Fantasy and horror books and blogposts
I realized I have not posted on the blog about how I've finally made it as a writer! Yes, that's right! I have been pirated! A Sinister Quartet, which contains my novella “Viridian,” is in the LibGen database. Unfortunately the publisher did not register the copyright in time for the book to be included in... Continue Reading →
Thoughts on perfection.
Hello there, new year. I guess I should have some goals. If you are like me the new year seems sort of baffling. How did we get here? Where did 2025 go? What did I even do then?1 But lo, it is here upon us, the dark month of January where we turn blind eyes... Continue Reading →
Meditations on gardening and the fall
The blog has been somewhat quelled because there is relatively little in life to talk about to an unfiltered public. The dayjob? Definitely not, especially these days. The boy? I want to respect his privacy as much as I can.1 Trust me, there is so much I could say about this kid, and I'm sure... Continue Reading →
How are you, friends? Long time no chat. I haven't written at all this week. I was really down on myself about it, but then I realized that a) I'm ahead of my goals for my wordcount this year anyway and b) I'm about to take on a really hard scene and maybe I just... Continue Reading →
There’s a lot going on in the political theatre right now and, if we’re all honest with ourselves, there has been for a while. A lot of that is fueled by the presence of climate change but some of it is the natural cycle of modern human societies, wherein the powerful do their best to... Continue Reading →
Hi, so you had a baby and you're writing and also working a dayjob. Welcome to a fiasco. Buckle up. Here's some things -- specifically my things, specifically things that happened to me. Let's go. Part A: The Biology Thing 1: Breastfeeding takes up more of your time than you possibly think it could and... Continue Reading →
I downloaded this chapbook from Brain Jar Press called From Baby Brain to Writer Brain. It's the reflections of one author on how to come back to a creative life post-matrescence. Matrescence is a cool word I learned thanks to NPR that describes pretty accurately what having a baby feels like. There was me before,... Continue Reading →
Very belatedly, here I am to tell you about the end of 2023, what I accomplished, what I didn't, and what my goals are for this new year. It took me a month to write this post because, well, the big news is...*drumroll* I had a baby. You might already know I was pregnant if... Continue Reading →
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