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"When I was a teenager, I so desperately believed in free will."
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Short Fiction

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Pass This Off As Love—a short story
"Twenty years later, I can interpret Otto and Teegan in this way. I can say now that what I saw was love."
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Heel to Lung, Ear to Ear—a short story
"Instead, you lie."
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Rasp—a novella
"I refused to believe that any part of me had died, that a part of me could."
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Flask—a short story
"People usually don't sit by me and that's okay."
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Q&A—a short story
"Why can't we live forever?"
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Short Nonfiction

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Have I Revised My TV Pilot to Death?
Four skimmable responses from industry pros I'm struggling to interpet.
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How I Fell in Love with Story—an essay
It starts with joy—because where else would it start?
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Would I Send My Daughter to a College Writing Program? — an essay
“Do you have time for a few questions?”
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How My Creative Writing Degree Has Served Me Well—an essay
Holding that expensive piece of paper up to a different light.
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Etc.

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Transplants—TV pilot
EXT. THE CHICKEN AND THE EGG - AFTERNOON
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The Names in the Tree—a children's book
"The view from Valerie’s new house was beautiful and that’s what bothered her most."
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Have I Revised My TV Pilot to Death?
Four skimmable responses from industry pros I'm struggling to interpet.
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The American Queen—TV Pilot
EXT. VITRI’S HOUSE - DUSK
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And in the Dark They Are Born—a novel

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And in the Dark They Are Born, Part 12
"She lights what she can."
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And in the Dark They Are Born, Part 11
"Silence."
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And in the Dark They Are Born, Part 10
"I’M A BETTER PERSON THAN THAT." (10 of 12)
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And in the Dark They Are Born, Part 9
"IT’LL MAKE YOU FEEL HUMAN AGAIN."
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Commentary

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Author Commentary for Pass This Off As Love
"When I was a teenager, I so desperately believed in free will."
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Author Commentary for Heel to Lung, Ear to Ear
"And it’s a deep hatred, well beneath the surface."
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Author Commentary for Rasp
"What I’m saying is that Ludington, Michigan, is a place that is near and dear to me."
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Author Commentary for Flask
"Now, let’s circle back to the usage of the N-word."
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Recommendations

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Recommendations, Vol. 6
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Recommendations, Vol. 4
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Recommendations, Vol. 3
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