Tag: writing
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big dreams, bigger skies
Hello everyone! I have some very exciting news to share with y’all. At the beginning of this month, I moved to Montana! As some of you might know, my other professional career is in outdoor education and adventure tourism (or, in less words, I’m an adventure guide). I have worked in this world since I…
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publication announcement: lolo’s last run
Hi everyone! I’m back with more fun news! My 2024 Dell Award Winning short story, Lolo’s Last Run, is out in Asimov’s Magazine! Lolo’s Last Run appears in the Sept/Oct 2025 “Slightly Spooky” edition of Asimov’s, and in it, a spectral paramedic rescues a dog sled team and discovers the meaning of (after)life. This story…
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publication announcement: Black Gold
Hello everyone! Remember that exciting news I teased a few months ago, on both my twitter and a blog post here? Well, it’s finally time to announce that Black Gold, my 2025 Dell Award First Runner-Up short story, is coming out with Apex Magazine in Issue 150! It will be available to read online on…
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Thesis Complete; Degree Acquired
Hi everyone! Long time no see! Time sure does fly by when you’re having fun. This week, I graduated from Hamilton College with a BA in Creative Writing, and two minors in History and Medieval and Renaissance Studies. About one month ago, I presented my thesis–30k words of a new science fiction novel, pitched in…
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I won a 2025 Dell Award!
Hello everyone! I’m back with some very exciting news which, if you couldn’t guess from the header, is that I was named First Runner-Up in this year’s Dell Award. The grand prize winner is none other than my friend Liam Betts, who came in second to me last year, and I could not be more…
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and so it begins (or, I declare my thesis)
Hello everyone! I have some exciting news–after three and a half very long years at Hamilton College, I have finally begun work on my thesis! Rather than droning on and on about how cool this new adult sci-fi adventure novel set on a floating city is going to be, here’s the elevator pitch: DE TERRA…
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I won the 2024 Dell Award!
Guys. Guys. I won the 2024 Dell Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing!!! Omg. Omg? I don’t know what to say. Thank you to my directors and producers– No, I’m kidding. But genuinely, I owe this success (and all of my other successes) to the support of my parents, as well…
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I won a YoungArts Merit Award in Short Story!
I honestly can’t believe I’m writing this right now. As of last week, I am officially a winner of the YoungArts Awards! This is the third year I’ve applied to YoungArts for an award in writing, and I was recognized at the Merit level, the organization’s third highest honor, joining 659 of the nation’s most…
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