“Midpoint” Check-in
For 2025, I set myself some ambitious goals. Have I met them?
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Featured Story: You and I and I and You
Recently, I published “You and I and I and You” with Heartlines Spec. Read about the process, the challenges, and the inspiration.
Read More2024 Recap and 2025 Goals
460 submissions, 24 short stories, and 3 novels. Did I do it?
Read MoreShort Story Submissions: Tips and Tricks
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.
Read MoreMidpoint Check-In
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?
August Writing Update
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 […]
Read MoreBecoming Invisible
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 […]
Read MoreRainy Days 2
The pitter patter on the roof meant it was time. They grabbed the breaking down beach chairs leaning against the garage walls, shook off the sand, and placed them in the middle of the floor, facing the outside. They ran to their parents and pulled them into the room, stopping to get some chips on […]
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They spent days decorating the popsicles, adding little cloth sails for balance and tiny green toy soldiers for personality, taking Crayola markers and creating stripes all around the sticks. Then, they watched the weather, impatient, waiting for a storm, waiting for the rain, and when it did, they took their popsicle sail boats and ran […]
Read MoreHow to Show Her Love
Take her hand when she’s crying and when she’s laughing. Take her hand. Listen to her even when you don’t want to. She will do the same. Ask for forgiveness. Say you’re sorry. Improve. Try. Work toward something. Show her you love her in sloppy wet kisses before work, in making sure she knows she […]
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