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Last week, I had a breakthrough. Not on the page. Not yet… But in my mind. It hardly seems worth writing about now, but I’m dedicated to trying to articulate and share my process. It [...]

After stalling for about a month, trying to come at painstaking chapters from various different mental states and stages of creativity, I’ve come to the realization that–while I can [...]

I’m very happy to share the news that Fiction Southeast published an essay I wrote titled “Why I Write.” It appeared in their beautiful online magazine this morning. This [...]

[So…I took a week off the blog. It happens sometimes. I did start 3 new flash nonfiction pieces, take on a handful of new work, plan my bachelorette party, and get invited to write [...]

{source} As I prepare materials to teach my upcoming 10-hour workshop, “What is Flash Fiction and How Can It Improve Short Stories and Novels?” I have taken the opportunity to [...]

No, not that kind of flasher, silly! Flash writing–as in, 250-750 word stories and memories. I have 6 open spaces in my February offering of Weekly Flashes for fiction or nonfiction [...]

What is it about winter that sends me rushing for a piece of paper and pen, breathless with the start of a new poem? During this season, I feel in tune with the sun and stars, enlivened by the [...]

There are practices we always return to as artists–our “home bases,” if you will. The Four-Fifteen has been one such ritual for me. Waking early and keeping the first 2-4 hours [...]

Thirteen miles. It’s not a distance I ever thought I’d run. Yesterday, my training took me up to 12 miles and I’d be lying if I didn’t say it was hard. Ten miles the week [...]