VONA Travels & Panorama Journal
I'm thrilled to announce that I've joined Panorama: The Journal of Intelligent Travel  as Senior Editor in charge of VONA Travels, a new...
11 more days to apply for VONA Travel Writing!
5 years • 42 graduates • 50+ publications • 4 publishing partnerships • 1 world We're back the the Bay Area. Now non-residential. Apply...
Two Writing Workshops, One Deadline (2/19)!
Time to get cracking on your New Year's resolution to write more! Or to support a loved one who has a story. I'm teaching a...
VISIBLE: WOMEN WRITERS OF COLOR: FAITH ADIELE
Fresh from my summer in Finland, I sat down with long-time pal Deesha Philyaw for her crucial column VISIBLE in The Rumpus. According to...
My African Nordic Summer
What a summer! In early June I presented at the  NonfictioNow Conference in ReykjavÃk Iceland, where I finally met Stockholm-based...
Off for a Viking Weekend in Minneapolis!
So excited to be teaching "Stories of Arrival" for writers of color over MLK Weekend as part of a partnership between VONA/Voices & The...
Back from Mexico
I'm back from a month-long DIY writing retreat in San Miguel de Allende that was filled with lazy mornings in the garden, sunset views...
Lions & Orphans & Selfies, Oh My!
I've been working on a travel piece that touches on sex tourism, which led me to the amazing Instagram parody, Barbie Savior, which 80K...
Jungles in Paris, Off Assignment & Me
I'm performing - not my own but someone else's - work at this Evening of Travel Films & Stories tonight. Off Assignment is launching an...
