My lyric essay, "Three Myths from the Northern Mariana Islands," is forthcoming from one of my favorite literary magazines, StoryQuarterly. The essay is divided into three parts, or three myths, from my native islands, the Marianas, also known as the Isles of Sails and the Isles of Thieves: "Creation Myth," "Myth of the Ancients," and "The Myth of the Lourdes Spring." I'm heart-happy and honored to be included in the issue, and I'll let you know when it drops.
'Life after Life' published in Arrive Magazine.
'Life after Life,' explores my father becoming unhoused and my becoming a guardian to two small children on three days' notice. The piece has been published in Arrive, Amtrak's on-board magazine.
Thanks, too, to Editor-in-Chief Leigh Flayton, art director Rob Smith, and publicist Whitney Peeling.
Flower Gathering with "Between Dog and Wolf."
Happily joining a group of fearsomely talented writers who call the Port City home and who will be featured in the upcoming anthology, 27 Views of Wilmington, part of a series put out by Eno Publishers. Other city view anthologies feature giants like Holly Reid, Fred Chappell, Allan Gurganus, Randall Kenan, and Lee Smith.
An expanded version of my essay, 'Between Dog and Wolf (Essay as Ideolocator),' previously published in Southern Humanities Review will be included. It's been an absolute pleasure to work with Eno, and the brilliant Elizabeth Woodman in particular.
Stay tuned for details about a launch party and signing in October of 2015. I'm remembering that the etymology of 'anthology' comes from the Greek 'anthologia' and means literally 'flower-gathering.'
Unlocked at Oxford American and Online at MAYDAY
My brief essay, "A Guide to Surviving Your Father's Homelessness," is now available online over at Oxford American.
Also, an epistolary essay of mine is over at MAYDAY Magazine, co-edited by Paul Crenshaw (thanks, Cockles).