TNWT in Teen Vogue

TNWT in Teen Vogue

The Names We Take was in Teen Vogue for 2020 Pride with some of the heaviest hitters in this years crew of LGBTQ+ authors. I am shocked and humbled to find my story there too. In so many ways, TNWT changed my life. It created a pathway to conversations with my...

PSU Vanguard Interview

Special thanks to Natalie Conway from Portland State University’s Vanguard newspaper for reaching out to talk with me about TNWT! Read the...

The Oddness of Moving Things Review

The first and most adamant advice I’ve gotten from other writers is: DON’T READ REVIEWS unless someone checks them first. Save your sanity, they said, and stay away from Goodreads and elsewhere. And after a terrible decision to read an early review of TNWT...

Auntie’s Bookstore Reading

Ever done theater? You stand in the wings, frantically going over your marks, reciting lines, stressing about blocking, and then the house lights go down and your time has come. You step into the spotlight and all those nerves burn away and there’s nothing left...

Spokesman Review

I had the pleasure of speaking with one of my local paper’s Arts & Culture reporters, Stephanie Hammett about The Names We Take. It was a great conversation and she made me sound super organized and smart. Thank you, Stephanie?  I can hardly believe I was in...

Book Birthday

I have spent the past week in a whirlwind of events, panels, and well wishes. OMG my head is spinning. MY BOOK IS OUT IN THE WORLD TODAY and I can’t even! I’ve had the honor this weekend of joining panels for the Flights of Foundry virtual conference...

Read-A-Thon!

I’m reading from TNWT tomorrow at 4pm on Instagram! Come and hang...