Writer. Mom. Words in The Sun, TriQuarterly, Literary Hub, The Normal School, Creative Nonfiction, etc. Assistant Editor at The Rumpus she/her
Portland, Oregon
Joined March 2013
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A dream come true. I’m thrilled, honored, and still stunned that my short story “Animal Moments” is featured in the November issue of The Sun. Huge thank you to everyone @TheSunMagazine
Please read and share!
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My PR for the half marathon! 💪 I thought maybe if I pushed it I could hit a 9:30 pace, but I got a 9:12 pace for a total time of 2 hrs 42 seconds. And yes, it’s killing me that I was so close to under 2 but didn’t get it 😂 New goal. What a great day though!
ALT Pic of me after the race, a medal around my neck and a big smile on my face. I’m carrying snacks and a water bottle
almost finished w/ yet another draft of this novel 💪🗣️when I started, I heard from other writers that it takes approx a thousand drafts to get there and I was like hahaha cute. but for real...😅
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It was such an honor working on this essay with @AnnieMcgreevy Loss, love, grief, and so much more. I won't forget this one and neither will you. Please check it out 🙏
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It was such an honor working on this essay with @AnnieMcgreevy Loss, love, grief, and so much more. I won't forget this one and neither will you. Please check it out 🙏
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Grand Gesture Books, a new Black owned romance bookstore, is coming to Portland, Oregon! 📍814 SW 10th Ave
Spread the news, far and wide! I don’t have an opening date yet but I’m hoping for late fall!
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Is there a worse sentence than “Elon Musk, Logan Paul, J.K. Rowling and more have weighed in”
Elon Musk, Logan Paul, J.K. Rowling and more have weighed in about the “fairness” of letting Imane Khelif compete in the #ParisOlympics, with many seeming to believe she is a man. Khelif was raised and identifies as a female, and is not transgender hollywoodreporter.com/news/g…
🌟 make sure to keep an eye on this literary superstar! 💫
I’m absolutely thrilled to say I’m now represented by @abwycisk and @nedlovesbooks at @trellislit! They’re the dream team at the dream agency, and I can’t wait to work on my novel with them. It’s all morally gray heroines and alligators from here 🐊
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My debut novel is available for preorder. I don't know about you but I get super anxious around publication time. Maybe it's because I put so much in Koan Khmer. My heart is in it.
Here's a blurb from kind & generous Lidia Yuknavitch. THX & Happy Friday!
nupress.northwestern.edu/978…
Gave a reading this morning at the Tin House workshop, the first reading I've done in several years and my first time reading from my novel-in-progress. Happy I did it & happy it's done 😜 #thsw
ALT I'm standing on a podium in front of a microphone, wearing a black t-shirt with a skull on it and a salmon colored short skirt. My hands are behind my back
I’m 38 today. 🙌 Wearing a dress my 5yo picked out as a present, then she took pictures of me like it was my first day of school. I went on a run through the woods and made friends with deer. The older I get, the more I realize how fast it all goes, and I appreciate it all 💜
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Toni Morrison: 40
Mark Twain: 41
Marcel Proust: 43
Henry Miller: 44
JRR Tolkien: 45
Raymond Chandler: 51
Richard Adams: 52
Annie Proulx: 57
Laura Ingalls Wilder: 65
Frank McCourt: 66
Harriett Doerr: 74
Harry Bernstein: 96
No, you’re not too old to publish your first book.
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Exciting news!! I'm honored to have been selected (Katherine Ahlert) and send my congratulations to the other writers.
Hey hey, I got accepted into Tin House again! 🙌 When I went in 2020 for short fiction I had JUST started writing fiction and it was my first fiction workshop ever. 😨 I was so scared. But it was an incredible experience and I feel so lucky I got to experience it. It was also…
ALT Based on the merit and promise of your application, we invite you to join us this July as a member of our 2024 Summer Workshop. With over 1400 applications submitted and an acceptance rate of less than 10%, we hope this news brings joy to your inbox. Congratulations!!!
And I'm so excited to be working with @cecilyannwong, another local writer! It's going to be a great summer 💜
My daughter has been asking for a “giant up-close” picture of my face to have in her room to help her sleep at night. She actually pointed to my face and said, “I want to see every line” and traced the wrinkles😅💀 Both hilarious and heartwarming. She fell asleep right away ❤️
ALT A giant black and white picture of my face propped up on my daughter’s desk