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Am reading Re-(re-re-re-) returning to the wonderful world of Westeros by way of George RR Martin’s Dunk and Egg novellas, particularly The Sworn Sword. I had an urge to revisit the most personal account of the Battle of the Redgrass Field we readers have at the moment, dig for clues for my own personal fan theories, and, of course, simp for my senpai. original art—sans doodles—by Bella Bergolts If this update made absolutely no sense to you, congratulations: You’re a normal

Am reading I came for the species-transcending bond between a man and a herd of traumatized elephants. I got that…between shootouts with poachers, earth-shattering storms, bush fires gone rogue, deadly snakebites, and intricate webs of tribal politics. I’ve never been more prepared to oversee a wildlife conservation in Zululand. Am sipping We just passed the first flush season but here in Spring-Wait-Summer-Hold-on-Sleet, it still feels like early spring, so I’m still enjoyin

Am reading Unfortunately, I just conceded to my first DNF of the year—I loathe a half-read story—so I’ll share a “recently read” of mine instead: The Wild Truth: A Memoir by Carine McCandless Carine has some tea to spill… If you, like many, read Jon Krakaur’s Into the Wild (or saw the film) and left with the impression that doomed outdoorsman Chris McCandless was little more than an inexperienced wannabe Thoreau who died due to his own arrogance, you’ll want to pick up this m

Am reading They Bloom at Night, by Trang Thanh Tran. Southern Gothic ecological body horror with familial trauma and a dash of queerness....

I published my debut novel, Twenty-One, a little while back under a different name. A lot in my life has changed since then, including...