There are new reading recs by yours truly up today on The Shepherd! This list is for all you parents and grandparents and aunts and uncles and caregivers who need to have hard conversations with little ones about pets dying.
Today marks ONE MONTH that Good Grief: On Loving Pets, Here and Hereafter has been out in the world! I can't believe it has been a month. It both flew by and also felt like the longest month of my life. More below
It’s spring again, and I’m still here, still sitting, still inside. At my desk, I gaze out the window at sparks of green, glimmers of yellow and purple, as daffodils, crocuses, new grass make their way into the warming world.
I'm delighted to have a micro-essay (prose poem???) in the summer 2021 issue of Thimble Literary Magazine. Thank you to the editors for giving my and Richie's dead dogs a home in Vol. 4, No. 1. You can read
Past Ten publishes stories by artists and writers who reflect on where they were ten years ago. This spring, I wrote about June 14th, 2011 -- the last day I saw my Auntie Christine before she died. Click here to
For the full essay, see it on Fiction Advocate.Originally published on November 12, 2020. — Being more open about how and from who writers and artists receive support (financial, emotional, otherwise) is something that I care a lot about, and I am
For the full essay, see it on Cognoscenti.Originally published on July 6, 2020. — The save-the-date Richie and I sent out for our wedding, which had been planned for June 13, 2020. I am honored to once again have a piece up on WBUR’s Cognoscenti.
For the full piece, see it in Evocations: A Literary and Art Review.Published in the inaugural winter 2020 issue. — Those of you who knew me back in grad school know that my MFA thesis was a long, rambling 300+ page meditation
For the full piece, see it on Electric Literature. Published on May 8, 2019. — Writing nonfiction is always personal, in my opinion. You are putting your thoughts, feelings, and point of view out there, even if you are hiding behind the safety of
For the full piece, see it on Catapult. Published on August 9, 2018. — In general, having an essay on Catapult is a dream come true, but I am especially excited to share this piece about my inherited anxiety and love of true crime. Shout out