Hi y’all, it has been a bit, and I’m not actually going to just do a list of reasons I haven’t sent this out in a while, but in the interest of being honest, here they are:

1. Winter is just hard. This winter especially— will there ever be sunlight again? Can you prove it?

2. Turns out the AuDHD call has been coming from inside the house, and I am battling some pretty intense burnout while trying to day job, do book things, be a partner/parent/friend &

3. The state of the world is depressing and even though there’s no such thing as a short game when it comes to meaningful change, it is taking a lot of effort to stay engaged and hopeful &

4. I went to AWP which was fantastic and also deeply overwhelming, so I am still recovering &

5. I’m having a hard time writing because of all the above while navigating the new dual ASD/ADHD diagnosis while being a trans person in these United States. But like, who among us, amirite?

Still, good things do keep happening, and I am delighted to share those things:

1. Deer Run was published by Broad Ripple Review in January. Did you know deer sometimes scream like people? Neither did Marcus.

2. virgo venus press published Nancy is Our Favorite Place to Party, which is an ode to The Craft and 90s occult sleepovers. Grrl, who were you in your past life progression?

3. I was absolutely honored to have I’ll Be Waiting (Peatsmoke Journal) included in the 2026 Monarch Queer Literary Awards. You can check out or order the issue online.

   

4. Huge thanks to Amy Marques and Robert Vaughan for including My Daughter Paints Me a Horse For Mother’s Day in Bending in the Breeze: The Bending Genres Anthology!

   

5. I handed out a limited edition Family Night zine at AWP, and I still have 16 left; if you would like one (plus a bookmark!) please send me a quick email reply to this newsletter, with your preferred name and mailing address—no location restrictions since I am secretly a stamp hoarder, they can be sent with regular international postage stamps.