Here’s the lowdown: I stopped drinking caffeine a week ago, initially as an experiment, then permanently. In the week since, I’ve seen just how much caffeine was negatively affecting my life, especially where my anxiety is concerned. As most people know, caffeine is a stimulant, so it makes sense that …
2018 can be summed up with two words: fucking chaotic. There were only a handful of things that transpired over the year that I can say were definitively positive: I got married, I honeymooned in Europe, I saw Harry Potter & the Cursed Child on Broadway, I went to Switzerland, …
I’ve been asked this question occasionally and I thought it might be an interesting one to finally tackle. There are multiple answers, the first two being: I generally like dark fiction. One of my favorite authors and influences is Edgar Allan Poe. BUT. There’s a bit more to it than …
This past Thursday (October 18, 2018) my mother passed away after a three-month battle with leukemia. When I got the call from my father I fell into a strange sort of catharsis, the kind that consists of a) sadness over the loss of my mother and b) the emotional release …
I’ve been home from vacation for almost two weeks and it’s been…tough. For several reasons: Horrible eye strain Mood swings Thoughts on mortality Attempting to juggle multiple outlines for new projects while thinking about a WIP I’m almost done with My mom, who is ill The end of July to …
I don’t usually do a “Here’s what I’ve been up to for the past month…” kind of thing, but it feels kind of appropriate considering how crazy the last month or so has been from personal and professional standpoint. So, without further ado…: SEPTEMBER A week and a half in …
The short reason: I write because I like telling stories. The long(ish) reason: Buckle up, friends–I’ve got some things to say. The Long(ish) Reason I’ve seen a number of people on social media lately spouting the “SFF should just be about stories. People shouldn’t bring their personal beliefs or experiences …
On August 9, 2018 my mother, Jill, was diagnosed with AML leukemia. Doctors determined it was caused by the chemotherapy that’d been used to treat a reoccurrence of ovarian cancer for the past year. My mother has previously survived two previous occurrences of ovarian cancer so to receive this news …
April is almost at its end. It’s been a whirlwind year for me thus far. So here I am in Spain. It’s almost 1:30 a.m. I feel…calm. So I’m going to reflect on things I feel have been the most important or impactful to me in the last few months. …
So. I am writing this from a lovely little apartment in Granada, Spain. We’ve been here (in Spain, starting in Cordoba) since Saturday and, after a bit of a rough start, have gotten our legs beneath us. We’re having fun, but oh my god do I miss Scotland. So, without …