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I write.


Sometimes I even like how it turns out.

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INTERVIEW: Esteban Rodríguez, Author of Before the Earth Devours Us

Mon Oct 11 2021

I spoke with Esteban Rodríguez for Hippocampus Magazine about his essay collection. View at hippocampusmagazine »


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Book Review: We Are Bridges

Wed Oct 06 2021

My review of the speculative memoir, "We Are Bridges" by Cassandra Lane, our now with Feminist Press View at momeggreview »


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1 Minute Reading in Support of AWP's Writer To Writer Program

Tue Sep 28 2021

Watch me read a one-minute excerpt from my essay, "The Right Tap." Read more »


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Anthology Released (And I'm In It!) Getting to the Truth: The Craft and Practice of Creative Nonfiction

Tue Sep 28 2021

I'm very excited to have a craft essay in "Getting to the Truth" a how-to write creative nonfiction craft anthology inspired by HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers, published by Hippocampus Magazine and Books. My essay is about my favorite topic: The Strange, Excellent Beauty of Hybrid Nonfiction. View at books »


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A Recap of my HippoCamp Joint Presentation with Amy Fish, Written by Dorothy Rice

Tue Sep 28 2021

Amy Fish and I led a session at HippoCamp 2021 called "Powering Through the Post-Publication Doldrums" and Dorothy Rice was kind enough to write a recap for anyone who missed it. View at hippocampusmagazine »


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INTERVIEW: Jill Louise Busby, Author of Unfollow Me

Tue Sep 28 2021

I spoke with Jill Louise Busby for Hippocampus Magazine about her debut memoir, "Unfollow Me." View at hippocampusmagazine »


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Author's Hour Reading at Chautauqua Institution

Wed Aug 25 2021

A reading from Girlish and Mama, Mama, Only Mama View at youtube »


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INTERVIEW: Ron Hogan, Author of Our Endless and Proper Work

Mon Aug 02 2021

I sat down with Ron Hogan over Zoom to discuss his new book on the writing life, "Our Endless and Proper Work," a truly different book on craft and creativity. View at hippocampusmagazine »


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Pinksy Favorite Poem Project

Fri Jul 23 2021

I participated in the Chautauqua Institution's Favorite Poem Project by reading "Good Bones" by Maggie Smith. Read more »


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Book Review: Object Lesson: A Guide to Writing Poetry by Jennifer Jean

Sat Jul 10 2021

This book helped me to break down poetry and really understand how it worked, and then apply it to my own writing. View at momeggreview »


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Hippocampus Magazine Interview with Christine Hyung-Oak Lee, Author of Tell Me Everything Thing You Don’t Remember

Sat Jul 10 2021

t’s a wonderful book about so many things—memory, relationships, family, and rebuilding oneself and one’s entire life, with a bonus of learning some science and medical history as well. View at hippocampusmagazine »


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Hippocampus Magazine Interview with Shawna Kay Rodenberg, Author of Kin

Tue Jun 08 2021

Shawna Kay Rodenberg and I discuss writing about family and her debut memoir, Kin, out today with Bloomsbury. View at hippocampusmagazine »




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