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“Nathan” Pushcart Prize Nominated

While eagerly awaiting the proofs for an upcoming publication in Reckoning, a journal of writing on environmental justice, I have received other good news. I am humbled and grateful to announce that “Nathan” has been selected by Longreads as a Pushcart Prize Nominee. A big piece of my heart is in this essay, and I’m so glad it is out there for all to read about and know my friend, Nathan. The support of Carolyn Wells, Cheri and the rest of the editorial team was invaluable throughout the process.

To read my essay and the other nominees, check out Longreads.com.

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“Nathan” live in Longreads

After a time of few updates, owing to a heavy focus on teaching and raising my daughter, I have some writing news to report.

“Nathan” is live at Longreads. I could make the case that I began this essay in June 2009. The first actual draft came about in 2017. I submitted it to one contest, was a finalist, and then did not even look at it for the next 5 years. It wasn’t until the last year or so that I was able to revise it again and start submitting. Over a decade of thinking about it and it is still so fresh in my mind. I miss him a lot, but I’m grateful to share a little bit of him with the world.

Soon, I’ll have another link for everyone. I also have an essay (about being raised in a house of guns) coming out in Consequence Forum this month. I hope it contributes (constructively) to the dialogue we’re having about firearms.

The last update worth noting is that I will be returning to Vietnam at the end of the month with my father and younger brother in the hopes of completing everything we could not get to the first time around. All while the country is experiencing its worst heatwave on record.