As I’m getting ready for the release of Nirvana Is Here, I’ve been writing several piece of creative non-fiction thinking about the book’s creation from different perspectives. One of these […]
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Going on Tour for Nirvana Is Here
Beginning May 16th with a reading at the Drunken! Careening! Writers! series at legendary KGB Bar in New York City, I’ll be traveling around the country, doing readings, signings, panels, […]
Writing the Other
I’ve been thinking a lot about how writers portray characters who come from a different life experience. Working on my new novel Nirvana Is Here, I found there were a […]
Pushcart Prize Nomination
My story “Refugees” has been nominated by the editors of the Bennington Review for a Pushcart Prize! I’m thrilled and grateful for this recognition.
New Novel Due Out in 2019
I’m thrilled to announce that my novel Nirvana is Here has been acquired by Three Rooms Press! It’s slated to be published in 2019. A brief description is below. Have […]
Let Your Stories Get Out of Control, an Interview at Debut Writer Blog
John Patrick Bishop interviewed me recently for his Debut Writer Blog, and we had a great conversation about getting started as a writer and some of the formative experiences and […]
New Fiction Publication: How the Political and the Personal Intersect
My short story “Refugees,” coming out in the new issue of Bennington Review, is about a family grappling with the advent of the Trump era. In this piece, I’m attempting […]
Sweetness Matters: Now Available Online
My nonfiction essay “Sweetness Mattered” is now available online at the Tin House website. In some ways it’s my contribution to the #metoo movement, but in others, it’s a meditation […]
Helpful Advice for Writing Historical Fiction
I’m currently working on a project set in the early 1920s in Cuba. I’m not a historical novelist and it’s a bit daunting to embark on something set in another […]
The Right Way to Write about Sex?
I’m currently working on a critical essay about two contemporary literary novels, both of which tackle sexual subject matter, yet in ways that feel decidedly unsexy. Yes, there’s a difference […]