If you know my writing at all, you probably know I write emotionally dark stuff that doesn't quite dip over into horror. However, being a part of the Inkubator community has challenged me to stretch my wings and try a variety of styles and genres. Over the past year I've written perhaps three borderline horror…
Why I’m Obsessed With Non-linear Writing
The White Rabbit put on his spectacles. “Where shall I begin, please your Majesty?” he asked.“Begin at the beginning,” the King said gravely, “and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll It seems like great advice for telling a story: Begin at the beginning and…
Exchange Point
Sweat rolled down the small of my back, pooling above the waistband of my sturdy Carhartts. I stopped on the packed dirt path and bent down to pick up a crushed cardboard box with my gloved hand. The lettering had faded, not that I understood Spanish, but I guessed it was some sort of medicine.…
September Update
September was a great month for me. Here's to many more like it!
Examining Language: Pomegranate, Pomegranate by Jack Westlake
Lately I've taken to perusing The Dark's online offerings whenever I have a spare moment to read. So many stories are deliciously ... (for lack of a better descriptor) ... dark. I'll admit the first thing that pulled me onto their site was the challenge of their famously fast rejection rate. For a person like…
Where do you get your science?
I will declare (with pride) that what I write is considered "soft" science fiction. For many people, there is a certain hierarchy to science fiction, with hard sci fi--fiction that is based on realistic physics/chemistry/biology--inherently "better" than soft sci fi. I call fig-newtons on that as I enjoy both reading and writing soft sci fi.…
Pitch Wars 2019 #BoostMyBio
I'll start by saying I'm not 100% sure I'm going to do Pitch Wars this year. But I'm also not 100% sure I won't, so I figure it's a good idea to put my bio out there. What's the worst that can happen? I meet new writers? Ohhh terrible! About Me Me and Pitch Wars:…
Carnival: Using Costume to Explore Self and Take the Plunge Into an Open Relationship
I’m not a young woman anymore. At thirty-four, I can still manage a night out drinking, but I pay for it with two days of sloshy headaches, low energy, and a depth of shame. Dropping my phone in the toilet. Losing money. Slipping and falling in front of a crowd. Those all used to be…
Gushing Over “The Propagator” by Simone Kern
Want to read something amazing? So do I, and sometimes I stumble along something that grips me from beginning to end and then leaves me wanting more. These are the pieces I have to share with others. This week, that piece is from author Simone Kern, currently available on Metaphorosis Magazine. Entitled "The Propagator", the…
Writing News–August Update
I absolutely love that I'm at a place in my writing where I have news to share. It's exhilarating. Coming in September: Green Man Dreams, a poem, will be available in the September Issue of ParABnormal Magazine. Women Like Me, a poem, will be available in the sixth issue of Lucent Dreaming. The Artist, a…