NaNoWriMo’21: My Journey So Far
We’re five days in to the hallowed month of NaNoWriMo’21. I clocked a total of about 3500 words until Wednesday and then came zero-words Thursday. And now I have a… Read more »
Manifesting My Novel
In about 2 weeks, I’ll be participating in NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month to the uninitiated. This is a global event where a bunch of crazies attempt to write… Read more »
Dismount and Push
It’s almost sundown and I’m writing this from my usual perch–a little window ledge in my son’s room. We’re on a high floor, so I have a bird’s eye view,… Read more »
I’m in Wigleaf!
One of my writing goals for 2021 was to have a story published in Wigleaf–a magazine I’ve admired ever since I started writing flash in 2008. And then I wrote… Read more »
I’m a Pushcart Prize nominee!
Happy New Year, everyone! A little late in posting this, but the wonderful editors over at National Flash Fiction Day’s FlashFlood have nominated my piece “The Lies We Tell” for… Read more »
2020 Publications
I haven’t posted a lot on my blog this year, but I have been busy writing, parenting, and battling Co-vid anxiety. In this year of insanity and homeschooling, I have… Read more »
Diwali Magic
I’m taking part in the #FallWritingFrenzy contest which is hosted by the wonderful Kaitlyn Sanchez and Lydia Lukidis. The photo which spoke to me was the Diwali one at the… Read more »
Look at Me
Her, for the 100th time : “Mama, look! Look at me, Mama! Look, I can do cartwheels/bend myself like a pretzel/the most difficult ballet pose in the world/hang upside down… Read more »
How Could You Not Know?
That night when an alligator got into your garage and you frantically called me, I dropped everything and rushed over, as usual. I held you, fed you, and if animal… Read more »
Zoom Families
Later today, I will get on a Zoom call with family–parents, uncles, aunts, and cousins. It’ll start with quick hellos. Everyone will talk at once and then go quiet until… Read more »