Trigger warning, this is about miscarriage and grief. You can listen to me read this on my YouTube channel. I grip my head to keep it from spinning off. Loud noises buffet against my ears, incomprehensible as anything singular, but a culmination of ringing, pounding, and screaming. The moment of acceptance must come, but I… Continue reading Inky Black Ice Pick

I am thrilled to do an editing workshop at the Turn The Page Bookshop in the Williamsburg Outlet Malls on Saturday the 14. I will first explore the ins and outs of editing your work and encourage you to embrace the editing journey. Please bring an excerpt of your project to work on after my… Continue reading Editing Workshop Sept 14, 6:00-8:00

I have not been posting on here or YouTube lately because of health issues. I decided to write out some of the tips I’ve both heard from others and come up on my own to help you have a better experience in your own doctor’s appointments. I simply list them out here for easy review,… Continue reading Tips For A More Beneficial Doctor’s Appointment

Please watch my YouTube video about my fundraiser for my twin sister! “Athlete’s Blessing” is an original poem I wrote for my twin sister Deborah Chucoski, who is an incredible athlete and an inspiration to many. I have watched her journey with Stargardt Disease from diagnosis at age 15 to para-triathlete 2024 Olympic hopeful. I… Continue reading Athlete’s Blessing

The paper stuck to my sweating, bare thigh As I shifted uncomfortably, waiting For the obstetrician. Six weeks is the magic number For a checkup after a procedure, It seems. Six weeks after trauma, Six weeks after surgery, Six weeks after my life shattered; Six weeks is all it takes For the doctor to decide… Continue reading My Broken Body (WIP)

This is rough, I know! I am beginning to play with how I am going to tie in my story with history. I know this will need a lot of work … but I’m curious if any of you think I’m headed in the right direction. One beautiful morning, the American teachers found their way… Continue reading When The Smoke Cleared (WIP) Cambodia

Our Southeast Asia trip order was Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, then Vietnam. We followed the guidance of Southeast Asia on a Shoestring, which was packed full of incredibly helpful information. Following the suggestion of the book, we signed up for a tour that would take most of our second day in Laos. It started early in… Continue reading My First Touch of Darkness

Another scene from my work in progress It Chose Three. I was thinking about Ross’s feedback recently. He asked me “Why does Emma not tell people?” after reading the scene where Emma’s basketball friends ask Sophie why Emma isn’t going to play that year. I thought and thought about it. And then, it slipped to… Continue reading Why Didn’t You Tell? (WIP ICT)

These aren’t necessarily New Year’s resolutions, though I am not opposed to those. It’s been a long time since I’ve done them. I like facing a new year with some sense of resolution, control, and energy for betterment. I also think that kind of energy and resolution should be throughout your life, and there’s nothing… Continue reading What Will I Be Up To?

I felt my shoulders slump when I saw the date of my last post. I had a good stride going, but then it stopped. I really needed to get in some time working today, but didn’t have much of a plan. I picked up It Chose Three and started reading back through Ross’s suggestions and… Continue reading Rewrite of If I Were A Chasm (WIP ICT)