I’m proud to announce that my essay “Hold On Magnolia” was selected by judge Jerald Walker as the winner of Prairie Schooner’s 2022 Creative Nonfiction Summer Essay Contest. From their press release: “Walker writes that ‘[this] is a thoughtful, beautifully written essay that deftly explores familial bonds, both near and distant. I was particularly struck by the writer’s balance of historical research and personal narrative, a feat rarely executed with such dexterity in so concise a narrative.’” I am, as they say, over the moon. The essay is planned to be published in the spring 2023 issue of Prairie Schooner.

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