Aug 4, 2026 | Author Showcase
As a student at Tulane University, I adored Mardi Gras parades. But watching a parade drunk from the sidelines as you yell, “Throw me something, mister!” is far different from belonging to one of the krewes that sponsor the parades and man the floats. When I decided...
Jul 28, 2026 | Author Showcase
Maybe it’s because I grew up navigating the subways and commuter rail lines of New York, but I never met a train trip I didn’t love. I wisely married a man who feels exactly the same way. Even more fortuitous, we live in California—a state with a rich and pivotal...
Jul 23, 2026 | Author Showcase
The wail of the siren only intensifies my anxiety. I’m holding him in my arms pressing a dish towel on his wound attempting to control the bleeding. “Shhhhh, we’re getting you help,” I whisper in his ear and kiss his head. The police car makes...
Jul 17, 2026 | Author Showcase
Picture this: your phone buzzes with a text from your murdered boss. Not a scheduled message or a glitch—her actual ghost, reaching out from beyond the grave to demand justice. That’s the situation Sydney Farina finds herself in at the start of my Texts From...
Jul 3, 2026 | Author Showcase
“Street-park it,” Jake said, pointing to a row of open meters along the front of Hoppy Time Liquor. “I’ll run in. Want anything?” Drew pulled the van to the farthest meter, shoved the shifter into park. “Yeah, get me a slice of apple, too.” He dug into one of the...
May 13, 2026 | Author Showcase
Last time I visited, I talked about homeschooling my boys and squeezing writing into the margins of my day. Good news: I still do that. Less good news: now I do it on deadline. My day doesn’t start with a peaceful, early-morning writing session. My kids are up before...
