Birthday Presence (and Giveaway!)

It's that time of the year again! I have made it around the sun once more without being taken down by a large predator or other natural disaster, big or small. This is traditionally celebrated with burning an ever-increasing number of wax effigies atop a confection and ritual chanting, followed by uncovering offerings (as I …

Sunday Shorts—Charlotte’s Mother by Jeffrey Ricker

I've known Jeffrey Ricker for mumble-mumble years now, and I've always loved his way with a turn of phrase. (I almost wrote "envied" there, and I do, but I'm trying to cut down on sounding bitter as much as possible, so I won't mention how often I'm super freaking jealous of his turns of phrases). …

If You Liked…

I'm not sure there's an author out there who actually enjoys the self-promo part of writing. I always feel guilty, I wince, and it's out of reach of my confidence comfort zone. End result being awkwardness for everyone, which is so my zone, comfort or nay. So, while this is a promotion post, I'm going …

YA Catch-up Sale at @BoldStrokeBooks

Okay, this rocks. ⁦ So, to celebrate the release of my queer YA novel Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks (isn't it pretty?), Bold Strokes Books⁩ is having a Flash Sale! This weekend, you get 30% off Young Adult ebook backlist titles at their webstore. Which titles? Click here. Now, I've read quite a few of …

WROTE Podcast — The Queerlings

Hello, happy Friday, and oh my God it's almost December. That last part is the total shakedown of nerves over the launch, tomorrow, of Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks. I'm fine. It's fine. (I'm not fine. I'm a mess.) But! I got to go spend time with the brilliant Vance Bastian over at Writers on the …

August Flash Fiction Draw Roundup

It's August, and we're on to the eighth collection of stories! Before anything else, though, this just gets more fun every month because so many of you give this a shot with me, so a big thank you to all the writers who wrote something. We even have some newbies this month, which makes me really …