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The secrets we inherit
Why family secrets are such a compelling plot device in fiction
3 days ago5 min read
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[Flash fiction] If you won’t fix it, I will
My second short piece for Flash June 2026
5 days ago2 min read
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[Flash fiction] The receipts
My first Flash June 2026 story, based on a writing prompt
6 days ago2 min read
Be your own champion
Why you have to stand up for your own work without waiting for other people's permission
Jun 13 min read
Productivity guilt and the lazy label
How my inner drive to please and produce get all knotted up
May 255 min read
A day in the life of my neurospicy brain
Riding the roller-coaster of a hopeful and overwrought mind
May 184 min read
Falling in and out of love with your story
What does a writer do when the spark just isn't there anymore?
May 114 min read
The walking is the writing
How long walks have always bestowed me with my best ideas
May 44 min read
My reading reset
Finding my way back to reading for pleasure and deep fulfillment—even when my brain's under siege
Apr 135 min read
Staying human
There's never been a more important time to embrace what makes us innately human, especially in our art
Apr 65 min read
The inside story
Building narrative intimacy that transports readers into your world
Mar 304 min read
The machine
A flash fiction piece for a writing exercise, using phrases from literary novels as prompts.
Mar 294 min read
Indie by nature
In which I get sucked into a desert vortex and vow I'm done playing by the rules
Mar 235 min read
Dream the impossible daydream
I'm still holding out for my childhood fantasy about The Writing Life
Mar 164 min read
Daily victories
The quiet, everyday ups and downs of a purposefully long journey
Mar 93 min read
Feel all the feels
Why emotion on the page has to live in the body, not the brain
Mar 35 min read
Do we have to like our characters?
Can we care about our literary protagonists without inviting them for coffee?
Feb 234 min read
Move at an ancient pace
Gems of wisdom and inspiration from a weekend at the San Francisco Writers Conference
Feb 164 min read
Life is what happens
Why it only took 4 days for my perfect writing plan to go out the window
Feb 104 min read
My complicated relationship with time
On ADHD, time blindness, and learning to stop fighting the clock
Feb 35 min read
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