Fantasy Author & Poet
I remember thinking in high school, how distant the years 2000 and 2020 seemed. It was during some of the worst years of the Cold War and one thing I thought as an eighteen-year-old know-it-all was, we'll never make it. I'm glad I was wrong. But the Cold War gave me real recurring nightmares and … Continue reading Reading in March 2020
Here are some of my favorite recent short reads. Afterglow, a poem by Karolina Fedyk at kaleidotrope. Silver Blade dedicated the entire December issue to poetry. Vestiges of You, a poem by Z. M. Quỳnh at Mithila Review. The Ghost Teas of Sakurajima a story by Deborah L. Davitt also at Mithila Review Fossilized, a short story by Jessica Yang at Anathema … Continue reading Currently Reading – Short Fiction & Poetry: 1/20/2020
I've written a post for the Epos Blog about writing my NaNoWriMo novel this year and why I don't think word-count should determine if you succeed or not. The story you are trying to tell is more important than tracking words, and not reaching 50,000 words does not mean you've failed. You can read it … Continue reading My NaNoWriMo
Sure, I'll do a list. Everyone does. These were not all published in 2018, just read in the year. Seriously, some of these were the best things read in any or all years. Presented in no particular order: Tender by Sofia Samatar. This was probably on my list last year because I started in in … Continue reading Damn Fine Books I read in 2018
I don't know why or how I started doing this but recently when my energy to work on the novella, novel, or story in progress wanes, I find writing verse fuels my desire to work again. Some days it's just a warm up exercise; other days I don't know what I feel like writing so … Continue reading Poetry as Creative Re-charge
