• Thoughts on Cracking a Tough Story

    At least once a month, maybe even once a week (when I’m especially unmotivated to write), it feels like I write headlong into a brick wall. It’s something every writer deals with, and every writer eventually figures out what to do with that wall. I’ve found there are really three main strategies: Unfortunately, I trend

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  • Thoughts on running Lonely Reflections

    To be honest, I’m a little worried about the state of creative writing as AI develops. I don’t think AI will kill it, but I do think it’s changing the landscape of professional writing for the worse. For one, a few publications I liked that would compensate authors for submissions have shut down in the

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  • Upcoming News – August

    Upcoming News – August

    Hello! Since I really only made this website over the course of a few days, there’s still lots to figure out about how it’s going to look and what I’m planning to do with it in the coming months. That said, right now I intend this site to be a good place to release some

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  • Featured Story

    Featured Story

    This month’s featured story is “A Tree Among Blades.” Set in a forest among dead trees (and, importantly, one very alive oak), the story attempts to illustrate the way that grief is infectious. The connection between the living and the dead may extend beyond the veil, but what happens if it does?

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