Genre: Literary

Blog 11 After writing my second novel, a year and a half passed without me writing a single short story. I was busy bettering my novel skills, learning how to… Read More

Blog # 11 I recently watched “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” and there’s a beautiful moment where Mr. Rogers says to his friend, Tom Junod: “All of us have… Read More

Today, I turn 31. It’s weird having a birthday in a pandemic, especially when you’re single and don’t live with anyone else. Since the first lockdown we had in March,… Read More

Blog #10   That shirt-grabbing kind of poetry that consumes you, takes your breath away, perhaps even performs surgery on you—that’s the poetry I crave, and the kind I strive… Read More

As a writing teacher, one of my biggest challenges is to find the time and energy to dedicate to my art, particularly in the middle of the semester, when my… Read More

Tuesday the 19th marked the start of Aquarius season. A late January baby, I’ve lived my whole life reading Aquarius horoscopes, matching my personality traits to the standard Aquarius traits…. Read More

Blog# 8 On Inauguration Day Eve, I took Teddy Blue Eyes to crawl around one of his favorite parks. Teddy loves to crawl on the sidewalk path in the park…. Read More

When I’m revising, I like to revisit whatever I’m working on in a couple of different ways. I do a couple of quick passes on the computer, and a couple… Read More

I’m back to work on the novel this week and feeling that things might be coming together. One of the biggest anxieties for me while revising it has been the… Read More

Blog# 7   I adore found poetry, because it makes what I’ve already known obvious: poetry is everywhere, and it’s for everybody.   If you are unfamiliar with found poetry,… Read More