Big thanks to Brandy Collins, Nate Olivarez-Giles, Lauren Markham, and Janine Kovak for an outstanding discussion at last night’s Grotto Nights at the SF Public Library! Stay tuned for more installments, moderated by Janine! #WritersGrotto #GrottoNights #SanFranciscoPublicLibrary #FutureOfJournalism

Humbling to have a story out in the ninth anniversary issue of Ghost Parachute along with big authors and writers I admire. Thank you so much @brettpribble.bsky.social 🙏 link to my story titled The Flight ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...

Thank you for this nomination @soflopojo.bsky.social and editors! You can read my story shooting star here www.southfloridapoetryjournal.

September's Grotto Night at the San Francisco Main Library on September 30, 6:00 pm: Unchecked: The Future of Journalism in a Factless World. Join Brandy Collins, Lauren Markham, Nate Olivarez-Giles, moderated by Janine Kovac.

September's Reading & Meeting features Yeva Johnson, Brandy Collins, Audrey Ferber and Nate Olivarez-Giles reading from their works in progress. Emcee Christl Rikka-Perkins will lead a Q&A about their work and writing process.

I'm thrilled that my novel/short story collection, In This Ravishing World, has won the 2025 PEN Oakland – Josephine Miles Literary Award! Immensely grateful! It's a finalist for the Northern California Book Award and won the W.S. Porter Prize and the Prism Prize for Climate Literature!

A new flash inspired from pickleball titled The curse up in @maudlinhouse.bsky.social maudlinhouse.net/the-curse/

My interview with Maw Shein win on @jmwwjournal.bsky.social jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/t...

Glad to be in The retro summer isdue of Boudin Mcneese review www.mcneese.edu/thereview/th...

A new Fladh up @mrbullbull.bsky.social mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...

A new short story up in August issue of The write launch thewritelaunch.com/2025/08/lost...

My interview with Ben Davies up in Masters review mastersreview.com/a-conversati...

Read "The Teacup" written by @swethaamit.bsky.social and illustrated by @amymarques.bsky.social. "The dusty cup sat on the kitchen shelf, covered with cobwebs, in my childhood home in Santa Cruz, which was up for sale." tinyurl.com/55hpkyt4

"her silent tears falling into the aromatic steamy cardamom tea cup as she complained the tea had turned cold, salty, and bitter" Love how this piece from @swethaamit.bsky.social uses a specific object to weave its narrative; so much truth in this: ghostparachute.com/issue/august...

Glad to have a story up in the August issue of Ghost Parachute. ghostparachute.com/issue/august...

My interview with Bonnie Tsui up in @oysterriverpages.bsky.social www.oysterriverpages.com/soundings/20...

Glad for this nomination! Thank you Raw lit mag . You can read the story Dressed as a donut here is issue 7 and page 20 rawlit.weebly.com/uploads/1/4/...

Story close to my heart up in @wildroofjournal.bsky.social thank you @aaronlelito.bsky.social wildroofjournal.com/issue-30-gal...

Heat dome reminder to leave a bowl of water outside to keep cool the creatures that live alongside you.

Glad to havev3 micros in @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social 🙏

Delighted to have a story in issue 4 of @theargylelitmag.bsky.social thank you @davidestringel.bsky.social @happilander.bsky.social 🙏 www.theargylelitmag.com/fiction-2/th...

A piece I wrote in @ninaschuyler.bsky.social class - It’s raining cupcakes up in @maudlinhouse.bsky.social maudlinhouse.net/17760-2/

Glad to have a story out in issue 45 of @bendinggenres.bsky.social thanks so much @rgvaughan.bsky.social for giving this a home. bendinggenres.com/mountain-lio...

Looking forward to celebrating this evening with @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social on Mon Jan 9th 7 pm at @ Green Apple Books on the park!

Featured in Ginosko lit mag. Thank you Ben Davies. open.substack.com/pub/ginoskol...

