Oct
31
2012
Published!

Yesterday I made my publishing debut! Well, outside of my high school’s literacy magazine and the (up until now!) anonymous writing I’ve done here.

Earlier this year, I submitted a memoir piece to the lovely people at Write on Edge for the first edition of their literary anthology. As I mentioned here, I spent quite some time mining my memory reserves in service of the writing. I’m thrilled that my piece was accepted and to announce that the anthology, Precipice, is now available for your reading pleasure. I’m honored and, quite frankly, surprised to be in the company of such talented writers.

You can click on the link above or on the picture below (Amazon) to obtain your own copy of Precipice. For a low fee, you can read my teenage angst in print or on your e-reader.

 

I’d like to thank Dave for his patience while I did little but type for several weeks and for being willing to read so many drafts of different stories about my relationship with an ex. That can’t have been fun. I’d also like to thank my friend Erin for the support and encouragement, and for steering me in a more authentic direction.

My piece is titled “Good Enough,” and recounts the circumstances leading to my first kiss. This is fertile writing ground I’ve covered before in a different context. It seems the early college phase of my life is my low hanging writing fruit — suitably dramatic, but not lingeringly painful. The diary I kept religiously during this time preserved the memories while they were still fresh. Unfortunately for everyone involved with me during this time, I have pretty accurate dialogue. 

People have asked me what happened after that first kiss. I’ve written a little about that before, but two things got in the way of expanding this story for Precipice:

1.) the word limit,

2.) an overwhelming urge not to look dumb.

And, oh, how dumb I was. But I learned useful lessons…lessons in the critical art of understanding the inner thoughts of men. In honor of the release of Precipice, I will share these lessons in a future post, so stay tuned. It’s a must read for any of you who have ever been confused by the words of that special dude in your life. A companion piece, perhaps, to He’s Just Not That Into You. Because, believe me, he is into you. Sort of. If only men weren’t so complicated

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8 Responses to “Published!”

  1. Abby
    Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 4:39 pm #

    I just wanted to say congrats! All your hard work is not published forever and ever, which totally makes the sweat and tears worth it 😉

  2. Abby
    Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 4:39 pm #

    “now” and not “not.” Ugh.

  3. Emily
    Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 8:17 pm #

    Congrats! That’s awesome!

  4. curlygeek04
    Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 9:45 am #

    I’m so impressed! I can’t wait to read it. Good for you for all your hard work and putting yourself out there. I just talk about writing and never actually do it. Maybe your next career isn’t in ice cream after all…

    • Tracy @LogyExpress
      Monday, November 12, 2012 at 4:28 pm #

      Thanks! I’m starting to hope my next career is lottery winner.

  5. hollow tree ventures
    Friday, November 23, 2012 at 10:19 am #

    Huge congratulations! That’s really great, and you totally deserve it!

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