A micro story on irony and privilege —

The story behind the story. A behind-the-scenes look at how this short fiction came to life. — Intersection is available to read at redrosethorns online journal, first published in November 2023. Intersection is one of my favorite short stories that I have written, if not my most favorite of all. It’s light, it’s queer, it’s ripe with metaphors. What’s not to love? But seriously, I believe a huge part of what makes this flash fiction piece so special is the confluence…

In case you missed it, here are the top 3 news stories on women’s sports this month. — A “hat-trick” is a popular term in football/soccer that corresponds to when a player nets three goals in a single game. …

We are NOT having an OK time. — This morning, US soccer stars and best friends Sam Mewis and Lynn Williams announced that their podcast, Snacks, is coming to an end — with the final episode airing today — to allow for the two to pursue different opportunities going forward. Relive some of the funniest Snacks moments in…

A nugget of wisdom for when life throws us more lemons than we can handle — “What do we know about rock bottom?” My therapist asked. “I don’t know,” I replied sullenly. “There’s no way to go but up?” “Right, but we also know that when we’re at rock bottom, we can feel the earth on our feet. It’s an opportunity for us to replant ourselves and deepen our roots.” I had never thought about it that way before. It offered a beautiful perspective on a seemingly hopeless situation, without necessarily dismissing or invalidating my real feelings of sadness and exhaustion.

Here’s how to respond to Medium’s violation notice in case any Medium user runs into a similar issue in the future. — As I was in the middle of responding to comments on a recent article of mine on the day before Thanksgiving, I started getting errors about my responses not getting posted. …

The story behind the story. A behind-the-scenes look at how this short fiction came to life. — Two Cakes is available to read at To Be Written, first published in November 2023. I am currently enrolled in a Short Story I course at UCLA Extension — the first time I’ve ever had any formal creative writing education beyond standard English classes in grade school, high school, and college. Truthfully, I feel like I have a natural instinct for writing short stories —…

Defender Abby Dahlkemper returns to the USWNT for their pair of friendlies in December 2023 — Today, the US Women’s National Team announced the pool of 26 players called up for the final camp of the year, ahead of a pair of December friendlies against the Republic of China. One of the biggest highlights of this latest roster is the return of defender Abby Dahlkemper. Abby…

Finding my way back into long-form writing. Thank you and RIP, Twitter. — I created a Twitter account back in May 2009, which means I’ve been on this social platform for close to 15 (!!!) years now. However, I haven’t been active since the start of 2023, a few months after Elon Musk took over, eliminated most of the Twitter team, reactivated banned…