Sister“Hey, ain’t you Jesse’s sister?” Jesse’s sister, that name should have been on my birth certificate. Not one of my brother’s friends ever…Nov 9, 2020Nov 9, 2020
Published inThe Writing CooperativeAfter the MFA: What Do I Do Now?A Personal JourneyJan 14, 20191Jan 14, 20191
Published inThe Writing CooperativeMy Journey Through the PortalThe benefits and Irritations of submitting my work through SubmittableNov 24, 20181Nov 24, 20181
NaNoWriMo Post MFAI haven’t participated in NaNoWriMo since 2012. Why? Because in 2013 I went back to school. I finished up my BA and then I went for the…Nov 3, 20181Nov 3, 20181
Why I Hated Reading in High SchoolAnd how I overcame the misconception that adult books are boringOct 27, 20181Oct 27, 20181
Published inThe Writing CooperativeEmulating Emily and Shattering ShakespeareWhy I can’t write a Sonnet until I learn everythingOct 19, 2018Oct 19, 2018
7 Places I Get My Story Ideas (and you should too)People often wonder where I get the ideas for my stories. The answer is, different places. I used to write about myself exclusively and…Oct 14, 2018Oct 14, 2018
Published inThe Writing CooperativeIn Defense of the NotebookRemember learning about the Brontë sisters and how they would scratch out words on paper? It sounds glamorous and tedious. Today we wonder…Oct 13, 20183Oct 13, 20183
Because You Are BlackI don’t take notice when I walk by a group of African-American men. I might if they are rowdy, but passing them doesn’t cause beads of…Sep 29, 20188Sep 29, 20188
