I got the news last night: My short story “The Jetty” has been nominated by the editors of Kelp Journal for The Best of the Net! From the website: “The Best of the Net is an awards-based anthology designed to grant a platform to a diverse and growing collection of writers and […]
This is bananas! One of my short stories, “Time to Flagstaff,” was just named one of the 16 finalists in the ScreenCraft Cinematic Short Story Writing Competition. Out of nearly 800 entries! The winner and runners-up will be announced April 20th, but I gotta tell you, I already feel like […]
I was scrolling the internet today and came across The Rumpus‘s “This Week in Essays” column for December 22nd. I noticed an essay listed by one of the women I most admire, Gina Frangello, author of Blow Your House Down: A Story of Family, Feminism, and Treason. so I clicked […]
My essay “Growing an Avocado Tree from Seed” was published in the winter 2022 issue of Persimmon Tree this morning. This essay came about in such an organic way, as I looked for things to occupy my time in the early days of the pandemic. Like everyone, I was sad and […]
My essay on feminine rage, “Doors,” was published in The Rumpus‘s “Enough” column today. This essay was one I didn’t think I could write. It came about quite by accident, through the encouragement of friends. My friend Amy Reardon is a generous writer and friend who is always sending me little […]
My short story “The Jetty” was published in Kelp Journal‘s summer 2021 issue today! This is my first short story publication, and Kelp Journal is a dream journal, so this means a great deal to me. The story is a loosely linked story from my novel-in-linked-stories, which is nearly finished and which I […]