thanks for the memories.

a year end wrap-up.

I am not sure I will ever be able to succinctly describe 2022, certainly one of the most eventful years of my life thus far, but let’s try.

Writing Achievements.

• My first book, The Drowned Woman, was released in the spring. I even did a little book tour at some of my favorite bookshops (Books Inc., The Twig, and Brazos Bookstore) as well as several readings in bars and back rooms.

• I made writer friends, started this Substack, and created a ‘Chill Vibes’ Discord group for fellow writers.

• Assemblage was released in November and I organized a book release party with readings from local authors and music from some talented local musicians. It was, without hyperbole, one of the best experiences of my life.

• I sold my third book, Foundations, and am preparing to release it in spring of 2023.

• I finished a draft of an entirely new and as yet untitled manuscript this month.

Personal Highlights.

• I got engaged.

• I swam in the Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, the San Joaquin Delta, and the Guadalupe River.

• I traveled to London and Edinburgh and Key West and Philadelphia, all for the first time.

• I attended an entire season of SF Broadway, as well as several local theater productions and live music shows.

• I got a few tattoos.

• I received a Hashimoto’s diagnosis that finally allowed me to take positive control of my health.

My Favorite Reads of 2022.

• Paris Stories by Mavis Gallant

• Tell Me I’m an Artist by Chelsea Martin

• The Pachinko Parlor by Elisa Shua Dusapin

• The Diary of a Provincial Lady by EM Delafield

• A Horse at Night: On Writing by Amina Cain

• Daybook: The Journal of an Artist by Anne Truitt

• Second Place by Rachel Cusk

• White on White by Aysegül Savas

• After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie by Jean Rhys

• An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro

• Happening by Annie Ernaux

I am looking forward to 2023 with my whole heart. See y’all there!