A story I hoped I'd never have to write :(
The sexiest essay I've ever written + poetry reading at the magazine's issue launch
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An ode to my neighbor, the dive bar
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This older essay is getting new life
An essay gets new life in Doubleback Review!
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I'm in another anthology! Gifted-ish: Women and Nonbinary Writers on Intelligence, Identity and Education
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A little update on my love life, just in time for Valentine's Day
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Three cheers for writing essay on My Chemical Romance
I'm in another anthology!
New essay in a flash nonfiction magazine!
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Read my latest witchy essay, "Summoning Circle"!
I can (sort of) take care of myself
An ode to Waffle House
An ode to my best and oldest friend
Here's why you should NOT believe the myth of the suffering artist
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Love Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food? Read my latest!
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I got some shit to say about cussing
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The woman preserving Black history at Birmingham's historic Oak Hill Cemetery
I'M IN THE NEW YORK TIMES!!
My essay at Personal Finance Insider is up!