For years now have been wearing jean jackets over everything like a style-security blanket. Pulls the look together, hides my untoned arms, and sometimes adds pockets to an outfit where there previously were none. I also have as small pin/button collection that is only about to get worse bc i ordered a button maker and... Continue Reading →
For all my visits to the Edgefield, all the time I’ve spent wandering the grounds, I’d never been to the amphitheater or seen a show there. So much work clearly goes into putting on a summer concert series here. It’s treated like a music festival, but for just a couple bands. June 18th we saw... Continue Reading →
I've got a new short piece up at EntropyMag.org called 'Mugshot.' I still try to make words, even though I'm tired all the time. Things are happening. I've got a couple things coming together, but while we're waiting for that to simmer check out the new story I put out by clicking here
This has come up a lot lately, especially at AWP, and the answer is: Yes. of course. Am I actively publishing/being published? Not as much, no. But I’m building things back up. This past year has been wild. The last couple. All 33 of them, really. I was a server for 15 years. I couldn’t... Continue Reading →
I've compiled a new zine with fifteen pages of poetry, prose, and some weird dreams I had in order to 1.) put some words out into the world for the first time in a long while and 2.) going through school and not working left my wallet a little light. Like, zero gravity light. It's... Continue Reading →
Maybe some day I'll actually post more than just "here's some things you missed if you don't follow me on Facebook" but for now, here's some stuff you may have missed if you don't follow me on Facebook. I had a great conversation with Brian Alan Ellis which has since been posted at Clash Media... Continue Reading →
Recent interweb appearances: I've got an essay up at CLASH about alcohol, bees, and anxiety called "This Super Cool Thing Where Everything Gives Me Anxiety" Also up at CLASH is an installment of an interview series from Gabino Iglesias called Skin Stories where Gabino talks to writers about their tattoos. Here's mine 🖤 ... Continue Reading →
CREEPS and I WASN'T IN LOVE WITH YOU, I WAS JUST REALLY DRUNK will be out of print in their current forms. CREEPS first appeared as part of Ladybox Vol. 2 I WASN'T IN LOVE WITH YOU, I WAS JUST REALLY DRUNK was made for the Ladybox Books launch/release party. UPDATE: All zines have been... Continue Reading →
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