Completely blown away by my Costa Rica writing residency, courtesy of Atmosphere Press. I worked on the balcony as much as possible because, look at the view! Costa Rica is a wonderful place. I went on a boat. There were…
I’m honored to have won Atmosphere Press’s Playa Flamingo Writing Residency. I’m going to get to spend five days writing in Costa Rica! I’ve never been there before and am excited.
I’m honored to be an LAPC book critic finalist for their national A&E journalism awards alongside all these fantastic writers at Alta! It’s for my essay “Falling in and out of Love with Sierra On-Line.” More here.
I’m honored and excited to share that I was awarded a Courage to Write grant from The de Groot Foundation! I’m so grateful for their support as I finish up my second novel.
My article Flight of the Condors, originally published in Alta Magazine, was a finalist in the 64th Southern California Journalism Awards. Read the full list of winners here.
Check out this illustration of me in the Spring 2021 issue of Alta!
Hey! I have a notable essay in The Best American Essays 2020. Read The First and Last Lives of Jack London.
I’m beyond honored to announce that I’m a recipient of the 2019 Discovered Awards for Emerging Literary and Visual Artists, produced by Creative Sonoma and funded by grants from Community Foundation Sonoma County and the National Endowment for the Arts.…
I was delighted to discover that my essay, Bohemian Tragedy: The rise, fall, and afterlife of George Sterling’s California arts colony was a Notable in The Best American Essays 2019. The essay originally appeared in the Poetry Foundation. You can…
In September, I had the honor of spending two weeks at a writing residency hosted by Hypatia-in-the-Woods in Washington. During that time, I stayed in a cabin called Holly House and worked on my current novel. Here’s the living room:…
I’m excited that my short story “Sleep Disturbance” will be included in the 2019 Best Small Fictions Anthology. “Sleep Disturbance” was published last year in The Forge Literary Magazine. You can read it here.
In September, I attended a writing residency at Wildacres Retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was a terrific experience. I can’t say enough about Wildacres and the people who run it. They help all kinds of artists by giving…