The short version is this: 4 rejections in 1 week. Waitlisted at Anderson Center. No from Ox-Bow for the summer fellowships (but still under consideration for fall). No from Webb School (but a [...]
Writing: Current # of submissions out there: 16 Current # of residency apps out there: 8 Current # of creative pieces forthcoming: 3 Current # of lit editing-related works forthcoming: 3 Mind: [...]
Sweet, Salty, ‘n’ Spicy Harvest Bake Today I baked one of my favorite fall feasts that also happens to be just about the easiest thing to throw together on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Using all [...]
It’s nearly Solstice. As an artist, I celebrate long-light days by turning away from screens, toward an immersive summer of nature, writing, reading, and parenting. I don’t intend to reach out [...]
Backpacking off trail in Alaska, circa 2010. Recently, one of my monthly mentees shared a NYT Magazine article with me, summarizing the tradition around the agony of writing. The article [...]
In preparation for the release of Flashes of War and my 52 event book tour from 2013-14, I found myself getting overwhelmed with tasks. What felt like 3,276 tasks was actually just three: [...]
Although May in the high mountains of North Carolina has been perfectly spring-worthy and delightful, April came with 80 and 40 degree days, humidity, snow, and lack of rain. Most days, I carried [...]
From 2010-2012, I spent 21 out of 36 months on the road, hopping from writing residency to writing residency, drafting Flashes of War. I didn’t know yet that I’d become a fiction [...]
Sometimes, I’m not sure where to begin. Can you relate? I think the recent Perseid meteor shower sums up this feeling quite well. It featured nearly 200 meteors per hour at its peak. With [...]
After six years of drafting and revising, deep thinking, and heartfelt questioning…I’m proud to say that my essay about a young man who has been missing since March 2010, has been [...]
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