Tag: books
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Should You Talk about That Novel?
Writing never stops—never fully stops—even during a period that feels like vacation. I’m drafting another novel now. Without giving away too much, I’ll tell you that it’s a young adult horror novel about Elmo Avila, the 12-year-old son of a high-ranking Marine, and Elmo’s visit to a haunted tattoo parlor that his father has blacklisted.…
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Embracing the Wastebasket
In the summer of 2018, I got addicted to the wastebasket. Tossing a poem into it gave me a buzz—like a puff from a Marlboro Red. So, I threw away a short story—more intoxicating, like a shot of Camarena tequila. You know how these things go. I wound up sliding a 300-page memoir into the…
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AWP
Hi everyone! Unfortunately, today’s won’t be the kind of post you can really sink your teeth into. But if you’re intent to procrastinate, follow this link to a new table of contents for my blog. You can now read all my best posts without scrolling past the duds (like this one.) Tomorrow I fly out…
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The Round-Up
Happy New Year everyone! I haven’t posted much lately, as I have been relaxing over the holiday. So here now is a brief end-of-year wrap up and a few new goals for 2024. First, if you’ve been with me for a while, you may remember this post about collecting rejections. I set a goal to…
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