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Tu-ster

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About Me

I'm married with two children. A New Jersey native living in Baltimore, Maryland. I have a BA in English from Hampton University (Ogre Pirates, where ya at?) and an MFA in Creative Writing from Queens University of Charlotte (woo-hoo!)I wrote a novel, a literary novel with an urban theme, and I'm looking for an agent. My work has been referred to as "quite the page turner" by Naeem Murr, "energetic and compelling with one surprise after the other" by Cathy Smith Bowers, and "a deliriously rich read" by Pinckney Benedict. If you're a browsing agent or publisher looking for a new voice, please keep me in mind.My flash fiction has appeared in Shine: The Journal and will appear in Flask and Pen.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Writers, agents, editors, publishers. People who knew me when. And family I need to check up on...unh-huh, I'm talking about you!

My Blog

Why I love CraigsList

Okay, I'll slap my hand for not blogging for myself for a long time but I won't say I'm ready to do it regularly either.  Long story short for where I've been, busy.  Currently out of work a...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:23:00 GMT

Apples to Apples

I got a chance to hang out with my cousins this weekend and was told that I need to write more blogs.  Corey said this with a little laugh, so I don't know if my blogs entertain him from being go...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:43:00 GMT

Sip of lemonade.

You know that saying, "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade"?  Well, here's some, freshly squeezed. Yesterday, sometime between when I brought the kids home from school and the 15-20 minutes...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:14:00 GMT

So far, so good.

First, I really want to wish my friends and family a Happy New Year.  It's only January 5th and I'm just getting around to it, it seems.  My only excuse is that I'm about to leave for my gra...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:42:00 GMT

Bi-lingual?

Just wondering if everyone is allowed to be bilingual but me? Wondering why my college-educated characters can't speak slang with their friends, or within their own heads while other writers' charact...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:34:00 GMT

Looky-looky, done playing MySpace hooky!

Woo-hoo. My thesis is off to my advisor!  The sun is shining...somewhere, it's night time here...but I know it is shining!  Birds are singing, I have one of those nature sound clocks.  ...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:08:00 GMT

I said, "The End!"

That's right, I did it! I finished the first draft of my novel and it feels GREAT!!!  Forgive the excessive exclamations, but I wanna shout it from the mountains, I'm that happy. I can't say that...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:11:00 GMT

Feline addictions?

I thought my cat was sick.  He'd been walking around in slow motion, barely eating or drinking.  His eyes stayed dilated and he started to shed, and he got a little skinny. My husband was su...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:42:00 GMT

Published!

Just an update, Shine...The Journal, has accepted and published my flash fiction piece, "Feel Me." Here's the link:  Feel Me in Shine...The Journal.
Posted by on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:43:00 GMT

Needed distraction

Wow, haven't blogged in a while. Today, I know I am surfing around MySpace to distract me from my worries and fears.  The husband is on his way to jump out of a perfectly good airplane again...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 05:50:00 GMT