Memoir Deserves Its Moment

Memoir Deserves Its Moment

Publishers Weekly My Soapbox essay on memoirist Annie Ernaux’s Nobel Prize win appeared in the October 17, 2022 print issue of Publishers Weekly. It’s time we give more credence to writers, especially those from marginalized backgrounds, who dare to show...
Change is in the Air

Change is in the Air

My manuscript is in a holding pattern as I brave the query trenches—a situation akin to dating in which, rather than looking for a romantic partner, I’m seeking a literary agent to represent and sell my work. So far, I’ve pitched 20 agents and received several...
We Can’t Eat Grass

We Can’t Eat Grass

The Banyan Review When my partner and I bought our first house together in a manicured, suburban neighborhood, we decided to transform the land into a yard with purpose. Our sometimes humorous, other times maddening story of effecting change shows what’s possible when...