Where Were YOU? A 9/11 Remembrance.

Image Source: http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/399/cache/september-9-11-attacks-anniversary-ground-zero-world-trade-center-pentagon-flight-93-second-airplane-wtc_39997_600x450.jpg _____________________________________________ I was in my study period, in that weird head space somewhere between sleep and consciousness, when the teacher’s phone rang. It was nothing unusual. She took calls all the time. Most days, the instructor was nearly as catatonic as we were. A class full of hormones, anxiety, and apathy is…

Publication 25: Linguistic Erosion

In all of the rush and bustle of these last few weeks of school, I had absolutely forgotten that my flash fiction, “The Blue Schwinn,” was due for its second publication today in Linguistic Erosion! Well, that’s a pleasant surprise to wake up to! Thank goodness I had set a reminder in my calendar –…

Publications 23 & 24!

I’m very excited to announce that the 10th volume of The Aviator, Full Sail’s literary magazine, has come out! You can download a copy here! (Please note: it’s an application, so you will need to disable your pop-up blocker) I’m very fortunate to have both a short story (The Blue Schwinn, pg 28) and an…

Last Class

On Tuesday, September 3rd, I start the last class of my BFA at Full Sail University. WOW. How the time has flown. On March 28th, 2011, I began my journey as a Creative Writing student. I entered the program with insecurity and trepidation, a 26 year old getting a late start on a life’s passion.…

Bruno Mars in Concert!

Had to share this awesome photo of Bruno Mars and his band from last night. Doesn’t this picture just look like it’s straight out of the 70s? I love it. My fanhood (is that a word?) has increased tenfold for Bruno after last night’s concert in Orlando. He was energetic, talented, and put on one…

The E-Book vs. The Printed Book

I’ve been on a major reading kick lately. For anyone that knows me, they can vouch that I’m an avid-reader by nature, normally polishing off one novel per week – on top of my school and work commitments. For my birthday, my husband surprised me by purchasing the four major Kerouac books I’ve been dying…