Category Archives: Writing

well, i’m still quarantined blogging: hi!

Been a bit, yeah? I’m living in a hotspot, y’all, and I am hiding in my house as much as I possibly can because yoiks. We got neighbors in front and behind us in their 20s having house parties, which I hate anyway because I am old and like the quiet and hate humans, butContinue reading “well, i’m still quarantined blogging: hi!”

quarantine blogging: another poem

Another poem from the IG reading … This one came about because our friend Ulrica messaged me about sending Scott a care package from Sweden, and she said, “The world as we know it is gone. Some of us understand that already, others need more time for it to sink in … So let’s justContinue reading “quarantine blogging: another poem”

quarantine blogging: a poem

This is one of the poems I read during my IG reading back in Year 5 of Quarantine. I wrote this for a prompt: “Build the Wall/All Walls Fall.”    What I Know About Walls I know that there is something that does not love them. Walls are made, of stone or wood or rolesContinue reading “quarantine blogging: a poem”

quarantine blogging: shameless self-promotion

My essay “A Meditation: on Safety, Fear, and Rage”–which is also about the owls in the yard, the kid across the street, the obnoxious dude next door, and Kill Bill–is in the second issue of Fuckit: A Zine! $3 on Etsy, gang! It’s not what I meant to write, but it got written.  One wordContinue reading “quarantine blogging: shameless self-promotion”

Quarantine blogging: the modern salon

Making pseudo-lesson planner pages for myself to make sure I get things done. Apparently my brain does not wish to self-direct; it wants to be told what to do and when to do it. This is, of course, a reaction to stress. But it’s cool—bullet journaling and therapy have helped me accept that I amContinue reading “Quarantine blogging: the modern salon”

New Story!

From the same gang of angry people who brought you The Cassandra Project, check out Fuckit: a ‘zine! Issue 1, “Welcome to Hellvetica,” includes poetry by AX, an essay by Alexis Siemon, a review of Rocketman, and Karen Sorenson ragging on John Mayer “because really, fuck that guy.” Oh, and a story by me:  “ThereContinue reading “New Story!”

Shameless Self-Promotion!

 “The Idaho Ghost Job” is up at Translunar Travelers Lounge.  (It came out yesterday, but this has been a craaazy week at work, so I am posting to the blog a day late.) It’s a Teachout story–a fun one!  Low-angst!–that makes my husband laugh. This one came about because I was listening to a podcastContinue reading “Shameless Self-Promotion!”

Hi there!

Well here we are again, and it’s been so long since I’ve posted that I feel overwhelmed at the very idea of blogging!  Yay! So first, an update: we all survived sixth grade relatively intact, the kid had a 4.0 for the quarter, and now it’s all theatre camp and lounging for him until August.Continue reading “Hi there!”

Story promotion: “Mary In the Looking Glass” is out today!

Broad Knowledge: 35 Women Up to No Good is available for sale today!  If you didn’t get in on the Kickstarter, you can pick up a copy here, and here, or check here for more options! My story in this anthology is “Mary In the Looking Glass,” and if you’re thinking that sounds familiar, you’reContinue reading “Story promotion: “Mary In the Looking Glass” is out today!”