Fiction, Essay, Photography … Sometimes Vampires
I am on a short writing hiatus after writing two novels in four years. What do I even DO right now? Set Up a Toddler Bedroom My spouse is familiar with the joke that a writer's home is never so tidy—dishes clean, laundry folded, cabinets sparkling—as when a writer has a deadline that they are… Continue reading Ordinary Time
Only one week of summer left! I am craving autumn coziness and have been welcoming fall for a few weeks already. Back in the Flow StateI paid a trusted literary press for feedback so I could begin a first-chapter novel rewrite. Which loosens a number of strings across the whole project and leads to a… Continue reading No-Slump September
I've been pregnant since April and will hopefully deliver while it's still 2024. This has meant some wild hormone fluctuations; sometimes my brain is so foggy I can't concentrate, so I listen to audiobooks while playing a phone game, walking, or doing chores. Some days are crystal-clear and I am laser-focused on a physical book.… Continue reading What I Read in 2024
I rang in this year on a Sara J. Maas bender, and was just thinking that I need a new series to get lost in this winter when I started Vampire Hunter D. Maybe that'll be my next winter month obsession. In the sunshine this summer I devoured biographies of Edna St. Vincent Millay and… Continue reading What I Read in 2023
^ This photo above captures the moment I realized my lotus design on a beach bag just didn't line up. I made an error counting on the cross-stitch grid. It happens. First, I thought: No one will notice. This is a gift. I worked long and hard at this design. I'll just pretend I can't… Continue reading there is no perfection, but I still strive for excellence