Pushcart Nomination: Generations
I was so honored to find out that my piece, “Generations,” was one of the creative non-fiction pieces nominated by Native Skin for the Pushcart… Read More »Pushcart Nomination: Generations
I was so honored to find out that my piece, “Generations,” was one of the creative non-fiction pieces nominated by Native Skin for the Pushcart… Read More »Pushcart Nomination: Generations
I’ve always wanted to write a story that my 5-year-old daughter could understand. We spend a lot of time reading children’s books together, and I’ve… Read More »Published: Rachel and the Rachel-Copies
Once a story is published, it can be hard to find another place to republish and expose a new audience to it. Most journals want… Read More »Reprinted: Old-School Sensibilities
All of my writing is personal, in the sense that every piece of writing I do has my thoughts, feelings, beliefs, biases, experiences, and creativity.… Read More »Published: Generations
Inspiration comes from random places. “The Shadows That Remain” initially stemmed from a documentary series I watched on people’s personal experiences with the afterlife. I… Read More »Published: The Shadows That Remain
I started drafting this post at the end of December 2021, and then all of a sudden, I realized that it’s already past February and… Read More »2021 Writing Year in Review
On June 26, 2021, I woke up extra early to start writing poetry alongside people from all over the world as part of the annual… Read More »Poetry Marathon and Poem A Day in November
I’ve been submitting to literary journals since 2012 and been lucky enough to be published in quite a few different ones. Each time, I like… Read More »Dead Links and the Transience of Literary Journals
I started writing poetry again as a break from prose writing, a kind of creativity reset. Poetry has always been my first love. However, I’ve noticed… Read More »Published: “Schrodinger’s House”
There are stories that arrive fully-formed in my mind, and there are other stories that end up different from its first conception. My story, “How… Read More »Published: How (Not) to Rescue a Princess