For this Flasher story, I wanted to write about an infestation – yes, again. But this one’s in a different format compared to my published infestation story “Silver” (in the collection Coping Mechanism). For this piece of flash fiction, I wanted to show one side of a phone call rather than exploring the larger story, Since “Silver” is about insects, I debated between featuring snakes or rats in this one. And then I decided it
I can’t believe January is over already! I didn’t get a whole lot of writing done, but that’s exactly what I expected. This month was all about getting back into self publishing. I set up budgets, reached out to freelancers, had brainstorming/plotting sessions, did final self-edits, and more! There may
With the start of a new year, it’s always good to purge the garbage from your life. This short sci-fi story was written a) when I was experimenting with my style, and b) when I started therapy. Inspired by Contest #51 of ReedsyPrompts, this story was brought to life by
December showed me just how valuable my husband’s Audible account is. During work weeks when my hours are all over the place and I’m too tired to keep my eyes on a page, I can listen to an audiobook. When my motion sickness threatens to prevent my commute reading time,
2022 was chaotic, December was chaotic, and I feel like a need some time off to recover from my time off. But I got a lot done this past month in preparation for the new year. I set myself up for success in my personal and publishing goals, and I’m
I think it’s safe to say that there has not been a calm year since the start of the pandemic. Maybe this is a sign of this particular phase of adulthood I’m navigating my way through, but every month of the past year has had almost too much going on.
This is it. This is the end. During this chaotic and uncertain year of 2022, I have enjoyed sharing my personal horrors with all of you. But the time has come to move on from the traumatic horrors of the past and focus on the coming horrors of the future.
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