Burn, burn, burn.

” …but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.” – Jack Kerouac A photo I took during the Illuminations show at Epcot. Perfectly out of focus. Perfectly imperfect. I adore it.   Happy, Victoria Elizabeth

Internship Drawing to an End

I’m just a few weeks away from the end of my 90-day internship with The Daily Buzz. I cannot believe how quickly the last ten weeks have gone, and how sad I am to be in the final stretch of what has been a whirlwind of learning, growth, and professional development. While I attribute much…

Sunday Publication: “Father”

I’m very pleased to announce that my micro fiction story, “Father,” was published by the Journal of Microliterature today! It’s very brief (under 50 words), so it will be a quick read. Please check it out by clicking here!           Thank you for reading! Victoria Elizabeth

Book Review: The Heaven of Animals

In Spring 2013, I attended a Short Story Writing Workshop through the Urban Rethink Foundation in Orlando. The teacher, Jamie Poissant, was great: attentive, patient, and passionate for his craft. In less than four hours, I took a nine page story (that felt like it needed to be a novel) and trimmed it down to…