August 27th, 2018

Good morning, or afternoon, or evening,
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I have received my first publication! I submitted two stories to The Molotov Cocktail's Flash Beast contest. One made it to the Close-But-No-Cigar list, and the other placed 6th out of the top 10. The piece that placed is called The Lions, and is about a man struggling with his deteriorating mental and emotional health.

I am still in shock. After over a year of submitting work to journals and magazines with no luck, this has encouraged me to continue to put myself and my work out there. Incredibly validating, and I am honored to be featured alongside such talent.

You can read The Lions (and all the other amazing pieces on this list) here.

Photography by Bhargava Srivari, taken from Unsplash.com.
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