No matter how far I travel from it, my heart belongs to Yosemite. My husband and I grew up there, fell in love there. That's why I'm so proud and excited to announce that my short essay "We Climb Anyway" will be published this winter as part of a new…
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How many books does one woman need at her bedside?
My bedside library slouches around the base of the small silver lamp on my nightstand. The New Yorker is to blame. Four issues, each only partially read. One still shrink-wrapped. They are too large. Their covers too slippery. In the pile, they move whole inches at the slightest jostle. Sandstone.…
Excited to Announce... The Postmasters Podcast!
Want to talk writing? Join me in my latest project... The Postmasters Podcast: Writing & Life After the MFA I will be co-hosting this monthly podcast with my good friend and fellow writer, Lacy Mayberry. We met at Lesley University and graduated together with our MFAs in Creative Writing exactly…
Treasures in my Mailbox
I'm just old enough to remember the enthusiastic robot's voice AOL employed to announce, You've got mail! The computer always took so long to power up. At thirteen, I could hardly contain myself. Hand on the mouse, waiting. I could see the little gray mailbox before anything else: an icon…
Low Rez MFA Students: Preparing for your First Residency
Next weekend, Lesley University will open its doors to another 10-day residency for students in its Low Residency MFA Program. Fifth semester students will be presenting seminars and public readings at the end of the week before they graduate, and before all that happens, they'll stride across the campus and…
A Look Inside North of the Sun, South of the Moon
Photo: Jonathan and I had our best California buds in town with us this week, so they got to attend the launch party on Friday. A huge treat for me! See more photos from the party at the end of this post. North of the Sun, South of the Moon:…
I'm on Amazon!
Kindle me! The digital edition of North of the Sun, South of the Moon: New Voices from Norway is available for download. Now, I assure you that you'd be hard pressed to find someone who better appreciates small, independent booksellers than me. I can spend hours perusing, reading, paging, running…
Publication News: North of the Sun, South of the Moon
Holland House and The Oslo International Writers' Group are proud to present the group's first anthology, North of the Sun, South of the Moon: New Voices from Norway . My nonfiction essay, Orientation, will appear alongside the fiction, nonfiction, and poetry of seven of my talented fellow OIWG members: Zoe Harris…