This week has been absolute hell. On Tuesday, I had to say goodbye to my all-black kitty, Lester. Over the last year or so he's been fighting diabetes and, while he kicked diabetes' ass, being a 12-year-old cat, he developed congestive heart failure. We're not sure how long it's been developing, but at his checkup … Continue reading Saying Goodbye
**SPOILERS AHEAD** If you haven't seen this film, you may not want to read this. Lots of spoilers. Okay, I've seen a lot of discourse about this film online and a lot of it is proving why this movie is so incredibly necessary. First off, the movie is absolutely incredible for a number of reasons; … Continue reading Review: Obsession
It's been an incredible couple of weeks and this week is no different. Have you ever felt as though something was growing inside of you? Like, you were healing from something or maybe an idea for a project was percolating or perhaps you were reaching the end of your very last fuck? I've been feeling … Continue reading Sometimes Community
I've been re-reading Daring Greatly by Brene Brown. Back in 2020, I read (I think) three of her books; I know I read The Gifts of Imperfection and Daring Greatly, but I can't remember the third. At any rate, I'm re-reading these books as well as reading others written by her because her books helped … Continue reading Burning Brilliantly and Daring Greatly
I can officially announce what's been brewing behind the scenes: my chapbook of poetry, This Is How I, was accepted for publication by Bottlecap Press! About a month or two ago, I put together a chapbook of poems. I had a large handful of love poems I had written to my partner back in 2024-2025, … Continue reading Announcement Reveal: Published!
I'm finally getting into a rhythm with writing poetry. I said this in a previous post, but I really do believe that writer's block is just the need for a consistent reading practice, an intentional and deep reading practice. I've read a few poetry books over the last couple of weeks, and the result has … Continue reading Press Forward, Press Onward
I have a big announcement coming up! I can't say what it is just yet since it's still in the works, but I'm extremely excited about it. Honestly, I needed it. Sometimes as authors, we just really need someone to validate our work, our skill, our importance in the creative world. And don't get me … Continue reading Prequel to a Big Announcement
I don't do a lot of reviews of movies or tv shows on my blog anymore, but I need to make an exception for this one. Hollywood has been going through what I call a slow suffocation of capitalistic motivation; in other words, they care more about making the most money possible for the least … Continue reading Project Hail Mary
Yesterday after work, I read in the current poetry book I'm reading (Wild Gratitude by Edward Hirsch). I'm trying to read two poetry books every week. I'll be finishing his book today and tomorrow I'll be starting Continuity by Cynthia Arrieu-King. I'm excited for June to roll around because my next selection of books is … Continue reading It’s Time for Growth
I've been writing more poetry, but it's been slower than I like. I haven't actually had "writer's block" in forever and, like some writers, I'm not even sure if I believe that it exists. I think it's common for writers to want to write but not be able to think of anything, and this is … Continue reading Writer’s Block or Something Else?
When I left Twitter after Elon Musk beat it to death and then ground its dead body into ash, I grieved the loss of the incredible writing community there. I made so many friends and watched them start their writing journeys and find different levels of success; I also learned a lot about the publishing … Continue reading Poetry Community on Threads
I checked my Submittable account and I currently have 50 different submissions out for publication consideration. Some of these--a lot of them, actually--are manuscript submissions for Sonnets for Post-Divorce Photosynthesis, but several are also submissions of individual poems; anywhere from 3 to 10 are sent in at a time. I haven't been this actively submitting … Continue reading A Little Breathing Room
Yesterday was the first day that I read poetry voraciously in quite some time. After work, I went home, grabbed a couple of books (Matt Hart's Sermons & Lectures and C.T. Salazar's American Cavewall Sonnets) and I went outside, sat in my backyard with the warm sun glaring down on me, and I read a … Continue reading Just a Crack
This last weekend I went to a local writing conference with my brother. The community college we both attended hosts an annual writer's conference and last month, they mailed out cards to promote it. My brother saw the card I was sent and asked me if I wanted to go. It had been years since … Continue reading Writing Conferences and Sequential Poems
I consider myself lucky that I can call myself a traditionally published poet, but it has not come without its challenges. My debut poetry book, Even the Air, Too Heavy, was published in 2022 and since then, I have been working on other poetry manuscripts. My second, a collection of sonnets chronicling the year after … Continue reading Publishing and Its Challenges