Category Archives: Creative non-fiction

I Call Them “Athleisure Trousers” OR Sun Chips in the Light of Dey

My kids needed pants.

They have pants.

They did not want to get new pants.

But they needed pants.

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On Learning to Exhale and Give My Spleen a Staycation

I threw out my shapewear yesterday.

Surprisingly, over the years I’ve amassed quite a collection.

Unsurprisingly I was able to squeeze the entire lot of it into one small bag.

Spanx, Flexees, Wacoal, Gee You Have A Fat Asset.  Off-brand. Expensive. Bargain Brand. Spandex. Bone-in. Rib-Eye.

All designed to smooth things out. To make clothes “lie” better. That’s the line, right?

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2018 Audie Award Finalist: Nevertheless We Persisted

I’m very excited to announce that Nevertheless We Persisted is a finalist for a 2018 Audie (the audiobook equivalent of an Oscar or a Grammy.) I am a proud contributor to this amazing compilation of stories and poems. Special thanks and congratulations to Blunder Woman Productions for their hard work on this labor of love.

You can learn more about this anthology and my part in it by clicking here.

The awards will be announced on May 31, 2018. I’ll keep you posted.

Congratulations to all the finalists in all of the categories.