I always say that once Halloween rolls around, the rest of the year is a roller coaster with no brakes. Somehow, with all the holidays, the little things fall between the cracks. That was certainly the case with updating this blog — the holidays took over and seemed to extend past 1/1, spilling almost all the way to Tax Day. (Party on.) But now I’m back with a few quick updates.
poetry
Forthcoming
I just found out tonight that I have a poem accepted for an anthology. The collection is called HYSTERIA and it’ll be coming out from Lucky Bastard Press (Berkeley, CA) sometime in 2016. More updates soon!
Writing, Editing, and Reading: October 5, 2015 Edition
Writing:
My current copywriting assignment (a health-related business website) is in client 
review, so I’ve switched gears to work on creative projects: a residency application and poetry revisions. The key to moving forward as a writer is to always be closing on something (Glengarry Glen Ross reference).
Editing:
This week a new client found me online. We’re working together to tighten the plot and improve the flow of his science fiction short story. Fun!
Reading:
Perfidia by James Ellroy, for a book club, though my library copy of Elena Ferrante’s Days of Abandonment just arrived and I’m eager to start it. The fiction I’ve been writing lately is about women who stay at home too much (the perils of freelancing from home — it infects your creative work). I’m eager to get another perspective on solitude.
— Kristen