Vol.1, Issue 6 // Mostly everything we’ve read, watched, played, and listened to these two months Summer is ending! What in the world is going on? At the end of May, Summer always seems to stretch before me with so many potential adventures waiting, and now here we are as it winds down. Technically, there’s … Continue reading The Latelies {2025} // July and August Edition
A Christmas in July--er, August story! Lily was so nervous. She looked in the mirror to see how her Christmas shirt had come together, but the present sitting on her bed, the floofed green tissue paper standing at attention caught her eye instead. That was what she was nervous about. But not her sweater. Well, … Continue reading Squids and Sweaters and Gifts, Oh My!
My second story with Havok! I write these blog posts for myself because I want to remember the journey leading up to the day of publication. I want to remember how hard and joyous and hard-fought it was to even submit it. Publishing it is the cherry on top. And I write them for creative … Continue reading Dear Ethel
#FlashFictionFriends inspired by Sarah Dessen titles I gasped when I saw the prompts of #flashfictionfriends for June. Sarah Dessen and her stories have my heart forever and ever. The novel Along for the Ride is about Auden visiting her dad and stepmom and baby sister for the summer in a small beach town in North … Continue reading “Along for the Ride”
Vol.1, Issue 2 // A monthly recap of everything (mostly) that we’ve read, watched, played, and listened to Oh man does February and March feel like a blur! That is why this second volume of “The Latelies” is being combined. It was a blur of rain and coffee dates, flash fiction stories and Havok newsletters, … Continue reading The Latelies {2025} // February & March Edition
Vol. 1, Issue 1 - A monthly recap of everything we’ve read, watched, played, and listened to Ant watching Anime. Alphonse on the back of the papasan - not a normal "seat" for him haha Greetings readers! The Latelies have been included in my email newsletter, Postcards, over on Substack for about a year now. … Continue reading The Latelies {2025} // January Edition
Always keeping the novel simmering on the writer stovetop In my writing community’s slack, we have a channel called “daily accountability” where character/novel prompts are posted. There was one posted the other day to write our novel like a recipe. It was inspired by the fabulous Catie O’Neill, author and friend, who loves cooking in … Continue reading Leah Novel as a Recipe
Taylor Swift and my Leah Novel crossover in this installment of #flashfictionmagic September, Junior Year Leah closed the front door behind her, the smile on her face growing. “Well, how was it?” her mom asked from her favorite chair in the living room. “Oh my gosh,” Leah said, going to sit next to her. “It … Continue reading Fearless-inspired Flash Fiction
Jumping back into #flashfictionmagic! Lila settled down on the dock, legs dangling over the edge, she wrapped one hand around the nearest post and leaned way out over the edge to peer into the water. “What are you looking for?” James asked, sitting down beside her. “You never know what lives down there.” “Lila, we’ve … Continue reading Beneath the Surface of the Lake
The one where I share with you how the first week went Want to see where this is all coming from. Read about my writing map for Spring here. Monday, 4/1/24 I’m home today since we were at the ocean on Saturday and we spent Easter with my family yesterday. After dropping Moochy off at … Continue reading Following this Writing Map // Week 1
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