A few years ago I started sharing a short sci-fi story I wrote for a writing challenge called “Better Than Fiction” that I just really enjoyed. I posted the first four parts back in 2020 and never got around to posting the conclusion, but it’s finally here! You can catch up with the first fourContinueContinue reading “New Friends”
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Wanderlust: Key West, Florida
I visited Key West, Florida with my cousin Amanda in April 2019. Every time she comes into town, I become a tourist in my home state. I feel like that happens for everyone because the same holds true whenever I visit her in New Jersey. Most people I talk to don’t like the beaches inContinueContinue reading “Wanderlust: Key West, Florida”
A New Year of Content
Happy new year, friends! In 2021 I burned out on blogging and posted a lot less. Then, in 2022 I picked back up a bi-weekly schedule and posting twice a month. I’m determined to keep up that pace this year. I plan to continue with book reviews and my current series “Behind the Poems,” butContinueContinue reading “A New Year of Content”
Behind the Poems: What do you think the B stands for?
The next poem in my Behind the Poems series is “What do you think the B stands for?” originally published on Burning House Press. What do you think the B stands for? “I’m not one of these people, buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut, there are some gay people that won’t like you comparing being bi to the same asContinueContinue reading “Behind the Poems: What do you think the B stands for?”
Behind the Poems: Tocarla
“Tocarla” is the next one in my series “Behind the Poems.” See other posts in the series here. This poem first appeared in Lady Lit Magazine, an online journal that is now deactivated. I remember how excited and nervous I was when I first wrote this poem and submitted it for publication. It was myContinueContinue reading “Behind the Poems: Tocarla”
Behind the Poems: Speak Easy
Another one for the “Behind the Poems” books. See other posts in the series here. “Speak Easy” was first published in Lady Lit Magazine, an online journal that is now deactivated. Speak Easy We walk into pitch black edges with only silhouettesof people and wine glasses and beer bottles on hightop tables. At the forefrontContinueContinue reading “Behind the Poems: Speak Easy”
Behind the Poems: Drill Sargeant Dad
Welcome to my series “Behind the Poems.” You can read the other posts here. “Drill Sargeant Dad” was originally published in December 2016 in an online journal called Page & Spine that is no longer active. Drill Sergeant Dad I. Second Grade I came home from school each day with homework, but didn’t need toContinueContinue reading “Behind the Poems: Drill Sargeant Dad”
Behind the Poems: The Crayola Dance
Welcome to the next installment of my series “Behind the Poems.” You can read the other posts here. “The Crayola Dance” is the last piece published in The Cypress Dome, UCF’s literary journal. As you can see from above, I am not an HTML coder and cannot properly display the poem but this is closeContinueContinue reading “Behind the Poems: The Crayola Dance”
The Sanctuary of Themyscira Book Review
The Sanctuary of Themyscira is the first in the Amazons series by Leila Hedyth. This review first appeared in The Lesbrary. Summary A mysterious group of women rescue Kylla from imprisonment and throw her into an otherworldly adventure on the mythical island of Themyscira, home of the legendary Amazonian women. However, the paradise of aContinueContinue reading “The Sanctuary of Themyscira Book Review”