October 28th, 2023 I always talk about knowing how a story ends before I start writing it, and of course this story ends the way all our stories end, with loss. It’s funny that we don’t talk about loss as much as we should, because it’s always a good time to talk about loss. WhenContinue reading “Flip: I Got Dosed By You”
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One Week Until My Writing Class!
October 25th, 2023 WHAT’S IN THE GIANT NOTEBOOK?! Why, it’s all my publishing secrets! My Writing Class is in ONE WEEK from today! There are still a few seats available, but now is your last chance! We’re meeting at Labyrinth Puzzle Rooms in downtown Lakeville from 7 pm to 9 pm on Wednesday, November 1st;Continue reading “One Week Until My Writing Class!”
Flip: Dream a Little Dream of Me
October 19th, 2023 I have never been a religious person. But that’s not to say I’ve never believed in anything. When I was growing up, there was no shortage of things I thought were real but could never prove: aliens, ghosts, mutants, Bigfoot, vampires, time travel. I would spend entire days at the library (thisContinue reading “Flip: Dream a Little Dream of Me”
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October 16th, 2023 Three years ago today, my mom decided to go on a forever trip. Due to her terribly dark sense of humor, she didn’t send a text to let me know, or even say good bye. The good news, though, is that after going through these thousand days or so, I don’t evenContinue reading “3”
Theia Book Club!
October 11th, 2023 I could not have asked for a better book club. What a group of insightful, caring, vulnerable, funny, brilliant people (and a dog named Theo!). Usually when a friend or family member tells me how they feel or what they thought about a book of mine, I usually get a “I likedContinue reading “Theia Book Club!”
Flip: I Wish I Was Special
October 8th, 2023 Flip is, ultimately, about a sad, lonely boy. Liam is the opposite of my ego. He’s also the lyrics of a Radiohead song: kind of a creep, and kind of a weirdo. I’ve never had to personally differentiate myself from a character so much; I think it’s because Flip (and its sequels)Continue reading “Flip: I Wish I Was Special”
SKP 2023: Flip
October 1st, 2023 I’ve always had vivid dreams. For a long time, I had an idea for a story that wouldn’t let me go. It was about somebody who felt alone in real life and more real in their dreams, and somebody else who killed people in those same dreams. I couldn’t get the sequelContinue reading “SKP 2023: Flip”
Oil Change
September 27th, 2023 “I may have been sober, but I didn’t start to get well until I could accept who I had been, who I was becoming and accept any distance there was between the two.” – Nadia Bolz-Weber I got my oil changed yesterday morning. They put a little sticker in the upper-left cornerContinue reading “Oil Change”
Theia: Heroes
September 22nd, 2023 There are certain parameters that people find themselves more comfortable sharing within, and I fit into many of those boxes. As a bartender, people are surprisingly open with me; as a person who is public about their sobriety and struggles with addiction, people are surprisingly open with me; as a writer, ohContinue reading “Theia: Heroes”
Theia: Stuck In The Middle With You
September 16th, 2023 I get asked a lot if I have any secrets for how to finish writing a book. My secret has been shared so many times that it’s gossip at this point: I have to know how it ends. If you had to run a marathon, but no one told you where theContinue reading “Theia: Stuck In The Middle With You”
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