Archive - joy notes

Ordinary Moments: Writing Flash Creative Nonfiction

writing the moments that make up our lives

Jun 17 •

March 2025

Wedding Planning

a flash essay in River Teeth's Beautiful Things. + see you at AWP?

Mar 22 •

January 2025

more flash creative nonfic for you!

Jan 31 •

a flash piece in TINGE Magazine

Jan 3 •

October 2024

a flash creative non-fiction piece in Vast Chasm

Oct 24, 2024 •

July 2024

7 Books Reimagining Queer Histories

a reading list for Electric Literature

Jul 30, 2024 •

June 2024

Lessons learned from writing erotica

In April, a queer magazine put out a pitch call for queer erotica pieces and I sent one in.

Jun 18, 2024 •

May 2024

a flash essay in the form of a tarot reading

May 20, 2024 •

April 2024

Mars the Father

an essay out today in Electric Literature

Apr 18, 2024 •

March 2024

Family history, roots, and quilting

I’m hosting my first virtual breathwork group in a looong time next week!

Mar 12, 2024 •

February 2024

Being in The Hanged One card

In the midst of uncertainty

Feb 29, 2024 •

Craft lessons from Saltburn for writers

Image is from the NYTimes review of the movie

Feb 2, 2024 •

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