Fakeness
—You must stop the Social Media Crap. —Why? —It’s fake. Self-promotion. Making others witness your struggles, your success. Liking what they say. Typing pseudo-funny comments. Striking up conversations with complete strangers. At random. Getting them to like you. Need I…
Paris Attacks
I checked up on friends who lived in the area where the shootings took place. I browsed social media networks for information. I thought about all the times I had been in the Bataclan in the past. I replied to…
Snails and Oysters
Hermeneutic Chaos published a flash story of mine that was later nominated for Best Small Fictions 2015. Preview of “Snails and Oysters.” She loves snails, their soft flavor of slowness. She loves drowning them in olive oil and swallowing them down with raw garlic,…
The Hunter at the End of the Day
Self-confusion for Writers – Eight Steps 1. Write a story 2. Realize it’s erotica 3. Feel self-conscious, then submit it anyway 4. Get the story accepted by a really cool literary magazine 5. Have doubts and worry 6. See it published 7. Feel proud,…
The World on Fire
Today in Crack the Spine a micro piece of mine was published. Preview of “The World on Fire” “No one died that day. At least not in my town. No one saw the light and was saved.” >> continue reading >>
Back to Back
The always on the edge Word Riot published my short and intimate memoire “Back to Back” in their October issue. Preview of “Back to Back” Two girls, twelve, thirteen perhaps, are sitting back to back on the bedroom floor so as not…