award-winning writer & performing artist in Lingit Aani, Juneau, Alaska
award-winning writer & performing artist in Lingit Aani, Juneau, Alaska
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Crouched between brown sierra and the Aconquija mountains, Tucumán unfurls bone-gray in a cloak of smog that cancels most color. On the other end of the earth, in a city whose name means “the end of things,” my new life begins. I’m from Alaska, where mountains cleave the sea and sky, hoping that Argentina will […]
On a whim, I submitted the first five pages of my memoir-in-progress to Modern Muse’s First Five Pages Contest. To my surprise, I won! The prize was a developmental critique and line edit of my first chapter. Here is an excerpt from my chapter “Be Like Water” after the editors carefully critiqued it. If you are a […]
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Hey-yo, it’s my favorite time of year, fall! As we welcome in the crisp smell of leaves, death and decay, let’s revisit some autumn-appropriate satire from Election 2020! (Originally published in Greener Pastures Comedy, November 2020.) Wines that Pair Perfectly with the Fall… of Democracy Rosé-Colored Glasses — This lovely rosé combines elderflower and plum […]
Calling all Lewis Carroll fans! Last spring, the Idaho legislature made the news when several anti-mask lawmakers did away with all mask mandates, got COVID, then decided to recess for three weeks and return to their hometowns, bringing their COVID cooties with them. I channeled my rage into satire as I always do, and wrote […]
Woah. There are, like, a lot of people at my son’s baseball game. They look so… sporty. And there is literally no shade. Wow, it’s hot! Do I really have to stay and cheer my son on? He won’t notice if I leave, right? No, I’m going to do this. Put on my game face. Step up to […]
Do you have a child going back to in-person school next week? Are they too young to be vaccinated? Is your city, town, or village in the red for COVID cases? Do you feel like The Weeknd from the Superbowl halftime show when he was trapped in the box with blinking lights and a bunch […]
If you have been parenting children during a pandemic, this one is for you! Thanks to Belladonna Comedy for publishing! https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/are-you-parenting-small-children-during-a-pandemic-or-are-you-baba-yaga-the-ogress-who-lives-in-a-befcc821670e
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