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Virginia is For Lovers: Fellowship at The Porches
I’m happy to share some snapshots from my week as a Fellow at The Porches in Norwood, VA. A few fun facts: the residence was built in the 1850s (it has a tiny Harry Potter-like bathroom under the stairs; added later on since the original home had no indoor plumbing). The porch was perfection for…
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Why Writers Need An Online Presence
Forget the hubbub about building an online following… how about the concept of providing connection? Kelly Q. Anderson, VP of OCWW I was pleased to be featured in this week’s About Write, Off Campus Writers’ Workshop’s column on craft. In it, I discuss why writers need to have a place for readers to follow their…
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Jan. 25th Writing Workshop: ‘How to find a place for your writing- and get paid’
I’m delighted to partner up with Glencoe Public Library for a ZOOM event on Wed., Jan. 25th at 7pm. I will share all my tips, tricks, and resources for placing your writing into the world, and monetizing your creative work. Mark your calendars!
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Heart of the Story Podcast: Getting into The New York Times
I was thrilled to be interviewed by Nadine Kenney Johnstone, who has been my Monday afternoon writing instructor for a good period of time now. We chatted about how I got a byline in The New York Times, the importance of writer residencies, the brilliant Off Campus Writers’ Workshop, how I push through rejections, and…
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Flash Fiction: That Old Beautiful Love in Stanchion Zine
Get ready, this piece of flash fiction cranks the volume way up. I’m thrilled to share that Stanchion Zine published my 260-word flash fic, ‘That Old Beautiful Love.’ It is available in Issue Number Nine for $10. My pitch to you, the reader: this flash is about a protagonist that shows up half-naked to a…
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Best of the Net Nomination: ‘The Ghost Can Stay’ published in Atticus Review
(picture me jumping up and down on a couch) I’m thrilled to share that Atticus Review has nominated my story ‘The Ghost Can Stay’ for Best of the Net Nominations. Literary Journal Editors are allowed to nominate 6 poems and 2 works of prose, both fiction and nonfiction. The story details what it’s like to…
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Five Minute Lit: Born at IKEA
A 100-word tribute to the stuffed animal that got my daughter through eye surgery. Love you, PEEG. Love you, Five Minute Lit.
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25 Things About Me
I hate olives. I just do. A hockey stick knocked out my first tooth when I was 6. Weird things I like include pets with human names, miniature things, abandoned shopping malls, and marshmallows. I was a dancer at Disneyworld and Disneyland Paris when I was in high school. I can’t curl my tongue. It’s…
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