Featured Story: You and I and I and You

April 29, 2025.Reading time 3 minutes.

Recently, I published “You and I and I and You” with Heartlines Spec. Read about the process, the challenges, and the inspiration.

“Midpoint” Check-in

October 6, 2025.Reading time 12 minutes.

For 2025, I set myself some ambitious goals. Have I met them?

2024 Recap and 2025 Goals

January 5, 2025.Reading time 6 minutes.

460 submissions, 24 short stories, and 3 novels. Did I do it?

Short Story Submissions: Tips and Tricks

June 25, 2024.Reading time 11 minutes.

This year I have submitted 240 times (so far). Last year I submitted 460 times. How did I do it? Read this post for tips and tricks.

Midpoint Check-In

June 3, 2024.Reading time 5 minutes.

Hello!
As you may well know, it’s June now (pride month!). What better time to do a check-in on my writing goals than now?

2023 Recap and 2024 Goals

December 31, 2023.Reading time 3 minutes.

Hello! This year, I made it my goal to write 1 short story a month and to submit 100 times to markets by the end of the year. Given that in 2022, I wrote about 5 stories total and submitted 42 times, this felt like a stretch goal. Not only did I hit my goals, […]

August Writing Update

August 20, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

Hello void! A lot has happened since I last posted (many, many months ago). One, I got engaged. Two, I received my master’s. Three, I went to an amazing writer’s workshop in Kansas. And, four, I have submitted 260+ times this year. 260? Submissions? What do you mean? Good question. So, you see, last year […]

What you didn’t know about Seattle

February 18, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

When updating my blog, I stumbled upon this beautiful post I created during my first month in Seattle. As someone who has lived here for three years now and has no desire to ever leave, I thought it would be a great idea to share this list in honor of how much I love this […]

Mental Health Check-Up

November 4, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

As I write this, I have the United States map pulled up in another tab, checkered in shades of blue and red.

Becoming Invisible

October 30, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

First, you must remove your clothes. Protection from the heat, from the cold, from the natural elements is not provided. Learn how to manage life blind. With nothing for images to bounce off of, you won’t be able to see anything as much as people won’t be able to see you. Light will go straight […]