Publication Announcement: “You Had to be an Asshole on Planet E 11-18”

I'm pleased to announce that my short story, "You Had to be an Asshole on Planet E 11-18" has been published in Infinite Worlds Magazine. I had a lot of fun writing this little sci-fi humor piece about not being a dick when encountering alien races. I hope you'll enjoy reading it as much as... Continue Reading →

2020 Submission Challenge Halfway Update

Okay we're just over halfway through September so time to see how I'm dong with my self-motivated challenge of doing 30 short story submissions in 30 days. Answer: it's going quite well. It's day 17 and I've submitted 12 stories a total of 19 times. I've received 7 rejections, 3 of which have been personalized.... Continue Reading →

September Story Challenge 2020

Earlier in the year, I wrote a post about my 2020 writing goals, and then COVID happened. While Western Australia is in decent shape (no community transmission, no lockdown, very few active cases), the mental toll of watching the rest of the world burn has made writing incredibly difficult. I've put aside the novel I... Continue Reading →

Publication Announcement: “Time and Again and Destiny Too”

Hello, Lovelies! I hope everyone is keeping healthy and safe during these crazy times we live in. I've got a bit of an escape for anyone who needs to step away from reality. My story "Time and Again and Destiny Too" has just been published in the July 2020 issue of Hybrid Fiction! The best... Continue Reading →

Publication Announcement: “The Pigeons Paid in Dropped Feathers”

First things first, my flash fiction "The Pigeons Paid in Dropped Feathers" is now published in the Spring 2020 issue of Breath and Shadows from Ability Maine! You can read it now for free. "The Pigeons Paid in Dropped Feathers" is a piece of magical realism that follows a day in the life of the... Continue Reading →

Dear Emily

Every five years I write myself a letter to be read in five years' time. It started my junior year of high school when the guidance counselors asked everyone in my class to write a letter to themselves in six months, one year, and five years. I kept doing it. I thought it was a... Continue Reading →

Update and NaNo 2019

Hello. After the awesomeness of my September Writing Challenge, October was a bit more chill on the writing side of things. I met with my writing group to go over their feedback on one of my novels, and I've been working on rereading that novel and making my editorial notes before I dive into revisions.... Continue Reading →

September Story Challenge 2019

Okay, phew, I made it. I survived my September Story Challenge without my brains gooing out of my ears and jamming up my keyboard. And, it went better than I anticipated it would, so there's a win. But let's break things down into specifics, shall we? My goal was to make 30 short story submissions... Continue Reading →

September Story Challenge: The First Ten Days

As I stated in my September Goals post, I've decided to dedicate the month of September to writing short stories. Specifically, I plan to submit one short story each day during the month of September. It's been ten days, so how's it going. It's going well, better than I anticipated. It hasn't been easy by... Continue Reading →

Word Press Anniversary

Apparently, today is my sixth anniversary as a WordPress user, which seems as good an excuse as any to finally break out of my virtual hermitage and write an update post. So, where have I been? What have I been up to? How am I doing? All good questions. I even have answers to them.... Continue Reading →

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