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 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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