Happy New Year! Before I solidify some writerly goals for 2018, I thought I’d start the year off by sharing a Publications Roundup for the past few months, starting with my most recent (this week!) It’s been a pretty exciting time!
Check out these latest print and online publications. See all publications information at my Publications Page. Thank you for reading and for all your support!
Survival
Off The Rocks, Issue 21, January 2018.
My first official published short fiction piece Survival is included in the 21st edition of NewTown Writers‘ journal of LGBT writings. I’d like to thank them for welcoming me back into the fold for this issue.
Everyone Should Go to Live Lit Events
Proximity Magazine‘s TRUE Blog, December 7, 2017.
TRUE is Proximity Magazine’s space for conversations around true stories. I write about the importance of attending live lit events for writers and non-writers alike.
Swim Lessons
Waxing & Waning, Issue 02 (_print_), Fall 2017.
Waxing & Waning is the literary magazine of Nashville-based April Gloaming Press. My nonfiction piece Swim Lessons appears in this issue.
A Love Poem for Sleepaway Camp
FreezeRay Poetry, Issue #14: Putting a Band-Aid on 2017 With Sweet Nerd Poems. November 2017.
The editors of FreezeRay Poetry, an online quarterly literary journal dedicated to the poetry of pop culture, have included my “A Love Poem For Sleepaway Camp” in the latest issue (#14). The piece was originally written for and performed at Flick Lit: Reel-to-Real Storytelling at the Logan Theatre, Chicago, May 11, 2016.
You can also listen to me read it via a new audio recording of the piece. I let out my inner Judy. The audio is a little NSFW.
Other Me Can Sing
Eclectica Magazine, Vol. 21, No. 4 – October/November 2017.
The Editors at Eclectica Magazine published my new poem “Other Me Can Sing” as part of their Word Poems special feature. The words for this issue are: parallel, tide, knot, and lantern.
The Pantry
Rust Belt Chicago: An Anthology, Belt Publishing, August 2017.
I am thrilled to be a part of this exciting collection! This piece about my experiences volunteering at the Lakeview Pantry began life in 2013 as coursework for my Truths & Lies in Creative Nonfiction class at DePaul University. Thank you to my instructor Rachel Shteir and my classmates for their help in shaping it. I presented it at the 2013 DePaul Univeristy English Conference.