Thrilled to have my latest short story accepted on Ariel Chart International Literary Journal. Titled The Car Crash, the story is about a teenager who just wants to get to the movie theater.
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New Story Featured on Paragraph Planet
My shortest story ever at seventy-five words, I already know it will inevitably end abruptly is featured today on Paragraph Planet. It’s a thrill ride involving a poodle, a grandmother, a girl, and a smiling…
New Story in Alternate Route
I have a new short story in issue 8 of Alternate Route. The issue’s theme is “Mother Earth”. My story is called Confession. It is a story about sisters, exploring the topic of abuse and…
Launched: Short Beasts Flash Fiction Literary Magazine
A friend and I just launched Short Beasts Flash Fiction Literary Magazine, the first of two online publications of TEXT Literary Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit. With a focus on readability, clean design, and quality stories,…
Graduation address: the text version
Reading about a friend and writing mentor’s forthcoming book, Many Restless Concerns, I was reminded why the words of my graduation address were chosen, and why I felt strong and engaged delivering them. Throughout history,…
My Creative Writing MFA
‘Mama’ or ‘Dada’ were not my first words. I’m fairly certain my first words were, “No college.” I repeated the mantra in high school, in art school, and all the way through my design and…