Last update: 10/2021
Poetry
Christine– a poem inspired by the Parker-Hulme Murder. (The Five-2)
Phantom– an acrostic poem about possession. (Arsenika)
Demon at My Window– poem about a little girl capturing a demon. (FIYAH)
Come to Me– dialogue between a space cadet and planet. (Anathema Spec from the Margins)
Fiction
Unwanteds– science fiction story where a homeless man reaches out to his estranged daughter to help him solve a haunting. (NIGHTLIGHT)
Dead Children Stop Playing for Ungrateful Audiences- horror story written like a news article reporting on a haunting. (NIGHTLIGHT)
Pew Pew– dark gay sci-fi story about two friends who play video games as a way of coping. (The Ghostlight Theater)
A Crisis– science fiction story that reflects on the difficulties of the future and self. (Vice)
Lucky Number 8– dark science fiction story about a young man searching for the ghost of his dead brother in the stars while battling racism and homophobia in 1950s New Jersey. (Beyond Ballyhoo: Carnival Themed Speculative Fiction)
Select Nonfiction
Cozy Management Games Remind Us How to Care– a reported article with interviews from narrative designers and an art director behind several triple A games, asking and answering the question what is it about cozy management games and their ability to teach us how to care. (WIRED)
Upgrade Your Writing Business in 2021 with These Podcasts– a roundup of podcasts to help writers level up their craft and business. (Discover Pods)
Interview with Editor, Writer, and Producer Tonia Ransom– an interview with producer of NIGHTLIGHT: A Horror Podcast Tonia Ransom. (Tor Nightfire)
The Heartbeat of Horror– an interview with horror writer Cass Khaw. (Tor Nightfire)
Does She Make You Scream?– a write up of the term horror babe and what it means for the horror genre. (Tor Nightfire)
10 Best Horror Poetry Collections of 2020– roundup of horror poetry collections published in 2020. (Discover Pods)
Your Guide to Africanfuturist Science Fiction– a primer for the africanfuturist literature published in Tordotcom. (Tor.com)
Finding a Sense of Belonging Through Writing Communities– an article on local writing communities that are holding steady through the pandemic by being online. (Oly Arts)
We Are Not Entertained– a writing craft article about what I’ve learned as a slush reader and judge about what keeps stories from being accepted and how to fix those issues in your own stories. (Cat Rambo Blog)
A Complete Self-Editing Guide for the Successful Writer– an in-depth guide to self-editing fiction and nonfiction novels for professional publication. (Better Humans)
100+ Writing Related Articles– a collection of all my writing tutorials available for free on Medium. (various Medium publications)