news
anyone else feel like life is nyooming by with the speed of a thousand rivers? no, just me?
published piece: “journal (take #1)” in Dishsoap Quarterly
published artwork: 5 collages in Issue 777 of Troublemaker Firestarter, including the cover artwork
published piece: “journal (take #23)” in HAD
published poem: “white sangria” in Bulb Culture Collective
published pieces: “ceci n’est pas le gentlemen célibataire” and “journal (take #2)” in Bullshit Lit
reading: i recently read a poem at the Door Is A Jar Fall 2024 reading event—check out the recording!
interview: i was interviewed for CanvasRebel about my creative journey recently. read for insights on how i fell into publishing and more.
podcast interview: i also recently went on My Bad Poetry to chat about some old (terrible) poems with Aaron and Dave. i had an absolute blast—this one is definitely worth a listen!
best of the net: i am so grateful to have been nominated twice for Best of the Net this year! read my nominated pieces in All My Relations and Split Lip Magazine.
sneak peek
it’s about time to officially reveal the cover for my forthcoming poetry collection, this book will not save you, which will release with dogleech books on November 22.
notes
last month, i teased my book tour, and i’m pleased to announce the dates here first! these will hit socials soon, but i’ve gotta give people some incentive to keep reading this, right?
11/24, 7pm: reading at The Club Car (Baltimore) with Rahne Alexander and Natalie Sibiski
12/3, 7pm: FRUITCAKE presents fête des fruits: a book launch event and queer holiday soiree at 2640 Space (Baltimore)
12/8, 2pm: reading at The Potter’s House (D.C.) with Alex Carrigan and Katherine Schmidt
12/14, 2pm: reading at Wooden Shoe Books (Philly) with Veronica Bennett and Kat Giordano
1/4/25, 2pm: reading at Bar Freda (NYC/Queens) with Erica Leslie Weidner, Maya Cordero, and Joseph Lezza
1/5/25, 7pm: featured reader at Trident Booksellers & Café (Boston) weekly open mic
1/12/24, 3:30pm: reading at Queer Haven Books with Evelyn Berry
1/30/25, 7pm: reading in conversation with Dr. Tonee Mae Moll at Red Emma’s (Baltimore)
friends
call: Abode Press is open for chapbook submissions until November 30
release: one of my favorite artists, Marina Diamandis, is set to release a book of poetry, Eat the World, next week!
current events
here’s what i’ve been reading, watching, listening to, and playing.
books: (Text) Messages from the Angel Gabriel by Frances Klein, The Crown Ain’t Worth Much by Hanif Abdurraqib
tv: Southern Charm (Peacock; rewatch)1
games: Pokémon Violet
call it whatever you want, but i think i actually have an essay brewing about this for hamptons tea party, the pop culture section of my substack. stay tuned, and be sure to opt into those updates if you want to read my rant about an entire cast of grown adults gaslighting a 21-year-old mother and domestic abuse victim on television for 4+ years.