Musings is a venue for drafts of fiction and nonfiction I am writing and may evolve through time to include published pieces. For both works in progress as well as published writing, I hope readers will send feedback about what’s working and what’s problematic with my approach to a fiction or nonfiction piece.

The starting point is an essay I wrote during a tough time in 2020 when my best friend became infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus