I spoke too soon. At 10:10pm my novel went live. It still counts and it’s a small thing, but it matters to me. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GQSTFDS/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

I always imagined the celebration of my first novel with fanfare. It would be at a book store or some small intimate gathering space, and the people…… Read more “On Shifting Dreams”

Living in a city, everything is bigger. Squished together, but still somehow bigger. When I was young, I grew up on a farm in a small northern…… Read more “On Awe Moments”

I spent sometime organizing my notes and stumbled upon some true gold. This took place when I was teaching 11th grade American Literature. —————- I look up…… Read more “On Bathrooms”

My proofs came. I can’t even start this blog any other way. It was a singularly surreal moment I have very little to compare it to. The…… Read more “On Proofs”

Today I ordered proofs of my first novel. I haven’t actually spoken to another person today, instead I’ve been sitting in this feeling. I don’t have words…… Read more “On Levi”

Is it weird if I want to start this post with a screaming hello? I know I’ve been failing at writing here recently. I don’t even know…… Read more “Book Updates”

Sometimes I feel like a thousand ideas are running through my brain and not enough time in the day to process them, let alone even decide what…… Read more “On Creating and Life”

I was sipping a cappuccino in an underground cafe. I’d only been in town a few months and was still adjusting to the new rhythm of my…… Read more “On The Ballad of Love and Hate”