22 | writer of surrealist short fiction, pirate novels, and weird poetry | 2024 Dell Award winner | short fiction appearing in Apex and Asimov’s
DE TERRA AD INFINITUM | #PlanesWIP
SAIL BY DAWN | #PiratesWIP
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Hey, that’s me! Lolo’s Last Run will be available in print in ECO25 on Nov 17th, 2026!! It was also a finalist for @asimovssfmag.bsky.social’s reader’s choice awards!
So so honored to have been chosen for this anthology alongside such excellent writers. I can’t wait to read the whole thing!!
ALPHA was one of the most influential workshops I attended as a teenager that helped form me into the writer I am today! If anyone knows/mentors young spec fic writers, please encourage them to apply!
Hi everyone! Sorry for the radio silence—I’m back with exciting news! This year, I am once again First Runner-Up for the Must Read Books (formerly Dell) Award, for my short story KINESIS. I will be at ICFA in Orlando again this year, and hope to see some familiar faces there! #MustReadBooksAward
#ICFA47 recap up on my blog! Featuring a video of me reading from my award winning short story “KINESIS”. Check it out! And subscribe to my newsletter if you want my news straight to your inbox!
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Hey look, it’s me holding up a copy of my story in this month’s issue of @asimovssfmag.bsky.social! My first publication ever available in a brick and mortar store, too! Check my blog/newsletter for more info :)
More exciting news! I am officially a nominee for this year’s Astounding Award! Read more about it here: astoundingaward.info #astoundingaward #writingcommunity #sciencefiction
Here is a beautiful flyer our lovely publicity people (it was me) made for applications this year! It’s so cool and easy to print out and post in libraries or send to your friends wow!
