I have a new essay out in the Los Angeles Times this morning! It will be in the print edition on Sunday under the title “She Seeks Romance at the Seashore”–I love this title, which the editors came up with, because of the way it’s reminiscent of the tongue twister: “She […]
I’ve shared with you that, a couple of years ago, I entered and won a couple of prose writing contests on a film industry platform called Coverfly. I did this in an attempt to show prospective agents that my book is literary-leaning, yes, but it also has cinematic/commercial potential. Last […]
My short story “The Big South” was published this morning in The Coachella Review. This story is from the novel-in-linked-stories I’m currently querying. It was inspired by the work of organizations like the Ventana Wildlife Society to bring the California condor back from the brink of extinction. Arguably, these birds are […]
My short story “Trees” was published today in a special issue of the New American Studies Journal on women and work in the nineteenth century. This is an abridged version of the story that won ScreenCraft’s 2023 Cinematic Short Story Competition and is one of the stories in the collection […]
I have incredible, unbelievable news: My short story “Trees” was selected as the grand prize winner in ScreenCraft’s 2023 Cinematic Short Story Competition! I am beyond thrilled. This is perhaps my favorite story I’ve ever written because it was hard to write and because it combines so many of the […]
Friday morning, I learned my fiction manuscript, California Is an Earthquake, was selected as the Book Winner in Launch Pad’s 6th Annual Prose Writing Competition. I couldn’t believe it—I kept scrolling up and down on the announcement page, looking for the real announcement, because I was sure I was reading […]