This post is a part of My MFA Journey blog series going into my first year grad school experience at the top low residency MFA programs, theย Bennington Writing Seminars.
Category: Writer Life
2025 Author Goals and Intention
My author career goals for 2025 and a collection of my past author goals for the last five years. Last updated: November 2025
My MFA Journey: Bennington Writing Seminars Residency
This post is a part of My MFA Journey blog series going into my grad school experience as I get my MFA in Fiction from the Bennington Writing Seminars.
Hugo Win and Ignyte Nom
After 24 years, Strange Horizons won a Hugo!
My MFA Journey: Applying to Grad School
This is the second in a series of blog posts going over the different parts of my MFA journey from applying to grad school to graduating and all the moments in-between. I'm hoping that by writing this series, I can reflect on my experiences, share what I've learned, and help a fellow writer along the way.
Last Lightspeed Review
Lightspeed JULY 2024 (ISSUE 170) is the last issue that I'll have a book review in for the foreseeable future.
Author Life Updates 2023 & 2024
I've been working on this post for monthssssss and instead of trying to compile the notes and thoughts and feelings I had about my career in 2023, I decided to cut those 2,000 or so words and go with this
2024 Author Goals and Intention
In 2024, my intention is to write more thought-provoking stories and to get there, I'll be doing a hell of a lot of learning, reading, and writing. Read on to learn about all 10 of my writing goals this year. Last updated January 2025
October Author Updates
October was a month of writing, editing, and rounding out projects. Read on to learn more about the short stories I'm working on, books I've read, and more.
My MFA Journey: Deciding on a Grad School
When I first started writing fiction and decided that I'd be a writer as my career, I knew that at some point along the journey I'd get my MFA.









