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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“The book was better.” Such an overused thread of words. So much so, now it’s common to assume all films birthed from books pale in comparison to their literary origins. Not…
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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…