Literary Writing
What started as a set of personal essays has morphed into a planned three-part memoir about growing up in the vanishing rural landscapes of 1970s Southern California. I also have a cache of personal essays and humor pieces, thanks in part to a recently acquired MFA in Creative Writing from St. Mary’s College of California. Scroll down for a selection of published work.
Influences (and recommended reading) include:
The Boys of My Youth by Jo Ann Beard
An American Childhood by Annie Dillard
My Family & Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
Bone Black by bell hooks
Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid
Things I Don’t Want to Know, The Cost of Living, and Real Estate by Deborah Levy
The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken
The Girl From Cardigan by Leslie Norris
The Night Gardener by Marjorie Sandor
A Prayer for Travelers by Ruchika Tomar
We the Animals by Justin Torres