In 2010, PANK Magazine was the first literary journal I ever submitted to. Seven years later, I am damn excited to say my story, “I Dream of Jeannie,”* is on their homepage (direct link here)! And damn thankful this writerly dream has become reality.
*tw sexual violence
I’m so excited to share that one of my short-short stories from a series de/recontextualizing “icons” of masculinity, “John Wayne Learns He Is a Woman in Barcelona,” was recently published in Issue 9 of the Santa Fe Writers Project Quarterly! In it, I hope to investigate constructions of whiteness and masculinity, and how narratives of imperialism and power reify these constructions.
I’m stoked to post that “Royal” has found its home at The Woven Tale Press!
With this, my first fairy tale, I hope to discuss cultural and capitalistic premiums placed on whiteness and power. The issue (Vol. V #3) is live and free to read online with a subscription!
My first publication of 2016 is here, and it’s a weird one, y’all. “Oppositional Thumb (After Lu Xun)” is live today at The Collapsar.
And y’all already know I love being on the homepage.
Speaking of Marvels recently reached out to ask me some questions about See & Be Seen & Be Scene, published by Five [Quarterly]. The interview went live today!
Makin’ me feel all famous.
My copy of the gorgeous first issue of HOLD: a journal came in the mail! Its theme is MAGIC and my short story, “How to Love a Thief,” is on page 25. I’m thrilled to be among such amazing writers! You can buy it on their site here.
Also, my very short story, “Karaoke,” is in the 2015 issue of silo!
On Friday, August 7, I had the opportunity to review Melissa Etheridge’s solo tour, This is M.E., at the Palms Casino. I have been a fan literally my entire life!
The review went live yesterday and is available here!
PS: This happened.
Finished my first full draft of the novel, baby! Yeehaw!
I made it a goal this semester to complete a full first draft of my manuscript for the novel. I started the semester with about fifty pages of material. Decided to write ten pages a week.
Currently, I have about 160 novel pages total. I’ve stuck to this 10-page-a-week goal so far; there are four weeks left to the semester.
I am not ashamed to say I struggle with sadness. And need reminding that I can still make things.
2015 has been kind: January in San Francisco, March in New Orleans, April in Minneapolis. And the novel, though it feels like a mess, is at least a mess with some kindly discernible edges.
This final day of 2014 just so happens to denote the launch of Tahoma Literary Review volume 1 issue 2, which includes my short story, “Chimp,” on page 75! There’s also a recorded reading of the story.
Not a bad way to end the year, I gotta say.
Over the summer, an essay of mine about my Nana, “Coronation of Mrs. Presley,” was published in print in Soundings Review‘s Spring/Summer 2014 issue.
Yesterday, another of my creative nonfiction pieces, “Still Writing About Grief,” was published online in The Doctor T.J. Eckleburg review! It’s live on their website now, and so is my “Selfie Interview,” y’all.
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