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Personal History

A collection of 9 posts
The Art of Ghosting
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The Art of Ghosting

On literary schmoozing and the power of unbelonging
30 Jan 2025 6 min read
The Owls Are Not What They Seem... and the Answers Are Not Ours to Have
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The Owls Are Not What They Seem... and the Answers Are Not Ours to Have

On ambiguity and how the mark of David Lynch is on every word I write. RIP to a brave and visionary artist.
18 Jan 2025 9 min read
Writing from Memory
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Writing from Memory

How writing fiction sourced and transformed from memories can be a form of reinvention... and protection.
27 Nov 2024 11 min read
The Book I'm Afraid to Write
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The Book I'm Afraid to Write

Content warning: REJECTION. Did I scare you away yet?
25 Oct 2024 9 min read
A full moon hangs in a turquoise sky above the outline of a craggy mountain range.
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Alien Landscapes

The changing landscape of publishing. Book fears. Finding the wonder again.
06 Dec 2022 6 min read
A claustrophobic room with pink wallpaper has one window. The glass is broken but it looks outside at the trees.
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Haunted Houses

Bad dreams. Working in publishing. The fear of the unknown.
28 Oct 2022 7 min read
Close up of a Ouija board showing YES and the logo as well as some of the alphabet, blurring at the edges.
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Conversations with the Other Side

Spirit boards. Playing with danger. The struggle to finish a novel.
21 Oct 2022 7 min read
An unreadable blur of neon light in bright pink, yellow, and blue surrounded by a dark night. Raindrops patter the glass.
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Tell Me My Destiny

Premonitions. Scams. The precarious dream to become an author.
14 Oct 2022 7 min read
A bright streak of unidentified orange and yellow light coming down from the night sky over the dark shadows of the treetops.
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Unidentified Flying Objects

Birthmarks. Not belonging. The selves we insert into our books.
23 Sep 2022 4 min read
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