A Haunted Walk
A Haunted Walk This essay was originally published in the now defunct Buffalo Vibe in October, 2016 • Recently, I saw that it was referenced in the bibliography of The Prison Guard’s Daughter: [...]
Intermediate Novel: Assignment 3: Backstory and Character Plotting – Audra
Backstory and Character Plotting This is the 3rd assignment in the course INTROMEDIATE NOVEL WRITING offered by The Writer's Workshop • The class is taught by Jana Harris • The text used [...]
Intermediate Novel: Assignment 2– WHO ARE THE CHARACTERS
WHO ARE THE CHARACTERS This is the First assignment in the course Intermediate Novel offered by The Writer's Workshop • The class is taught by Jana Harris • The text used for [...]
Intro to Novel Writing: FINAL ASSIGNMENT – Query Letter
Query Letter This is the FINAL assignment in the course INTRODUCTION TO NOVEL WRITING offered by The Writer's Workshop • The class is taught by Jana Harris • The text used for [...]
Intro to Novel Writing: Assignment 6 – CHAPTER ONE
Chapter One This is the 6th assignment in the course INTRODUCTION TO NOVEL WRITING offered by The Writer's Workshop • The class is taught by Jana Harris • The text used for [...]
New Girl. My Adventure at Lafayette High
Once upon a time, one cold winter when I was 14, I moved from Ashland, Oregon where I lived with my mother, to Buffalo to be near my father. Over the course of the previous year, my [...]
“I Spy” with the Mayor
“I spy with my-little-eye the Mayor coming through the door.” This was an attempt to wrangle and distract my four-year-old with the I Spy game. I caught him between my knees, one arm acting like a [...]