A Whale in Paris
In a far, far togetherness, in a bed beneath a slanted roof, Daniel and I once made up a story about a French girl and a whale. Not too long ago, we decided to write it down so we could…
Shamed into Writing
Superstition Review has asked me to contribute a podcast to their Authors Talk series. Visit their blog to hear me speak about the role of the Dutch in Indonesia, shame, and my need to explore shadows through my writing.
Summer 2017 Publications
Thanks to many terrific editors and literary magazines, my words have found some lovely homes. The Doctor T. J. Eckleburg Review published “On Her Skin.” (If you subscribe and “adopt” me, I receive 60% of the funds.) Cheap Pop gave “The Spider and…
Spring 2017 Publications
While the vines outside my window bud and grow, new stories are imagined and written. Necessary Fiction published “Office Women: Three Portraits and Thirteen Questions,” in which I introduce three women who have found different ways to escape the bleak lives in which they feel imprisoned.…
Tilt Festival
Find me in Tilburg, the Netherlands, on March 30 where I will speak about the Writer’s Taboo. In Dutch. More information: http://www.tiltfestival.nu/programma
Winter 2017 Publications
Writing a novel is a longterm project. At least, it is for me. I may write a 1,000 words a day, but I’ve never written a novel in three months. I write and read back and rewrite and pause and question…