I started writing down all the memories from my adolescence that have forged who I am as a person in a notebook. The more the list grew, the more I realized that nearly all of them had been revisited, tampered with, and included into the monstrosity that is my incomplete novel. At that moment, I understood the impact of this book. Whether it impacts readers … Continue reading Labor of Love
In the past week, I’ve been lucky enough to have had an influx of inspiration while working on my current novel. From Friday to Sunday I wrote 14,000 words, allowing me to reach the halfway point in this work. The most exciting part, for me at least, is that I finally have a name for this novel! All it took was me locking myself inside … Continue reading Excitement! Halfway Finished, Updates, and Announcement
I was so adrift in my stream of consciousness that I had not noticed how far I had ventured down Cantrell. I had effectively driven myself out of the city and into the winding road among the trees and wilderness. That was the simplicity of the Natural State; it only took fifteen minutes to abandon civilization and be enveloped by forests remaining intact, untouched by … Continue reading Second Excerpt From my Latest Novel
The music filled the air and sound waves surrounding us as we danced together on the fields of trampled grass and kicked dust. No sooner than that concert began it ended, and I worried we would part ways and our existences only cross paths for an hour in the timetable of our lives. Even if nothing was to come from this new-found goddess, friendship or … Continue reading Excerpt From My Latest Novel
Recounts, Reflections, and Other Writings 