle an autism-related biography. Spinning Straw: the Jeff Apple Story [Diverse City Press, 1999]. Mother Patricia Marsh Apple of North Carolina, entrusted her with the story, and although it was painful to serve as conduit, the experience was transforming. At last count, the horrific but incredibly inspiring Spinning Straw is selling in seven countries.
Green's poems, stories, and essays have popped up here and there since l985. Countless print and Internet publications have published her works. She loves to experiment with different styles, and her writings reflect a broad range of interests. Current projects include a full-length book of poems and a pseudonymous memoir. She lives within a few megaphoned Beat Dooks of UNC-Chapel Hill. Her husband Ray, a talented artist and woodworker, is a retired city and regional planner. Shared interest include art in almost any form, the joy of being able to look out and see deer threading between beautiful hardwood trees, reading, movies, and their two Yorkshire Terriers, Nicky and Sugar. They are lucky enough to have four wonderful children [two by marriage], four granddaughters, a great grandson, and two great granddaughters. Phyllis is a member of Friday Noon Poets and the North Carolina Poetry Society. It is her privilege to write for the domestic-violence targeting organization, Angels That Care {see Lnks]. If a genie granted her four wishes, this is what she would say: Peace, freedom, and equality for all -- and may no child go to bed hungry and afraid, ever again!
AWARDS {to be updated Sept.09}
1st Prize -- Sensations Magazine, Coney Island Issue, 1988
3rd Prize --Sensations Magazine, Coney Island Issue, 1988
2nd Prize --Sensations Magazine, Cinema Issue, 2005
1st Prize -- Dan Sullivan Memorial Contest, 2007
1st Prize -- Mad Hatter's Review, 2007
Special Commendation, firstwriters.com
Notable Entry. Burning the Midnight Oil Contest, 2008
Finalist, New Millennium Writings, Summer, 2008
High Commendation, Margaret Reid Contest {Poetry}, 2007
1st Prize -- Poetic Liberty, 1987
2nd Prize -- Shadow Poetry's Li'l Bitty Poem Contest
Special Recognition: VoicesNet
Multiple Awards: Crystal Rainbow
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SHORT WORKS:
A Metropolis by Yourself Blue Fifth Review
Aliases Tackle Philosophy 101, Midnight to Four: The Pedestal Magazine, Poetry Life & Times
Always on Friday anthology.
Anyone in the Class Know What WWII Means? Sensations Magazine
Atmosphere, Please appeared in Sensations Magazine
At Lake Springfield Now, published by Old Mountain Press – Sand, Sea, & Sail Anthology
Balmy–: Soothing :Warm :Foolish/Insane: PO..Arts [hm], Skyline, Mooncrossed, FNP
Bring in the Heroes appeared in L’Intrigue 2007
Calendar, Wall: finalist, 6th Annual Chistell Competition, 2006
Certain Adults appeared in Seeker and The Moonwort Review
Child’s Eye appeared in Three Candles Magazine and Seeker
Child to Moon Come In published by Old Mountain Press {Night Whispers Anthology}
Comeback!: The Moonwort Review, Seeker
Confessions of a Love Balladeer Sensations Magazine
Daisy Magnet'd Fridge Note: Poetry in the Arts [hm], Point of Life, SP Quill
Dancing Still lst PR 2007 Dan Sullivan Memorial Contest {Writer’s Circle of Durham Region, Toronto]
DigiZine: "Rope Burns"
Down Home publication pending -- Old Mountain Press {Southern Mist Anthology]
Dust on the Bed: In the Eye [anthology, publication pending 2006]
Emerald Ballet L'Intrigue
Encore Out, Mooncrossing
English Class: The Eintouist, The Moonwort Review, L'Intrigue
"Fall, Get Up, Fall, Get UP" was published by Sensations [re Seasons theme]
For Your Quickness, for the Rest publ’d by IODINE winter ‘07-08 {i.e., pending}
For Mouse appeared in Wicked Alice
For Your Quickness, for the Rest publ’d by IODINE winter ‘07-08 {i.e., pending}
For Mouse appeared in Wicked Alice
For Sale: 3-Inch Heels, SliyDam Kenwood Rev, The Moonwort Rev, PO Life & Times
Free to Speak, Watch us Fly Free appeared in The Freedom of Speech [*first prize*]
Friday Noon Poets Anthology published No Easy Gift and Balmy–: Soothing :Warm Foolish/Insane___2006
From a Mouse-Gnawn Diary - I {By the Numbers} appeared in L’Intrigue 2007
From a Mouse-Gnawn Diary - II {Paper Pulpit) appeared in L’Intrigue 2007
Hope: The Village Rambler
Hospital was a Trip: L'Intrigue
Ink Drawing, Brown & White New England Writers [hm} & Poetry Life & Times
