I wrote about sexually induced sneezing (a real condition, btw) and Aaron Burch at Hobart was nice enough to publish it. Click HERE to read it.…
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I have a story in ISSUE ONE of Last Exit. If you like creepy and unsettling, I’ll still warn you: it’s creepy and unsettling. Read my new story, School Bus, HERE. …
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“Exciting and funny and horrific and smart and thought-provoking.” -Christopher James, editor of Jellyfish Review Do you have fond memories of college parties, trashcan punch and mildly offensive sex jokes about…
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Interviews WritingInterview, “Free and Rebellious: Jan Saenz on the Art of Flash Fiction and Collecting Weird Objects”
Nancy Stohlman interviewed me for a writers retreat I’m participating in this summer with the amazing Kathy Fish. Check it out HERE! And if you don’t know who Kathy Fish is,…
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Hello lovely! If you’re into poetry and girlhood and puberty and grief, check out The Last Rites of Girls in Issue 2 over at BendingGenres.com. You won’t regret it. …
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Paper Darts is an amazing literary magazine that features quirky stories and killer artwork, and I am so excited to announce they just published one of my pieces. For a good…
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It’s been a little over a month since the day I woke up, looked at my phone, and saw that Donald Trump had won the election. It was 4 a.m. I…
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School starts tomorrow, and the anxiety—like a late guest to a dinner party—just arrived. It is 3am and I have no power. But I can write. So to all you Autism…
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“You’re a writer? Me too! Will you read this?” Depending on whom I’m talking to, this question is either a real treat for me or it’s a prompt for my inner…
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I’m in the middle of working on my second novel, a gritty tale of perverse friendship, stunted growth, and daddy issues. I’m madly in love with it but one thing—one damn so-freakin-cliche thing—continues…
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The Fem is this cool literary journal that promotes and supports feminists of all types. I was lucky enough to be featured on their site today. Check it out HERE.…
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I’ve been here before. Writers, we all have. You’re completely submerged in your current WIP. You’re knee-deep in research, waist-deep in ideas, and neck-deep in a rough draft you’ve smiled at…
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It’s funny. I chose science over God years ago, yet on nights like these—nights when my ten-year-old son, the one with an autism spectrum disorder, tells me 4thgrade is hard and the kids…
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It was around this time last year that I published a blog titled, 1st Novel Baby Weight: 4 Ways to Avoid “Writer’s Ass” Oh you didn’t read it? You should. It…
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I’m not a girlie girl. I wear chucks and neglect my eyebrows. Last winter, I shaved my legs maybe three times—once for each month (Come on, it’s WINTER! I’ll be in…
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Maybe I’m a masochist. Or maybe I just dedicated way too many years to standing on a stage in front of people who would inevitably judge me for wanting to be…
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Currently working on my new novel. Super excited about this one. Funny. Edgy. Sexy. Endearing . . . It’s gonna be boss.…
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Many books on publishing will advise writers to research agents before choosing to query them. As far as I’m concerned, this isn’t just advise–it’s a straight up RULE. A seasoned agent is going…
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We’re moving. To most, this is new news. Originally, we were on a 2-year plan to vacate our home of the last 7 years, but that plan got scrapped. Quickly. Now we’re on the…
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CLICK HERE to check out my guest blog Breaking the Formula: 6 Tips for Writing Great Sex Scenes. Thanks WriteOnSisters.com! You Rock!…