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Three poems in Noble/Gas Quarterly

Noble/Gas Quarterly published three of my poems today in their 203.4 issue. I’m honored to be included with so many other great writers. […]

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December 23, 2016

Another scifi poem blasts into the publishing world

Today, Calamus Journal published my poem “The martian comes to me” in their second issue. I’m always honored when my poems are accepted for […]

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December 2, 2016December 2, 2016

My book is on sale for the holiday weekend

Bottlecap Press, the publisher of my book “On that one-way trip to Mars,” has a 2015-2016 anthology available for a limited time […]

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November 25, 2016February 1, 2017

On that one-way trip to Mars reviewed in Vagabond City Lit!

I’m heading to Mars right now. I’ve left orbit. This amazing review from Bethany Mary has blasted me off the planet! Bethany […]

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October 13, 2016February 18, 2018

‘How to feel beautiful’ in The Deaf Poets Society

My poem “How to feel beautiful” was published today in The Deaf Poets Society. It’s a reflection on chronic pain. This poem […]

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October 5, 2016October 5, 2016

‘Wonder Women’ published in Paper Darts!

My short story “Wonder Women” was published in Paper Darts! They’ve been a goal publication of mine for years. I’ve been reading […]

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October 2, 2016October 2, 2016

‘As we ran in the backyard’ in Wordgathering

A more lyrical poem than I typically write was published in the September 2016 issue of Wordgathering. Wordgathering is a journal of […]

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September 8, 2016September 7, 2016

‘Ode to my physical therapist’ in Words Dance

I’ve been writing a lot about the body, chronic pain, and the strange ways pain is invisible but still felt. Today, Words […]

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August 16, 2016August 16, 2016

Book Blastoff Party! 🚀

My book launch party is this Friday, July 15, at Walls of Books in Washington, D.C. If you’re in the D.C. area, […]

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July 13, 2016February 18, 2018

The bones that inspired ‘Skeleton Sheriff’

When I first heard StoryCorp’s “A Grave Responsibility” episode, I was immediately heartbroken and inspired. In the episode, forensic scientist Dr. Lori Baker […]

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May 30, 2016April 10, 2022

My poetry collection ‘On that one-way trip to Mars’ is being published!

My first book of poetry, “On that one-way trip to Mars,” is being published by Bottlecap Press! The collection will be launched on May […]

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April 25, 2016May 21, 2016

Writing for niche lit mags

So I wrote a not-safe-for-work story. And I found out that certain markets/lit mags are looking specifically for erotic work. It’s always […]

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January 25, 2016May 30, 2016

‘Cemetario General’ in Cacti Fur

My poem “Cemetario General” was published in Cacti Fur. I wrote this poem in Chile, while traveling through that beautiful land of […]

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December 2, 2015May 31, 2016

‘Wind chimes’ in Cacti Fur

My poem “Wind chimes” was published in Cacti Fur’s second issue. I wrote the first version of this poem in college at […]

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December 2, 2015May 31, 2016

What inspired ‘Duo-13-trip’

Dear Robot’s editor Kelly Jacobson asked the anthology contributors to share our inspiration for writing. She is running a blog hop from November 30-December 4, […]

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November 30, 2015November 30, 2015

Short story in “Dear Robot” anthology

My short story “Duo-13-trip” was published in Dear Robot: An Anthology of Epistolary Science Fiction, edited by Kelly Jacobson. The writers in this […]

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November 20, 2015March 12, 2016

Summer writing updates

I’m sharing some news about my summer submitting-rampage-turned-success. My chapbook “On that one-way trip to Mars” was selected as a finalist for the 2015 […]

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October 6, 2015March 11, 2016

‘On that one-way trip to Mars’ in Crab Fat Magazine

I would go to Mars if I wasn’t too short for NASA’s height restrictions. I had two more space-themed poems published in Crab […]

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August 23, 2015May 31, 2016

Come on a space journey with me

Today several of my sci-fi themed poems were published in the maiden issue of The Syzygy Poetry Journal, in Constellation: Prosodus. The first issue […]

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August 8, 2015May 31, 2016

Writing about periods — and finding a home for it

I’m so happy my poem “On it” found a home in Straight Forward Poetry last month. This poem is very close to my heart […]

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July 22, 2015May 31, 2016

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