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A Two Book Deal

A Two Book Deal

As many of you know, I like to write. In fact, I've been writing my entire life. When I was in elementary school, I wanted to be a writer and publish books. Throughout the years, I've had varying levels of success in that, but I'

Ode to Libby

I've always been competitive. As a kid I played sports and that was a good outlet. But it became clear pretty quickly, at least to me, that I was too intrinsically motivated to have the competitive edge that would really set me apart from the other athletes. I

It's Not About Space

It's Not About Space

Recently, I was at my parents' house. They asked me what I was writing. "Well," I said, "the premise is that most people have left Earth..." "Where did they go?" my dad cut in. "Other planets. Colonies. That's not the

Carnie Abe

Back in my college days, I worked as a river guide. Kelp Journal was lovely enough to publish my non-fiction essay chronicling a brief look at that time. Please go check it out. It'll be under Issue 11, Carnie Abe. Literary Adventure Journal | Kelp Journal | Pebble Beach, CaliforniaKelp

Reading Patterns

Reading Patterns

I read a lot. Not like I've got a super famous BookTok feed or anything like that, but last year I read about ninety books. I loved Mexican Gothic. Historic, etherial horror involving a female protagonist, a weird mansion and sentient fungi, I mean what's not

Childhood Fears

Childhood Fears

As previous mentioned, I have a deep-seated fear of botulism. I figured this came from my habit of reading about ill-fated, polar exploration ventures. It was a risky thing, to get on a ship and try to find the Northwest passage, or to get on a ship and then try

Context is More Important Than Spelling

Context is More Important Than Spelling

Recently, I saw a friend I used to work with. I asked her how things were going in my old alma mater of a workplace. She looked at me for a few moments, then described the following email, which was sent to the entire staff. Subject: MANDATORY ANAL TRAINING Hello

The Reading

There is a cool independent bookstore by my house, and one night, they held a reading by several local authors. I recruited some people, and we attended. Now, it's important to know that while I love writing and reading, I don't love poetry. Not like I