SHORT STORIES & AUTOBIOGPHAPICAL FICTION
ANTHOLOGIES PUBLISHED BY THE NORTHERN CA AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS (NCPA)
The Road Ahead | NCPA Destination: The World Vol. l | October 2020
Christmas Tree Hunting | NCPA All Holidays 2020 | December 2020
Cancun Conversation | NCPA Destination: The World Vol. ll | March 2021
Christmas Spirit | NCPA All Holidays 2021 | June 2022
Grand Canyon Honeymoon | NCPA Beautiful Americas | December 2022
The Peach Fuzz | NCPA Beautiful World | June 2024
The Christmas Gift | NCPA All Holidays 2025| June 2025
The Story of the Century | Amazon e-book | Short Story | November 2024
Book of 42 Anthology | Four 42-word stories published in book on Amazon | December 2024
Title Genre Pen Name
Couch-surfing Clown Annoys Lover’s Roommate Clown Dandelion
Elves Attack Thwarted by a Watchful Fairy Fairy Tale Sandra Simmer
Mad Scientist Creates Binge-Eating Monster Monster S.D .Simmer
The Lonely Neighbor Contemplates His Loss Morbid Duncan Simmer
POETRY
PUBLISHED IN ANTHOLOGIES AND CHAPBOOKS
Thanksgiving Promise | NCPA All Holidays 2020 | Anthology | December 2020
Finding My Way Home | NCPA All Holidays 2020 | Anthology | December 2020
The Uninvited Guest | Wingless Dreamer- Lord Byron inspired poetry | Anthology | April 2021
Snail Soliloquy | Wingless Dreamer – Flee to Spring | Anthology | August 2021
Burning the Midnight Oil | Wingless Dreamer- Its 12 O’clock | Anthology | Sept. 2021
Token of Love | Wingless Dreamer- Mother’s Day | Anthology | May 2022
White Christmas Morn’ | NCPA All Holidays 2021 |Anthology | June 2022
July 4th Picnic | NCPA All Holidays 2021 | Anthology | June 2022
Playing Qin to a Cow | Emeryville Art Show/Ekphrastic Poetry | Chapbook | October 2022
Dreaming Figure | Emeryville Art Show/ Ekphrastic Poetry | Chapbook | October 2022
Deep Water | Emeryville Art Show/ Ekphrastic Poetry | Chapbook | October 2022
Breaking Away | Emeryville Art Show/Ekphrastic Poetry | Chapbook | October 2023
Margaret My Muse | Emeryville Art Show /Ekphrastic Poetry | Chapbook | October 2023
Into the Fugue | Emeryville Art Show /Ekphrastic Poetry | Chapbook | October 2023
Inspiration | Ina Coolbrith Circle | The Gathering Anthology |June 2024
A River Washes Away | Benicia Literary Society | Carquinez Review Anthology | June 2024
The Earthly Temple | Fairfield Poet Laureate| Peacocks & Poems Anthology | August 2024
A Bitter Drink | Benicia Library Poets | Unsettled Anthology | September 2024
Fragments of Hope | Benicia Library Poets | Unsettled Anthology | September 2024
Used Books | Benicia Library Poets | Unsettled Anthology | September 2024
Easter Garden | NCPA All Holidays 2025 | Anthology | June 2025
Christmas Sweet Dreams | NCPA All Holidays 2025 | Anthology | June 2025
Mother's Day Poem | NCPA All Holidays 2025 | Anthology | June 2025
PODCAST
The Daily Special | White Enso website post #67 | Podcast | October 2021 | HyaKumonogatari Kaidarikai | (Tales about the Supernatural)
100 days of scary short stories * Google Sandra D. Simmer and scroll down to podcast "Charles Kowalski reads The Daily Special by Sandra D. Simmer"
U-TUBE INTERVIEW
Interview with BAM Mullen Compiler/Author of The Book of 42, an anthology of 42-word stories in 42 genres by 42 authors in each genre. Sandra has four stories in the book including a Runner-up award winner in the Fairy Tale category. The other stories are in the Monster, Clown and Morbid categories. After several years spent collecting 1764 stories from over 1000 authors, BAM released the anthology on Amazon in December 2024.
Sandra's video interview can be found with the link below:
https://youtu.be/nF76qBHT8kk?si=PCZzBAnMoOYn66n2