A few weeks ago, I read the excellent Dinty Moore’s piece “Pandemic Rant”—a single-sentence rage against this pandemic, against himself, against All Of This. That alerted me to the wonderful new magazine, Complete Sentence Lit, where they only publish single sentence pieces. Now I have my own piece about when my daughter was 8 weeks old, and I was afraid I’d accidentally hurt her. Check it out here, accompanied by a beautiful original watercolor by Zach Schwartz.
Read MoreI have a new essay about being 7 months pregnant as the COVID-19 pandemic begun, from initial scoffing and skepticism to a livestreamed family funeral, to a potentially life-threatening pregnancy complication, and then a small moment of hope from a near-dead tomato plant. You can check it out at the Los Angeles Review of Books!
Read MoreI have a new essay about fear published at the excellent Brevity Magazine!
Read MoreAlong with the release of the Portuguese edition of my book, I got to do interviews with two different Portuguese outlets! With my Spanish background, I can figure out about 50% of my own words. It's possibly the strangest thing I've ever experienced.
Read MoreI'm so happy to announce that my book has been published in both Portuguese and Thai! Whose dream is this? I can't believe it's mine.
Read MoreAfter the madness and joy of my book tour, I had the privilege of a two-week residency at the Vermont Studio Center. It was such a treat to get to meet new writer and artist friends, and to spend some time working on my next (!) book.
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