June 29th, 2023 Hey, all! I shared a video yesterday with a nut-ton of updates on Brushfire, so check it out if you haven’t already; less than a week until Brushfire is out digitally, and you can pre-order it on Amazon now! (Check out that new-and-improved [a term that actually makes sense here] cover!) TheContinue reading “Pre-Order Brushfire: Wave 2 Now!”
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Brushfire In Production!
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8e8fG3y/ June 27th, 2023 Hey, squirrels! I have a mouthful of Brushfire updates, so I found a secluded bench in the wilderness and made you a video. If you’re a busy bee, here’s a checklist of what I go over: ✔️ Brushfire: Wave 2 is in production today! The paperback graphic novels will arrive andContinue reading “Brushfire In Production!”
Cold World: Creating the (Snow) Cover
June 26th, 2023 My writing life has been a mostly lonely one. I’ve written about my longing for more collaboration before (and my lack of true mentorship); an unfortunate personal lesson I’ve duly taken to my tiny, black heart is, at the end of the day, I am the only person I can rely onContinue reading “Cold World: Creating the (Snow) Cover”
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June 25th, 2023 Seeing people so unabashedly, recklessly happy has filled my insides. I would love to do something weird and thank everyone who went to Twin Cities Pride and Taylor Swift this weekend. Through the magic of being human, your joy has been a highlight of my summer; you are all a Bomb PopContinue reading “Untitled”
Cold World: Communication & Understanding
June 20th, 2023 I was working at my first adult serving job when a woman sat down in my section and radically changed my perspective on people. Applebee’s was the catalyst for this revelation. See, I worked at Chili’s. And this woman wanted — nay, was compelled — to tell me about a terrible restaurantContinue reading “Cold World: Communication & Understanding”
Happy Release Day to Mad Uncle McGillicuddy!
June 17th, 2023 I am beyond thrilled to be able to wish my pal Shaun Thibodeau a very happy Book Release Day today! I am so proud of him and what he’s accomplished with his debut; he’s one of the kindest dudes I know, which makes complimenting him as an immensely talented writer so easy.Continue reading “Happy Release Day to Mad Uncle McGillicuddy!”
Cold World: Faith & Spirituality
June 16th, 2023 “It’s not that I don’t believe in anything. I just haven’t found the thing that makes sense to me yet.” That’s how I usually answer the question of whether I’m religious or believe in God. The formal term is agnostic; I learned that the difference between being agnostic or atheist is thatContinue reading “Cold World: Faith & Spirituality”
Cold World: Loss & Grief
June 14th, 2023 Cold World was the first time I explored the loss of my mom in fiction. I do it here, on the internet, all the time. Your responses to that type of writing has ranged from “this is exactly how I feel, thank you for writing this” to “this makes me very uncomfortable,”Continue reading “Cold World: Loss & Grief”
Building a Cold World
June 8th, 2023 I am not God, but I do spend a whole lot of damn time creating life. Sometimes I’m constructing the lives of animals, or inventing superheroes with superreal problems, or dreaming up a boy who feels more alive when he sleeps, or designing the future on a planet that never thaws. SoContinue reading “Building a Cold World”
How To Be Kind & Think For Yourself
June 7th, 2023 I was going to write about something else today, but Elliot Page has a new book coming out and I’ve been watching his insightful interviews and I want to talk about how we decide to be decent people. Sometimes, more than often than I’d hope, somebody around me will say something disrespectfulContinue reading “How To Be Kind & Think For Yourself”
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