A wonderful evening of words and community at our latest Reading & Meeting event! Huge thanks to Carli Cutchin, Lenore Weiss, Sarita Sarvate, and Jennifer Christgau Aquino for sharing your work and hearts with us. #WritersGrotto #ReadingEvent #LitCommunity #AuthorLife #SFEvents #BookLovers #LiveLit

My new flash Battling the fog that began in @smokelong.bsky.social workshop up in @everscribemag.bsky.social everscribemag.com/issue-8

Join me and some wonderful writers from @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social at Litcrawl Sebastopol on Sat, May 17th 2025 at 3:30 pm at Third pig bar reading about words of resistance.

Deadline approaching!

My new micro up in @dipitylitmag.bsky.social www.dipitylitmag.com/post/my-agin...

ICYMI. FBOMB Global Flash reading. Hosted by Francine Witte, readers @megpokrass.bsky.social Mileva Anastsiadou, @kiklodge.bsky.social, @swethaamit.bsky.social, @sudhab.bsky.social, Mikki Aronoff, @andreamarcusa.bsky.social and JT youtu.be/b7tgLsBerfQ?...

Thank you so much @bsherm36.bsky.social 🙏😊💗

Eco-prose and family dynamics intersect in "Sailing Paper Boats & other stories" a new collection by the always-interesting-to-read @swethaamit.bsky.social. I enjoyed this one!

Thrilled to be reading alongside wonderful fellow Grottoites! This Saturday. May 10 from 6:30–8:30 pm. for the theme of joy, organized by Telegraph hill books, SF! There will be wine & maybe cardamom tea! 🔗 RSVP here: telegraphhillbooks.com/pages/events @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social

Sat 5/10, 6:30–8:30PM @Telegraph Hill Books SF: 5 Grotto writers share joy for ALOUD/OUT LOUD 🌸@sezindevikoehler.bsky.social, Lenore Weiss, @jdominiclim.bsky.social, @swethaamit.bsky.social, @anoopjudge.bsky.social RSVP: telegraphhillbooks.com/pages/events #ReadLocal #BayAreaWriters

The 2025 Rooted & Written Interim Programming continues next week with a free write-in for Rooted & Written Alumni hosted by Jessica Martinez on Tues., May 6. Alumni can register via an emailed link. Questions? Reach out at [email protected] #bipocwriters #writers #rootedwritten

Thank you so much @smokelong.bsky.social for the mention and supporting our works! You guys are amazing 💗

Glad to have a new poem Out in issue 56 of Beyond words lit mag

Join us for a chat and discussion about family & identity at @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social nights . Scab at code to register or register here on.sfpl.org/Grotto-April29

A new flash I write during the @smokelong.bsky.social workshop up in @thirtywestph.com you can read it here thirtywest.substack.com/p/the-engage...

I have a new short story about a cat in The Write Launch journal. thewritelaunch.com/2025/04/on-t...

My third chapbook Sailing paper boats & other stories by Alien Buddha Press available to order on Amazon. Chapbook chronicles the impact of climate and weather on human relationships. Link 👉 amazon.com/dp/B0DWMZ28FV

A piece going in the right direction. Check out "Mama's Round Dosas" from @swethaamit.bsky.social: jakethemag.com/mamas-round-...

Glad to have a flash up in @publishedbyjake.bsky.social jakethemag.com/mamas-round-...

This April's Reading & Meeting features new books by Grotto writers @swethaamit.bsky.social, @khanwong.bsky.social, @sezindevikoehler.bsky.social and @janinekovac.bsky.social. Join us on Friday April 11 from 5 to 7 pm at the Grotto (1663 Mission St. suite 602) in SF.

My three flash pieces up in issue 33 of Ginosko literary magazine. On oages 50, 52 and 54 ginoskoliteraryjournal.com/wp-content/u...

A new flash piece up in Revolution John revolutionjohnjournal.wordpress.com/2025/03/13/m...

Glad to have a new flash up in Monkeybicycle that was born in @smokelong.bsky.social workshop. monkeybicycle.net/the-fire/

Thank you, Brett. I’m always thrilled to be in Ghost Parachute