So many good reads! I have a story that was published recently that is horror-ish. I’m very very proud of it. It didn’t get much love when it came out, so thanks for creating this thread :) bmr.unm.edu/spitfire/

So good!

Why do I live on the opposite side of the country 😭

This happens to me every time I read Bryan Washington. absolutely unfair, how he tortures the reader with superb food writing!

A perfect movie and also Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal are both so hot in it—omg—what more could you ask for??

lol

…however, I’m very proud of what did get accepted and I do have some exciting publishing news already for 2026. Here’s to sticking with the art, even when it feels like nobody will ever care about it. I’m so thankful for everyone who’s ever engaged with my work—in small and big ways. ❤️

Tysm to the editors and readers of these pieces. This year post-MFA has felt like a slog when it comes to publishing. I didn’t submit at all during my MFA. I just focused on writing. I’m so grateful I had that time, but coming back into the world of rejections was, whew, tough to say the least…

And finally, the publication I’m proudest of, “Spitfire,” in Blue Mesa Review

bmr.unm.edu/spitfire/

Then my first fiction piece in three years came out a few weeks later in @villaineralit.bsky.social. “The Hex Hollow Murders as Told by the River Witch of Marietta, Pennsylvania, 1928”

villaineralit.com/2025/10/31/t...