Update: Published Again

I'm writing another life update thing way sooner than I originally expected. The foreboding emails with ".edu" tags that have started to fill my inbox indicate that another stressful semester awaits. In just a few days, my freedom to direct my energy will be gone. At least this will be my final semester, so I'm going to try to have fun and relax as much as possible, especially considering that instruction will be entirely virtual.

But enough with the boring crap, I've got good news! I'm published again. A poem I submitted to the awesome literary humor magazine, Defenestration, has been accepted for the August issue. The poem is called "The Sample Man" if you're wondering what to look for. It just went up today (8/20), so click on the link at the bottom of this to read my poem along with other great stuff from equally talented writers.

More good news could be looming in the distance. I'm talking career/job kind of news. There are no guarantees yet but talks are heating up. I've also actually broken out of the small slump I was describing in my last update and started making more progress on The Hotel Dugant. Ideas are taking shape better and I'm more optimistic about how it will turn out. Needless to say, it's a great competitor with The Circuitry Might. There's beginning to be the same amount of discomfort, surrealism, humor, and emotional weight with this one, too.

I don't know the next time you'll hear from me. It could be in a few days with another unexpected update bearing good news, or it could be in several months when I officially can say I graduated from college. It may even be some time in the middle with a random story, poetry pack, or article. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

Now go read some stuff (!):

http://www.defenestrationmag.net/2020/08/defenestration-august-2020/

I want to thank the editors of Defenestration, Andrew Kaye and Eileen Lavelle for considering my work. You've both helped me keep living the dream.