Poetry and mixtapes: Writing inspired by music
When I learned about The Mixtape Review literary magazine, I was excited to submit one of my poems inspired by a song. Each poem and prose […]
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Using a sensitivity reader for my latest writing project
I nightmare natural disasters. Tidal waves filling up my apartment building, floor by floor. Tornadoes suddenly appearing on the road in front […]
Read moreHonoring MLK’s legacy, AWP, & other upcoming events
While the weather outside may be frightful, plenty of writers — including this one — are giving readings through the winter months […]
Read moreScience fiction as fact
The science fiction I’m writing isn’t even fiction anymore. I’ve been reading about Cape Town, Africa’s impending Day Zero and the water limits people […]
Read moreMy panel was chosen for Split This Rock’s 2018 poetry festival
This is another lucky year for me and literary festivals/conferences! First, my panel for AWP 2018 was accepted, now my panel for […]
Read moreAnother 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 […]
Read more‘Forecast: 4015’ in Nebula Rift
What happens to Washington, D.C. in the future? I envision the city’s hovering Metro as nuclear-powered in the year 4015, which gets the […]
Read moreDistrict Lit: Space Issue
District Lit, the literary magazine where I’m the Poetry Editor, is having a Space Issue! We’ve been impressed with some of the […]
Read moreShort 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 […]
Read moreScience fiction as hope
Matt Gemmel, a Scottish writer and novelist, wrote a blog post about what science fiction is. It’s inherently hopeful, he said. Despite […]
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