Published in CRY Magazine·PinnedI’ll keep my gooey little heartA little sense, and a lot of sensitivity You hurt my feelings and it caught me by surprise. I can’t tell if you cared too little or I cared too much, but I fell in the gap. When I was seven years old, a school teacher told me I was…Artist3 min readArtist3 min read
Published in Chance Encounters·PinnedA Number We Don’t Lose, But Never TextTo all the friends who come and go — We meet in a class, or a hallway, or a party, or through a friend of a friend. I don’t know, I don’t remember. On some indeterminate day, in some indeterminate way, you and I fall into step. Blue eyes, a serious look, and a shy smile. Suddenly, we are sitting together, studying together…Chance Encounters2 min readChance Encounters2 min read
PinnedIf you liked that post…You’ll probably like some of these — UPDATED FEBRUARY 2023 I got a few new followers over the last couple of months, (hi friends! Thank you for reading 😊) and I thought it’d be a good moment to reorganize some of my posts. I hope this article makes it easier to find stories similar to the ones…My Writing5 min readMy Writing5 min read
Published in CRY Magazine·3 days agoDo you have a writing ritual?And if you don’t, what would it look like? — I have a friend who puts on her rings before she stretches and flexes her fingers over the keyboard. She always wears the same five. It’s not a series of actions, it’s just the one, but that’s her writing ritual. It’s like she’s putting on a uniform or costume. Maybe…Writing Rituals3 min readWriting Rituals3 min read
Published in RESONATES·Mar 8A Quiet Wish In A Loud CafeI take off my coat and place my bag in the chair next to me before I realize we sat in this same spot. It was raining that day too. It’s been a year but I can almost see us, the ghost of us. I am a little nervous because…Coffee Date4 min readCoffee Date4 min read
Published in CRY Magazine·Mar 7If This is Why We Write…If we write to taste life twice, there are some stories I don’t want to write. Anais Nin said through writing, we experience life two times: in the moment and in retrospect, but with certain experiences once is enough, and once is plenty. If we write to document, to capture…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Published in CRY Magazine·Feb 18It Started With a KissShort love story — It started with a kiss. Not with two right swipes and a match notification. Not with an awkward stop-and-start conversation. Not with a half hug at the entrance of the bar. It’s not that those things didn’t happen. It’s just not how it started. Stories are strange things. Immaterial, but…Dating Story3 min readDating Story3 min read
Published in Medusa’s Musings·Feb 9You Don’t Want to Read This: A Short StoryWhen you date a writer… — “I’d love to read what you write sometime,” he said. “Oh!” I don’t actually remember saying “Oh,” but suddenly it was there, hanging above the table between us, and I knew he hadn’t said it, so I assumed I must have. …Short Story5 min readShort Story5 min read
Published in CRY Magazine·Feb 8How Do You Challenge Yourself as a Writer?7 obvious and less obvious ways to improve your craft — In many ways, writing is a solitary venture. While there are many ways to connect with others, when we sit down and write, it’s usually us and the white page and the creative voice or voices in our heads. For years, I was a closet poet & writer, and I…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Published in Medusa’s Musings·Feb 1The story with the other endingSometimes you need to write the ending you need. — You need to write an alternative ending. You want to swipe left on this whole situation; of all the ways you imagined this going, this ending was not among them. So you tell yourself to write a new version, write every version but the one that happened and you hate. …Short Story4 min readShort Story4 min read
