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…
Updates
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…