Some of my earliest memories of creating story involve worn pencils, graphite-smudged fingers, and scrap paper. They feature the hum of my parent’s TV, playing Rugrats or Pokemon on a loop, as I sat on purple leather couch and tried to draw the people I saw on screen. But it’s only ever been a hobby. [...]
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Villains, and Why I Love Them
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately thanks to my brilliant writer friend Amélie Zhao. I recently read her debut novel BLOOD HEIR and I absolutely devoured it. Amélie’s prose is gorgeous, her world is stunningly detailed, and her characters are so fleshed out they practically leap off of the page. I was reading [...]
New flash fiction available
Last week I brought you a bittersweet story about lake monsters and grief...and this week I'm thrilled to announce my story "A Perennial's Chorus" has gone live in Asymmetry magazine! It's a story of life, growth, and loss from the perspective of a tree. Yes, a tree. A dryad, to be more specific. Here's a [...]
Writer’s Block, and Reading Something Different.
Ah, writer’s block. Most of us have faced it. Sometimes it hits us as soon as we open up a blank page, but other days it can be patient. Sneaky, even. It creeps up when we’re five pages, maybe even fifty, into a story. The well dries up, and you’re staring at the screen…with no [...]
New story available
Really excited to share that my micro fiction piece, "Turnover", is now live at 101words!! The story is only 101 words long, and it's about a disgruntled narrator who is having some trouble with their golem making process... I'm a big fan of 101words so I'm thrilled to have something published by them. Please feel [...]