Makeup

A few years ago, I was at a bar with some friends and friends of friends “watching” a Spurs game. (I don’t actually watch basketball, not even when it’s the playoffs. Sorry. But I pretended to watch for a while, I promise.) Over beers, I ended up talking to another fake basketball fan, and somehowContinue reading “Makeup”

Podcasts & Coloring Books

I select a purple Sharpie from my mug of markers and hit play on my laptop. The first smooth line of ink coincides with the first notes of music. Then I take a deep breath and color in a teardrop-shaped leaf in this wilderness design, as Aaron Mahnke’s voice fills my ears. The page beneathContinue reading “Podcasts & Coloring Books”

Listen to “Time Flies” at Nature Podcast

Hi everyone, I just found out some exciting news. My flash fiction piece, “Time Flies,” which was published in Nature Futures in September, has been turned into a podcast. You can listen to it for free on the Nature Podcast website. The story is narrated by Shalimi Bundell and Geoff Marsh, who do an excellent job withContinue reading “Listen to “Time Flies” at Nature Podcast”