When I was a wee elementary school girl, I would make “books” by stapling together folded typing paper. I would compose a story with illustrations to fit the number of pages provided. I vividly remember this one story I did. Read more
“The whole point is, you’re making this beautiful, invisible vase.” –Kim Stanley Robinson at Clarion 2013. These words have stayed with me since I heard them last summer. The first draft of a story is rather like putting clay on Read more
I’ll be at the Vending Machine: Poetry for Change event at Karma Cafe in Canton, Ohio, this Saturday, November 22, at 6pm. This charity event will have poetry readings and an anthology of poems which costs exactly one canned food Read more
My short story, “Trash” is now available at Escape Pod. This story was born out of a prompt from my sister, Grace, who asked me to write something about a character she’d created for a D&D campaign. Obviously I changed Read more
To celebrate the life and work of d.a. levy, Cleveland poets will be reading this Saturday night at Lava Lounge in Tremont. Festivities start at 8pm with the incomparable Mary Turzillo. My slot is 9:40. There is an open mic Read more
My story “Jupiter Wrestlerama” is now available free on Lightspeed’s website. Brian and I went to Niagara Falls for the weekend in February of 2003. We walked around admiring icicles and got lost. We ended up in a residential area, Read more
Step One: Write a story Step Two: Submit story Step Three: A Magical Transformation Occurs the Moment the Mailbox Closes Step Four: Get Hopes Up ie, 8 weeks of ridiculous statistical analysis. Step Five: Receive Results 99% of the time: Read more