‼️The Hopeful Wanderer Cover Reveal‼️

A far-future science fantasy with sub-tones of soft-apocalypse and climate change, this hopeful adventure combines exploration, eeriness, and wonder across 100 short tales.

The Hopeful Wanderer Cover Reveal Coming Soon!

Tune in to any of my socials feeds on August 31 for the long-awaited cover reveal for The Hopeful Wanderer!

Writing the Mother Road Route 66 Anthology Cover Reveal (and Purchase Link!)

Read my near-future, soft-apocalypse western short "Two Sixes" in this wonderful new anthology, in which a caravan leader must work out a deal with a small town on Route 66 ravaged by drought or lose everything she's worked for since the end of the world.

Happy 13 Years to Word Nerd Scribbles!

WordPress told me today is the thirteenth anniversary of my blog. Thirteen years!

Beneath the Bluebonnets Horror Anthology Cover Reveal

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"A visceral, haunting collection that punches between beauty and terror, gore and catharsis, fury and justice."

Hopeful Wanderer Proof Copy!

I can't post this announcement until after Christmas, because this is a super secret BIG surprise for my parents, so I'm scheduling this post to go up the day after. But as of writing this in mid-November, I've just ordered the proof copy for The Hopeful Wanderer!

It’s an Update Blog Post, Baby

(Oh, boy, does writing one of these feel indulgent. No writing wisdom, no original fiction, no insightful reviews. Just you and me and the way blogging used to be: someone talking about themselves.)

Writing Program Presentation: Sensory Detail with Texas High Plains Writers

Writing Program Presentation: Sensory Detail: Charging Your Prose Using the Five Senses: Texas High Plains Writers

Catch me presenting on writing with sensory detail at the Texas High Plains Writers' meeting on July 19!

New Publication: I Hope This Email Does Not Find You

A disabled woman survives a soft apocalypse in an overgrown mall and impacts her community by sharing a candle-making recipe stored in her old email inbox.