Insult to Animals was published by Sensations [re Seasons theme/retro issue<<ck bk]
Iodine Poetry Journal published For Your Quickness, for the Rest
Kenwood Review: "For Sale, 3-Inch Heels, Slightly Damaged"
L’Intrigue: See four poems accepted by L’Intrigue 2007 ***** {add Mermaid Half...+++}
Li’l Holly ‘roun’ BEER&WINE Mindfire. L'Intrigue, Poetry Life & Times
Lonesome appeared in L’Intrigue
Maybe a Self Vaccine: Sensations Magazine
Mermaid Half a Morning: L'Intrigue
Milk Train Number III appeared in Three Candles Magazine and Seeker
Mindfire: "Li'l Holly 'roun' BEER&WINE"
Mobius: "Oil & Water Elope"
Never Dries but it Pours [sic] published by Skyline
New England Writers: "Ink Drawing, Brown & White"
No Easy Gift: Book Lovers Haven, Always on Friday
No NO in Nawlins !!: Washing the Color of Water Golden [anthology]
No Olive or Bitters was published by Sulphur River Literary Review and Snow Monkey
OK, It was a White Lie appeared in The Eintouist
Oil & Water Elope was in Mobius Magazine
Old Mountain Press published At the Lake Now in Sea, Sand, and Sail anthology
On a Shoebox Fiddle with Horsehair Strings: Sensations Magazine
Once appeared in The Cathartic, Fall, 1987
One-Owner Plot Shadow Poetry [2ndPr], VoicesNet, PoeticPower
Parachuting from Funeral Hill T-Zero
Patty appeared in Spring, 2005 The Moonwort Review [NC issue]
Patty appeared in The Moonwort Review’s NC issue, Spring, 2005....
Patty apprd in Spring, 2005 The Moonwort Review [NC issue]
Patty appeared in The Moonwort Review’s NC issue, Spring, 2005....
Plaster Angels Better’n None Sensations Magazine, Sulphur River Literary Review
Poetry in the Arts awarded second place to _____[locate]
Pot Calls Kettle The Pedestal Magazine & L'Intrigue
Pretty in Pink L'Intrigue Webzine
Recovery Phase II: Sensations Magazine
Release w/Meds to Address Unknown published by The Moonwort Review
Roof of her Own appeared in The Moonwort Review. [n: since revised]
Rope Burns appeared in T-Zero, Seeker, The Moonwort Review, and The Yarn Spinner
Seeker: "Rope Burns" and "Child's Eye" + +++ {4 other prev. published poems were featured}
Sensations Magazine: "Anyone in Class Know What WWII Means?"
Sidewalks appeared in The Yarn Spinner
Silver Goes Platinum won Special Recognition, VoicesNet Anthology
Sister ‘Hood was published by Seekers
Skyline published Never Dries but it Pours [sic] and Balmy:_____
Sonnet {Check True of False}appeared in L’Intrigue 2007
Snow Monkey: "No Olive or Bitters"
Sulphur River Literary Review: "No Olive or Bitters" and “Plaster Angels Better’n None”
Sun Press published No NO in NAWLINS in C.E. Laine anthology Washing the Color of Water Golden
surgery at ten: Poetic Liberty [1stPr], Mobius
The Cathartic published “Once”
The Eintouist published OK, It was a White Lie, English Class, and Sister ‘Hood
The Freedom of Speech published “Free to Speak, Watch us Fly Free,” 2005 or 6 [ck AD date}
The Moonwort Review: "P a t t y" and "Rope Burns" [see multiple others]
The Pedestal Magazine: "Aliases Tackle Philosophy 101, Midnight to Four"
The Village Rambler: "Hope"
Three Candles Magazine: "Child's Eye" and "Milk Train Number III"
“To a Poet’s Poet” appeared in The Yarn Spinner
Top of the Chart appeared in Westward Quarterly
Thunder-Rain published Dust on the Bed in In the Eye anthology
VoicesNet published One-Owner Plot
Vote to Plant Rhyme and Reason was publd_Sensations [re Hatred in America/Hope Against Hate"].
Westward Quarterly published Top of the Chart
When Hollywood was Hollywood: Sensations Magazine [2ndPR]
When the Bough Breaks was published by Sensations
Wicked Alice: "For Mouse"
Yes, Miz Wimberley, Even Your Rat appeared in L’Intrigue {N:since revised]
Zoo-Logic appeared in T-Zero
[A partial list of story credits prior to 1995 includes Blace Ice, Eratica [x2], Jam To-Day, Lost Creek Letters [x3, Poetic Space, Sensations [x2], Timber Creek Review, Timbuktu, and The Generationist. The author is especially grateful to the editors who published early works. Meant the world!]
TO BE UPDATED 09-09
BOOKS:
Spinning Straw: the Jeff Apple Story [with Patricia M. Apple], Diverse City Press, Quebec, Canada, 1999
Straw-Hat Theater [an electronic book], ZeeBooks, Walt Kelley and Barbara Quanbeck, Eds, 2000
Above and Below, Pudding House Publications, Ohio, 2007
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