Hello, friends & family! So sorry for the long silence. I will try to catch up with the publication news soon. I wanted to hop on today to mention that my latest story, "Anysia," will soon appear in I

I'll be reading my poems "The Sounds of Love" and "Microscope Girl" this Saturday at the free online reading of the Poetry Society of Virginia. I don't know precisely when I'll be reading, but the eve

Correction: It is Central Time, so 3 p.m. Eastern. (Just in case you are hoping to attend, don't want you to miss it!) Proud to Be 9, including "Operation" by Delbert R. Gardner & Adele Gardner Saturd

This Saturday at 11 a.m., the Poetry Society of Virginia is hosting a free virtual awards ceremony & poetry reading for the 2020 winners of the PSV Awards. I'll be reading my poems "The Sounds of Love

This Saturday I'll be reading poetry at two free virtual readings. This one starts at 1 p.m. Eastern and includes "Operation" by Delbert R. Gardner & Adele Gardner. Dad was a World War II veteran, and

My newest story, "Maker Space," https://zooscape-zine.com/maker-space/ went online this morning at Zooscape: an e-zine of fantastic furry fiction Issue 7 (June 1, 2020) – Changed by the Journey https:

I'll have more news for you soon, but in the meantime, if you have time, I'll be one of the participants at the Balticon Poetry Contest virtual reading at Virtual Balticon 54 on Saturday, May 23, 3 p.

I'm thrilled to announce that "Persephone's Dream" by Delbert R. Gardner appears in the latest issue of Timeless Tales, Iss. 11, May 2020, Hades & Persephone, https://www.timelesstalesmagazine.com/had

Hello, everyone! "Dragons Guard Our Family Fortune" just emerged in Star*Line 43.2, Spring 2020. This is the journal of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association, http://sfpoetry.com/starline

Hi, everyone! I hope you are all hanging in there! I'm spreading the word about a special event on Saturday, April 11, at 8 p.m. ET. The literary journal of Keuka Lake (my hometown), Bluff & Vine, is

Greetings, dear readers! Please check out Issue 13 of the lovely Mithila Review https://mithilareview.com/ which contains three poems by yours truly! Due to the lateness of the hour, I've copied below

Hi, everyone! I recently got the internet at home for the first time in ages. So I may be able to keep you up to date a little better. It's a very small group now and I'm not sure whether I'll continu

My micro-poem "Morning Cows" is up today at Haikuniverse! http://www.haikuniverse.com/ If you don't see it, look for the June 30, 2019, entry. I wrote this while visiting my friend, haiku poet extraor

A big hello to my biggest fans! :) Sorry it's been so long. I've got a number of poems to tell you about! Also, I updated the news on our websites recently (www.gardnercastle.com). "A Bottle of Blue G

I'm just so excited...my story is the cover of November's Mystery Weekly Magazine! This story has been a long time in the making. It has seen so many revisions and changes, and benefited from the help

Dawn Albright, editor of Polu Texni, kindly changed the illustration for my poem "Lifted" to a portrait of Dad. Check it out! http://www.polutexni.com/ (You'll have to scroll down to the Sept. 24, 201

I've gotten a bit behind in my posting--sorry about that! In the batch below, "Lifted" is about a dream I had about Dad. Imagine a glass elevator... "Soul Cakes" is a short story excerpt from a novel

Bill Glose, president of the Poetry Society of Virginia, was kind enough to film many of the readings at the Poetry Society of Virginia Awards Ceremony on April 28, 2018, in Somerset, VA. Here I am re

Welcome! Thank you so much, Faithful Readers, for joining me here! I'm so happy; your interest and encouragement really keep me going! Best wishes (and more writing news soon!), Adele