Exciting news!

The latest episode of the Dr. Waffle & Friends podcast, on which I read my essay “I Saw You Coming, Justice Safe Haven” and discuss it, the act of writing the personal essay, and our vanishing reproductive rights with host Deanna Kreisel, is out. What a joy that conversation was, and what an even bigger joy to be able to share it with listeners.

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THE HAUNTED STATES OF AMERICA, with “The Night I Met F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Ghost” representing North Carolina, is out and getting rave reviews!

Come see me sharing it at Barnes & Noble Biltmore Park in Arden, North Carolina on October 23, 2024.

Or at the Write Local, Read Local book fair in Black Mountain, North Carolina on November 10, 2024 from 1-4.

With spooky middle-grade stories from every state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, there’s something to please (and give shivers to) everyone!

Order your copy from Malaprop’s (my local independent bookstore) or bookshop.org.

And check out this fun talk with four of the authors (including me) sponsored by Malaprop’s!

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I’m so disappointed that Hurricane Helene interfered with my plans to do a live reading of my short story “The Liminality of a Decent Couch” at the Slippery Elm Literary Journal release party at Findlay University as part of the Findlay, Ohio Art Walk on November 1, 2024. You can support this excellent student-run publication (and read the story yourself; it’s truly one of my favorites), here.