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  • “LA Affairs” Column in Los Angeles Times

    An essay I wrote about my unconventional current living arrangement and its impact on my dating life was published on April Fools’ Day in the LA Affairs column of the Los Angeles Times. It was not a joke. I hope you read and enjoy! Read more

  • Essay in New Voices

    I wrote an essay about toxic masculinity in the progressive religious community to which I belong. I encourage you to check it out over at New Voices Read more

  • Interview with Matt Bell, author of Appleseed, at TCR

    Interview with Matt Bell, author of Appleseed, at TCR

    Hey folks! I spoke with writer Matt Bell about his latest novel, Appleseed, for an interview at The Coachella Review. It was a fantastic conversation and I encourage you to check it out here. Thank you! Read more

  • Album Review: Punch Brothers, All Ashore (2018)

    Album Review: Punch Brothers, All Ashore (2018)

    Released in July of 2018, the album pursues timelessness by firmly rooting itself in the here and now of its current moment, considering themes of isolation and division, love and transcendence in a fracturing age. Read more

  • Opal & Nev Review Published at TCR

    A review I wrote of The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, Dawnie Walton’s debut novel, was published today at The Coachella Review, the literary journal operated by students in my MFA program. I also read for the fiction section, and our Summer 2021 issue dropped at the beginning of the month–if you’d like to Read more

  • Book Review: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s Friday Black

    Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, in his story collection Friday Black, grapples directly with big questions about race, history, capitalism, violence and the idea of America with such grace and ingenuity that the work sings with insight and relevance without sacrificing any literary merit. Read more