The May/June 2015 issue of Poets & Writers Magazine just arrived in my mailbox yesterday. Perfect timing. Why? Because I’m…
Today I’m continuing my reading in Joan Chittister’s book, The Gift of Years. You can read my previous reflections on…
Short post… I’m in Atlanta with Nina Gaby, editor of Dumped: Stories of Women Unfriending Women, for reading/signing events at…
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ve seen my rants about how tough revising a novel can…
About a month ago I shared a few excerpts from the anthology I was recently published in—Dumped: Stories of Women…
I just read an excellent book, Girl at the End of the World: My Escape from Fundamentalism in Search of…
Last night I met with a group of writers who gather to critique one another’s manuscripts. The genre and subject…
When pain is to be born, a little courage helps more than much knowledge, a little human sympathy more than…
Today is Holy Friday in the Orthodox Church. But instead of writing about the wonderful services and traditions I’m participating…
I just (almost) finished another round of revisions on my novel. Yes, just this morning. I’m almost ready to…