“Peanut Butter” Accepted at littlesomethingspress
Flash fiction Non-Fiction

“Peanut Butter” Accepted at littlesomethingspress

A nonfiction piece I wrote is going to be published early next year in a really cool little publication called little somethings press. Actually, the piece is a flash memoir, and is only 300 words long (the maximum they accept). I have trouble keeping short stories under 5,000 words, so it was quite a challenge.
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“San Andreas’ Fault” Read at Stories on Stage-Sacramento
Fiction Performance San Andreas Fault

“San Andreas’ Fault” Read at Stories on Stage-Sacramento

Ethan Ireland read my story "San Andreas' Fault" last night at Stories on Stage-Sacramento. The other story was an excerpt from An Excess Male by Maggie Shen. Together, our stories comprised a sort of quasi sci-fi evening of fiction. SOSS billed it as "dabbling in dystopia and tinkering with time." The "tinkering with time" part being my contribution.
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“DACAmented” to be Published in Kestrel
Fiction

“DACAmented” to be Published in Kestrel

I just learned today that Kestrel has accepted my story "DACAmented" for publication. It should appear sometime next spring. That's a long lead time”nine months or so”but I'm grateful. This acceptance came out of the blue after a number of rejections.
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“Sailing Lessons” Accepted by Meat For Tea
Fiction

“Sailing Lessons” Accepted by Meat For Tea

Elizabeth MacDuffie, Editor-in-Chief of Meat for Tea: The Valley Review, contacted me to say she was going to publish "Sailing Lessons" in the next issue. I'm so glad this story is finally finding a home. Even though Stories on Stage-Davis acceptet it for reading, it has been rejected by forty other publications. So, either I finally edited it down to a publishable form, or, as is often the case, editors' tastes simply differ.
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“Sailing Lessons” Read at Stories on Stage-Davis
Performance

“Sailing Lessons” Read at Stories on Stage-Davis

Lisa Halko read my story "Sailing Lessons" last night at Stories on Stage“Davis, and she killed it. Lisa was kind enough to meet with me before the reading to talk about the narrator of the story, a sixty-something woman whose husband has just retired and decides they should sail around the world. Lisa did a great job giving voice to the character.
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“Sailing Lessons” to be Performed at Stories on Stage-Davis
Performance

“Sailing Lessons” to be Performed at Stories on Stage-Davis

I just heard from Naomi Williams, Co-Director of Stories on Stage-Davis, that they've accepted my story "Sailing Lessons" for next season. Stories on Stage-Davis holds readings once each month featuring short works by two authors read by actors. The story will be performed in SOSD's Sixth season (2018-19).
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“The Rides of March” Accepted by StoryQuarterly
Fiction

“The Rides of March” Accepted by StoryQuarterly

I just heard from Stephanie Manuzak, Managing Editor of StoryQuarterly, that they've accepted my story "the Rides of March for publication. This is a great publication, established back in 1975, and I couldn't be happier. The story is taken from a draft of a novel by the same name. I actually shopped the novel around to agents and drew zero interest. I mean zip.
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“Fire Illness” is Named Runner-Up
Fiction Korean-American

“Fire Illness” is Named Runner-Up

My first short story, "Fire Illness," has just been published. It was named Runner-Up in the 2016 Howard Frank Mosher Short Fiction Prize hosted by Hunger Mountain, the literary Journal of the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Matt Bell was the guest judge.
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Voice
Fiction Novel Writing

Voice

Last April, after sending out around fifty queries for two novels, and probably twice that many short story submissions over...
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The Light in L.A.
California Incline Fiction Novel Writing

The Light in L.A.

Watch this video on The Scene. The New Yorker recently posted a video online (embedded above) taken from its show,...
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California History California Incline

A Riot Every Generation?

In my current WIP, California Incline, the story suggests that the Rodney King riots would never really end in the sense...
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California Incline

The In Crowd

When I'm in a courtroom for jury duty, I feel comfortable. Which is strange because when I was practicing law...
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I’ve Become One of Those People
Novel Writing

I’ve Become One of Those People

Sadly, I have become one of those people who have to have their seat at the local coffeehouse. It's embarrassing....
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A Joyless Existence
Korean-American

A Joyless Existence

Lately, I have been reading background material “ books, blogs, news articles “ on the Korean American experience. I am...
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Sometimes a Great Notion
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Sometimes a Great Notion

I just finished reading this book. It took me 200 pages to realize Kesey wasn't just fucking with me. Well,...
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The Convenient Corpse
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The Convenient Corpse

I recently read two books that seemingly have little to do with each other: Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow and...
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The Promise of the Book
Novel Writing

The Promise of the Book

The more I read first passages in books, the more I see this first part as œThe Promise of the...
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Will Kill for Food is a Winner
Fiction Will Kill for Food

Will Kill for Food is a Winner

Black Hill Press  just announced the winners of the Summer Writing Project, and Will Kill for Food is one of...
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Will Kill for Food is a Finalist
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Will Kill for Food is a Finalist

My novella, Will Kill For Food, is one of six finalists in Black Hill Press's Summer Writing Project. This means it's one step closer to being published. There were twelve semi-finalists. Now there are six. BHP editors will select three among these to be published later this year.

I guess we'll see what happens. Soon, I hope.

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5 Reasons to Publish with JukePop
Fiction Will Kill for Food

5 Reasons to Publish with JukePop

I'm not a huge fan of "X Reasons" blog posts, but it seems appropriate in this case. I stumbled on...
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