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35 Things I’ve Learned in 35 Years

Thirty-five feels like a big birthday. I’m over a dozen years past my teenage era, feeling a little more stability in my […]

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August 16, 2026September 24, 2026
Photo by Miryam León on Unsplash

What Happens When Over 1,000 Artists Play a Game of Telephone Around the World

Did we create 1,000+ artworks or one collective worldwide masterpiece When you were a kid, did you ever play the telephone game? […]

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July 1, 2026June 12, 2026

A Love Poem for Pride Month

My poem, “She gave me COVID on our first date”, is out now on DC Pride Poems. This poem is pretty self-explanatory 😂. And […]

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June 10, 2026June 10, 2026

My book turns 10 this year!

I had a dream come true ten years ago. My book On that one-way trip to Mars was published in May 2016 — which is somehow a decade ago!

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May 25, 2026May 25, 2026
My poem "A diagnosis VI" layed out in Paper Cranes Literary Magazine, with an illustration of the skeletal system, spine, pelvis, and flowers on top.

3 poems published in a new literary magazine

I’m so honored and excited to have three poems published in Paper Cranes Literary! The literary magazine was established this year in […]

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December 1, 2024April 10, 2026

Micro-fiction published in Paper Darts ✨🚀🔴

Paper Darts Magazine chose my quirky sci-fi story about astronauts getting periods in space as a finalist in their Cleanliness micro-fiction contest, judged […]

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January 6, 2019December 30, 2023

Interviewed in Hyype Online

Hyppe Online interviewed me about Crumb-sized. Kelsey May asked really great questions! I’m so glad to be featured on her site, which celebrates […]

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May 2, 2018

This week only: Buy my first poetry collection for 20% off!

Use your tax return for poetry during National Poetry Month! Through Saturday, April 21, you can buy my first poetry collection, On […]

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April 17, 2018

Poem published in “Maryland’s Best Emerging Poets”

I have a poem published in a very cool anthology, called Maryland’s Best Emerging Poets, from Z Publishing. The book is $15 for 80+ […]

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February 17, 2018February 16, 2018

Crumb-sized book giveaway 📖

I’m hosting a book giveaway for a signed copy of Crumb-sized! Who will the lucky winner be? To enter, you’ll need to use Instagram. To […]

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October 5, 2017October 13, 2017

Featured in Noble/Gas Quarterly’s Objects of Derision

Noble/Gas Quarterly chose me as their September Objects of Derision feature. They interviewed me about my inspirations for writing Crumb-sized, — being bullied as […]

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September 16, 2017September 15, 2017

Crumb-sized in the press 🙏📢

Crumb-sized has been out for a month! How did that happen? It’s old enough to move its arms jerkily, squeeze its non-existent hands […]

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September 15, 2017September 15, 2017

Crumb-sized reviewed in the Chicago Review of Books

It’s pub day for Crumb-sized and I’m over the moon! Already, Yasmin Gunaratnam has written a beautiful review in the Chicago Review of […]

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August 15, 2017

Good things come in Crumb-sized packages

I’m so excited to share my second collection of poetry with you. Crumb-sized is being published by Unnamed Press in August — my […]

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August 1, 2017August 1, 2017

Poems in Wicked Banshee Press’s The Devil’s Doorbell: Vagina Edition

I have two poems in Wicked Banshee Press’s The Devil’s Doorbell: Vagina Edition, which was published in March. You can now purchase […]

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June 29, 2017June 28, 2017

Poems in Daughter Literary Magazine

I’m so excited to have two poems in Daughter’s inaugural issue. Daughter, a new literary magazine focusing on sharing the voices of women or female-identifying […]

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May 27, 2017May 27, 2017

On that one-way trip to Mars reviewed in Beach Sloth

On that one-way trip to Mars was reviewed in Beach Sloth. The reviewer writes, “the collection neatly focuses on the sadness that comes from […]

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April 12, 2017February 18, 2018

‘Rikkud’ and ‘Tinnitus’ in Tiny Tim Literary Review

I have a few new poems in the Tiny Tim Literary Review, a journal dedicated to normalizing chronically ill/disability narratives and humanizing medical professionals. […]

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March 2, 2017February 18, 2018

On that one-way trip to Mars now on Amazon

My book, On that one-way trip to Mars, is now available on Amazon! Bottlecap Press, my publisher, has added several of its books […]

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February 28, 2017February 18, 2018

‘Ilana and the science experiment’ published in Crack the Spine 🔬🔭⚗️

Ilana is just a typical seventh grade girl. She buys $1 lipsticks at the store with her friends and spends most of […]

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January 5, 2017

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