Writing | Kristen Zory King

WRITING & WORKSHOPS

"Often I have the sensation of waking up, deep in the middle of the woods. Miles of hills, winding trails, and suddenly, wonder—the laced shadow of a cobweb on a tree, so precise I hold my breath, a tiny green caterpillar making its way across a wide and sturdy leaf, a whisper of November frost so fine I pray the world be always this quiet."

-excerpt from "Somewhere in Between"

Prose (Fiction & NonFiction):

"A Fine Girl," Stanchion, August 2022.

"Two Truths and a Lie," Mason Jar Press, August 2022.

"Dead Ringer," Mason Jar Press, August 2022.

"Each Casual Violence," Cobra Milk, July 2022.

"SorryLoveYou," Emerge Literary Journal, July 2021.

"Her Kingdom Come," The Citron Review, June 2021.

Selected for the"Best Microfiction 2022" Anthology by Tania Hershman

"Tolstoy at the Ballgame," Sledgehammer Lit, May 2021.

"The Last Friendly’s in Cattaraugus County," Tiny Molecules, March 2021.

"Rutting Season," Twin Pies Literary, December 2020.

"Somewhere in Between," Santa Fe Writers Project, August 2020.

"Hard Stare," mac(ro)mic, July 2020.

"Icicles," mac(ro)mic, July 2020.

"May 15, 2009," Past-Ten, May 2019.

"For Women, the Sin of Indulgence Is the Worst Sin Imaginable," Electric Lit, September 2018.

"A Single Woman By Any Other Name," Vegas Seven Magazine, April 2015.

"Exploring the Allure of Classic Literary Heroines," Vegas Seven Magazine, March 2015.

Poetry:

"Like/As" Rejection Letters, April 2021.

Selected as a "DC Pride Poem 2022"

"You Will Not Always Hear Cicada and Birdsong," The Inner Loop, September 2020.

"Dégagé: A Self Portrait in Three Parts," Lines + Stars, August 2020.

"July," District Lit, May 2019.

"Equinox," SWWIM, August 2018

"For Wendy Darling," Lipstick Party Magazine, September 2016

"Seashell," Poetry Breakfast, July 2016

Nominated for the 2017 "Best of the Web" by Poetry Breakfast

"Red Dress," Cactus Heart Press, December 2013.

Media Features and Other:

“MoonLit DC Offers Diverse Subjects to Get You Hooked on Writing,” District Fray, 2020.

"Creatively Connecting Community," Cobblestone Creative, January 2020.

“Exploring DC’s LGTBQ Literary Community,” Washington City Paper, 2020.

“Ladies of Lit,” The Inner Loop Podcast, 2020.

“Read Local,” DC Trending, 2019.

Interview with Old Town Books, 2019.

Interview with Fear No Lit, 2018.

Interview with E. Ethelbert Miller, 2018.

For more information, please visit my CV here.

Upcoming Workshops & Events:

Cobra Milk: Issue Release and Reading

Cobra Milk

August 9, 2022 at 8:00pm

(Virtual)

Free Community Yoga Class

Past Tense

August 26 at 5:30pm

(In Person)

Words on the Page: The Shape of Memory

Old Town Books

September 12 at 6:30pm

(In Person)

Ember: A Creative Retreat

MoonLit and Former Housewife

October 8-10, 2022

(Virtual)

Words on the Page: The Face Behind the Mask

Old Town Books

October 17 at 6:30pm

(In Person)

Words on the Page: Grounding in Gratitude

Old Town Books

November 14 at 6:30pm

(In Person)

Words on the Page: Writing that Pops

Old Town Books

December 12 at 6:30pm

(In Person)

Stay tuned for additional readings, events, workshops, and yoga classes launching this fall. Looking for a teaching artist or assistance with your next creative or literary event? Learn more about previous workshops and events and creative consultation or be in touch here.