Welcome to my creative corner! I am a not-yet-published author working on a novel... first draft is written (where I told myself the base story) and now I'm diving in deeper to make the next draft better (so that you'll enjoy reading it, too). My plan is to self-publish at some point in 2026 (hopefully … Continue reading Welcome to Tella arts!
HOPE
I've been thinking and researching a lot about what the Earth's environment might look like in the year 2259 (which is when my new novel is set). It's both depressing and optimistic in turns. Mostly depressing. When I was in the thick of some pretty depressing enviro research a couple months ago, my book coach … Continue reading HOPE
i could sleep
I've spent the last few days in San Francisco, visiting friends, and it has been so much fun! But I have been SO tired the entire time! Watching a movie at night, walking along the coastline in an afternoon, working on my novel or website or just reading during the daytime or evening, even socializing... … Continue reading i could sleep
would you go?
It's the year 2259 and Earth isn't in great shape. About 20 years ago humanity switched to living mostly at night because it's sweltering in the sunlight in the daytime. Many adults went crazy, lost themselves in drugs or under VR devices where they could stay in the sunshine and not die. The kids who … Continue reading would you go?
Ghosts of 17th Street – A Novel
Sydney has landed her old apartment on 17th Street in New York City, the perfect place to rediscover herself as she dives back into dating life and furthers her career post-divorce. Things get complicated, though, when she tries to juggle three love interests: her rockstar/movie-star "boyfriend", an old lover who has also recently returned to … Continue reading Ghosts of 17th Street – A Novel
Song of Sol
Author's note: I wrote this short story in 2002, in a fiction writing class I took for fun at NYU. I was working at a record label, not many people had cell phones yet, and texting wasn't a thing (which is pertinent to parts of the story when you read it now). I'm resisting strong … Continue reading Song of Sol
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