Waking Up My Muse

Posted September 15, 2015 // Filed under Craft & Form, Life & Stuff, Motivation & Inspiration, Musings, Ramblings, The Writer's Life

Some time in July, I decided to abandon a novel I was trying to write (based on the short stories I wrote for my MFA thesis) and focus on a different book. During that time I was also preparing for my first masquerading experience as part of the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn (which… Read more »

Enfermos Found a Home

Posted January 15, 2015 // Filed under Musings, Publishing, Short Stories, The Writer's Life

At long last, after almost seven years of rejections and rewrites, my short story “Enfermos” was published by Rose Red Review. Praise be! This story has been with me since forever! It was part of my MFA creative thesis and had the honor of being the first story I ever read aloud. But it getting… Read more »

Knowing Your Worth

Posted January 13, 2015 // Filed under Life & Stuff, Motivation & Inspiration, Ramblings, Working Writer

My darlings! How neglectful have I been? In my defense, I’ve been very active on my Facebook page, and it’s replaced blogging for me. But if I’m going to pay for a URL and hosting, I might as well use this platform, yes? OK. Then let’s have a chat about worth. Previously, I wrote a… Read more »

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