nobody is brown like me
No one knows what ashy means, Or knows what to call it when I crawl across the carpet And come up with Grey knees. No one knows my hair...
get rea(dy)
I ended last year hell-bent on finishing a novel. I didn't. I started maybe three different novels this year and six short stories. None...
The Stain
I wrote this to kill time waiting in the parking lot of a Walgreens for an online photo order to be ready. It was inspired by a...
NaNoWiMo Makes No Sense, Just Like Its Abreviation
Even though November is National Novel Writing Month, it is now nearly the end of November, and I am no closer to having a finished novel...
Review and Revise: Tips on Editing Your Work
The day that I first showed my parents the first edition of my first novel, my mom flipped so a page and found a spelling mistake....
Encounter on the Bus Part III
Previously on Encounter on the Bus... "I’ll make you a deal: I’ll get off at this next stop. You have three hours from then to turn...
Encounter on the Bus Part II
Previously on Encounter on the Bus Part I: “I’m done playing this silly little game where you pretend not to know, and I pretend not to...
From the Vault: "Delirium" and a SNEAK PEEK at a New Novel!
Several months ago, a childhood friend of mine sent me a message containing a blast from the past: a story we'd started as Sophomores in...
When Your Mind Says, "I Literally Can't Even." Writer's Block and How to Overcome
Writer's Block is the worst of all creative devils. It's like catching a cold--you don't really know where it came from, when it's...
Purity
Eyelids that flutter open to pure darkness, Hands that reach up and wipe sticky sweat from a moist forehead. Heart that beats faster than...
