My flash fiction piece, “The Smaller Me Inside Of Me Who Could Have Lived Here,” has just been published online in Third Wednesday, and will be featured in the print edition of their winter issue later this year. This is a story that explicitly examines the many feelings that come with pregnancy and miscarriage. I…
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“I Blew Out the Birthday Candles”
My piece, “I Blew Out the Birthday Candles,” has just been published in the Fall 2024 issue of LIT magazine. It is an experimental piece which uses a real event and real people to create a fictional world and fictional narrator. It is published as a “Hybrid” story for this reason. Publication Journey: This piece…
Visiting Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary
The time had come for another trip, and so off my boyfriend and I went, to Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary! We spent our first week in Austria, biking and basking in the beauty of Innsbruck and Salzburg. This was my first time in the alps and I was blown away! We got to enjoy…
Finishing the 48: Week One
This summer I am planning on hiking the 48 4000-footers of New Hampshire. I started to hike these mountains years ago with my family and have slowly been chipping away at the list. However, I want to take advantage of my time and ability, and have decided to (ideally) complete the list by the end…
“Lumpless”
My piece, “Lumpless,” has just been published in The Palisades Review. It is a very personal, creative nonfiction story about my father. Publication Journey: I wrote this piece and submitted it to The Palisades Review only. I quite enjoy their nonfiction work, and felt that my writing style could be a good fit for their publication….
“Depths of Winter”
My piece, “Depths of Winter,” has just been published in the newest issue of the Maine Natural History Observer! This story focuses on an experience I had earlier this year, in the woods close to my home. Publication Journey: I wrote this piece specifically for the MNHO, as I was inspired to write about Maine’s…
Exploring the United Kingdom and Ireland with Friends
Another year means another trip across the globe with my partner and two of our closest friends. We took a stretch of time off from traveling last year to save money for our upcoming trips this summer and fall, and it has already proven to be well worth it. We started planning this trip to…
“Ugly and Pretty”
My piece, “Ugly and Pretty,” was selected by NonBinary Review for their Issue # 35: “Old Friends.” As an Associate Editor of this publication, I was very flattered, and as a writer, I was thrilled! This is the second nonfiction piece I have had published, and it is the most speculative of my published works….
A Weekend at the Carnaval De Québec!
Over the first weekend in February, my partner and I visited the Carnaval De Québec and explored the city, along with its neighboring town, Lévis. We had visited once before—on a roadtrip through Vermont, New York, and Canada in the summer of 2019—and it was a wonderful time. Old Québec is the closest we can…
“Mingling in the Marsh”
My short nonfiction story, “Mingling in the Marsh,” was published in the Maine Natural History Observer this fall 2023, and is available for purchase at the MNHO website. This was a short piece that I wrote about the trail my family and I walk once—if not several times—every day. It holds a special place in my…