Happy Birthday 2025

Bodies in Transition has now reached the hands of 100 people!

Data suggests that self-published authors only sell on average 50-100 books. I’m here to tell you that your dream is possible. Independently published through Amazon KDP with a little help from my friends over at Jack Wild Publishing, Bodies in Transition has now reached the hands of a little over a 100 people. What wonderful news to realize during my birthday week!

I’ll be at Queer Market at Open Book on Nov. 29th, and I hope a few more friends decide my book is worth the read. Regardless, I am plucking away at my other two prospective books (1 fiction, 1 poetry) and trying to figure out my best options for them. Please come see me at Queer Market and support, however that looks- whether that means buying a Zine or chatting me up about my latest books I’m writing!

As a final bit of author announcement to wrap up this post, I took First in the Stevens Family Award at the 2025 Minnesota Poetry Prizes Gala with my poem “Sham’s Tomb.” It was a wonderful surprise with mixed feelings as I have recently lost an old family friend. I was not entirely close with her, but I grew up with her kids, and it was just such an odd coincidence to receive an award by the same name the month of her death. Rest in peace.