Here’s what I’ve been up to:

What I’ve been writing…

I finished a round of revisions on my WIP. Hoping to send it out on submission soon. As of now, it’s titled WHEN SOMETHING DISAPPEARS LIKE IT NEVER EXISTED. Elevator pitch: It’s a contemporary/urban YA about two former best friends named Nasir and Bunny. Bitter about Bunny’s transfer to a fancy private school for basketball, Nasir tries to expose evidence of recruiting violations. His actions have consequences that alter both their lives.

What I’ve been reading…

Ms. Marvel, volumes 1 & 2
Liars, Inc. by Paula Stokes 
Killing Time in Crystal City by Chris Lynch
The Ire of Iron Claw by Kersten Hamilton
Becoming Maria by Sonia Manzano 
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Tagged by Diane C. Mullen
Don’t Stay Up Late by R.L. Stine
Written in the Stars by Aisha Saed 

What I’ve been watching/listening to/playing…

Watching: Orange is the New Black season 3, The Big Bang Theory reruns, Jurassic World
Listening to: Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens, Heartthrob by Tegan and Sara, Kindred by Passion Pit, The Earth is not a Cold Dead Place by Explosions in the Sky, Writing Excuses podcast season 4
Playing: South Park: The Stick of Truth, Brothers, Life is Strange

What’s new…

School let out for the summer, so life has been relaxing
I’ve been swimming 3 times a week.
My wife and I have been taking my dog-children to the dog-children park with some regularity.
I hiked the Delaware River Water Gap with a friend.
I painted a red room an off-white color called Hazelnut Cream. Never paint a room red. Never.
I’ve grilled in the middle of a thunderstorm on more than one occasion.