17 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Me
I normally wouldn’t post this kind of thing on a writing blog, but I figure it’ll let people get a little better perspective about who I am as a person and an artist. So, without further ago… from writing, to life, to more personal details, here’s seventeen things you probably didn’t know about me. 1. I’m obsessed with pop culture and what drives people to want to become famous. 2. I get bored with my personal appearance very easily. Many already know that I have a compulsive streak that leads

Angelita—the featured-genre screencap
The title says it all.

Help me pick my author photo!
Hey biscuit boys and glamorous girls, I need a little help from you all, particularly on the author-photo front. Although I’ve expressed interest in having a professional take my author picture, I figured I’d did it myself. So… seeing as how I’m (now) back home in Idaho, and I had a digital camera on hand, I took a few pictures to see how they’d come out. Below are the five I believe are the best in the batch. If you would be interested in offering an opinion, please pick which one you’d like to see me use as my author photo. Thank you,

Angelita (Teen Ink, Fall 2009) Makes It Big!
Hello everyone! I just got word that tomorrow morning (Tuesday the twenty-fourth,) my short story Angelita will be appearing on the front page of Teen Ink’s website under the Science-Fiction and Fantasy catagory. If my word isn’t enough, check out the email they sent me: Dear Kody, Congratulations from Teen Ink. We’re delighted to tell you that your article, Angelita, received high scores from our readers and tomorrow will appear on the front page of the Fiction -> S

Her Emphyress GaGa – A Tribute Vignette
     Hello my fellow Monsters,      For the past year-and-a-half, I have been both creatively and personally inspired by a woman we’ve all come to know as Lady GaGa. Originally known as Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta before she began to play for fame, Lady GaGa has a long, working-woman history to get where she is today. From working in clubs to go-go dancing to help fund studio recording sessions, she is a shining example of what persistence and a good, hard fuck-you to everyone who wants you to fail can do for you as an artist.      A while back, I