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Jul 8
2 min

Teaching Update: Fall Workshop Dates Announced

Join my next online writing creative workshop starting 10/9/24 at 6PM Pacific!

Jul 5, 2023
1 min

Publication updates!

The end of May through the end of June was a month of respite from all things blog related for me, but that also means I didn't post my...

May 10, 2023
3 min

May is Short Story Month...

... and I had no idea until today. In my last newsletter, I mentioned that after a month of all things poetry during National Poetry...

May 1, 2023
1 min

Focus on fiction + publication!

National Poetry Month is over, and I plan to spend the month of May focusing on fiction. To that end, I'm beyond thrilled to kick off the...

Apr 26, 2023
1 min

Learn to Write a Golden Shovel!

Poetry forms can feel intimidating. We remember counting syllables, looking at meter, and trying to figure out if we're looking at a...

Mar 27, 2023
2 min

Places to Take Creative Writing Workshops & Classes Online in 2023 (PART FIVE)

This week marks this month's final post in this series sharing places to take creative writing workshops and classes online. It's not the...

Mar 20, 2023
2 min

Places to Take Creative Writing Workshops & Classes Online in 2023 (PART FOUR)

This week brings the fourth installment of places through which you can take creative writing workshops and classes online! If you have a...

Mar 6, 2023
2 min

Places to Take Creative Writing Workshops & Classes Online in 2023 (PART TWO)

This week continues the list of place to take creative writing workshop and classes online. I'll keep adding to this list throughout the...

Feb 27, 2023
3 min

Places to Take Creative Writing Workshops & Classes Online in 2023 (PART ONE)

At heart, I am a learner. If it had been an option, I would have stayed at university forever. I probably should have gone into academia,...

Feb 20, 2023
2 min

Fueled by the Poetry of Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley lived over 200 years ago. Born a slave, she was purchased by the Wheatley family and brought to Boston. The family gave...

Feb 8, 2023
1 min

Upcoming Generative Workshop

Hello, creatives! To say THANK YOU to everyone who supports my writing and creative life by reserving a copy of my forthcoming chapbook,...

Jan 9, 2023
1 min

Wet Weather Wonders

After months of bone-dry weather, it’s raining here in Northern California. This means that my normally dusty trails are mud covered—and...

Dec 27, 2022
3 min

From the Bookshelves: Gordo

Gordo is California author and artist Jaime Cortez’ debut short story collection, set in and around the Watsonville area (full...

Dec 19, 2022
2 min

Experimenting with Death

I enjoy experimental poetry--poetry that takes risks and challenges the reader with surprising language, unexpected imagery, leaps and...

Dec 12, 2022
2 min

Finding Inspiration in Art

The natural world plays a central role in my writing. It shows up in the descriptions, images, and comparisons I make. And it’s what...

Dec 5, 2022
5 min

On Novel Writing and Writing in Community

If you didn’t know, last month hundreds of thousands of people around the world joined together with a common goal: Write 50,000 words...

Nov 28, 2022
3 min

From the Bookshelves: Burn Fortune

You know when you get to the last page in a book, finish reading, then turn immediately back to page one and start again? That’s the...

Nov 21, 2022
2 min

"Mysterium Lunae" by C. Tóibín

After the lunar eclipse earlier this month and my moon pictures last week, this heavenly object has been on my mind. Because of this, I...

Nov 14, 2022
2 min

Finding Inspiration for Writing

Writing every day requires coming up with ideas. Every day. Some days, the thoughts flow freely. Other days, it's like pulling teeth....

Nov 7, 2022
2 min

Experiments in Syntax with 80 Flowers

I love being introduced to new-to-me poets. As such, it was a treat when last Sunday, as part of Hugo House’s excellent Write-o-Rama, I...