Writing Skins

Concrete Poetry and Depictions of War and Grief in Heaven Looks Like Us

Exploring how concrete poetry can help express grief and trauma.

Sep 26

Quiet Skill and Hidden Mastery in Samuel R. Delany’s Jewels of Aptor

Looking back at an old favorite Delany book, The Jewels of Aptor.

Sep 9

A Lead into Trauma Horror Plots in Stephen King’s The Outsider

A look at King's The Outsider and it's use of initial trauma to propel it's story.

Sep 1

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July 2025

If You Want to Be Intimate, You Gotta Live Intimate

Journal transcript and reflection on how I started the year and where I am now.

Jul 31

June 2025

MFA Residency - 3rd Term Kick Off

Photos from my third MFA residency at the Bennington Writing Seminars in Bennington, Vermont aka Jackson Country.

Jun 20

May 2025

Twilight Children Now an E-Book

My serialized novella is now available to download for free as an e-book!

May 31

Hard-Boiled Victories

A science fantasy about body snatching and magic in space.

May 29

Expressing Dread in Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich

Thoughts on how Louise Erdrich builds dread in Future Home of the Living God

May 19

Unraveling Fire: Intimate Gaze in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451

A curiosity on Ray Bradbury's use of gaze and the intimate glance in Fahrenheit 451.

May 12

What Stage of Career Am I At?

Journal transcript and reflection on character, publishing, and writing.

May 8

Through the Eyes of Evil: Choice of POV in Toni Morrison’s Bluest Eye

A look at how Morrison used POV in her novel The Bluest Eye.

May 6

April 2025

Twilight Children Episode 16 - Finale

In the end, what are we but stories.

Apr 6