2017 Year in Review

As is my custom, I'm taking a few moments to look back at my year of writing. This year my main area of concentration was revising the novel I wrote last year. I also was fortunate enough to have some short pieces published, and to participate in some other writing-related events. I'm thankful for the editors that published me and for all the people in the literary community who read my work and invited me to participate in writing gatherings. I know that most of them  are writers themselves, often volunteering their time to give back to the literary community.

I'm also very grateful to everyone who read my stories, essays, and blog this year. I really appreciate your support!

Writing Events
Some of the non-publication highlights of my writing year included:

• NANO Fiction nominated "Gravity and Wind" for Best Small Fictions 2017
• San Jose's Flash Fiction Forum selected me to read my stories twice, in January and in August
• The Central Coast Writer's Conference awarded me a scholarship to attend the conference
• KDVS radio  interviewed me about my writing
• Stories on Stage, Davis, presented one of my stories (see a video of actress Emily Serdahl reading my story here)
• The Wellstone Center in the Redwoods selected me for an emerging writer residency

​Online Short Fiction Publications
I was also extremely pleased to have short fiction published online in the following journals:

• "The Pines," Literary Orphans, Issue 29, May 2017
• "Two Turtledoves," Dime Show Review, June 2017
• "Lifeboat Drill," Gone Lawn, Issue 25, Summer 2017
• "I Used To," Gravel, December 2017

Print Short Fiction Publications
Two print journals published my stories this year, giving me the special satisfaction of having a journal I could hold in my hands: 

• "Gravity and Wind," NANO Fiction, Volume 10 Issue 1, January 2017
• "Purple Goggles," Pantheon, Summer 2017

Nonfiction Publication
In addition, I had an essay published. I write less nonfiction than fiction, so I'm always particularly pleased when an essay gets picked up:

• "What's He Doing in My World," Gravel, December 2017

Thanks for reading, and I wish you all a very happy and prosperous 2018!