Glad to have this article, "Giving Back," in the latest issue of The B Magazine (Winter 2024). It's an excellent time to consider volunteer opportunities in the Shire (and beyond). I interviewed many passionate volunteers and nonprofit leaders for this piece-- thank you for your time and dedication! (There are over 1,200 nonprofits in our county.) Find resources and guidance HERE in The B.
My short story, "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover," was published on November 6 by the Youth Branch of the Writers for Democratic Action in their TRUTH ANTHOLOGY (pages 23-5). Thank you to editors Bella Rotker and Elizabeth Hsu. And thanks to Paul Simon.
Join me for the Fall Workshop Series (online), a five-week workshop for prose writers with work in progress. Submissions open! Accountability, friendly support, community, updates about my pet hens. A chance to re-commit to your project (and writing practice) this fall. Details here. Workshop starts October 1.
Thank you, Aruni Nan Futuronsky. This means a lot. Aruni is a brilliant teacher, writer, coach. She's been a mentor to me in so many ways.
My next free workshop (Pick Up the Pen) will be July 18 at the Otis Library, Otis, MA. Details here.
Thanks, kind participant! And thanks to generous grants from Local Cultural Councils in Berkshire and Hampshire Counties and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, I'll present 19 FREE workshops in 2024. Pre-registeration required; space is limited. Please see summer/fall schedule here (more coming soon).
Thanks for all the hometown love! And thanks to Robert Mitchell for this lovely recap in the Boothbay Register.
Thank you to Jennifer Huberdeau and the Berkshire Eagle for this lovely review of Maine Character Energy (Rogue Owl Press), edited by Sarah Parke. I'm grateful to have a story in this charity anthology. All stories are by writers with strong ties to Maine; all proceeds support Everytown for Gun Safety to honor the victims of the October 2023 shooting in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine.
I'm proud to be a Mainer and proud to be among so many creatives in the Shire.
If you'd like to order a copy of Maine Character Energy and support this cause, please purchase from ROP here.
Thank you, Kate Abbott and BTW Berkshires, for highlighting the 19 free poetry/fiction/nonfiction workshops I'll present this year, all due to support from local cultural councils and Mass Cultural Council. Kate is a wonder! 🙏 Hope to see you at a workshop--or a few. (See registration details here.)
Here's the full article.
Thank you, Michelle Schmer of Coffee Fueled Stories! We chatted about Maine Character Energy (a charity anthology from Rogue Owl Press) and why I love my home state, plus Barry Manilow, musicals, Solid Gold, Paul Gauguin and how I got a black eye.
Listen to the podcast episode here.
Pumpkins, anyone? Thank for the mention, Bold Journey Magazine.
Re: Swift Ink Stories:"I know the ups and downs of the creative process and the discipline needed to sustain a writing life. I provide a framework for others to create. I give deadlines and homework. I provide accountability. I was lucky to have wonderful mentors who did the same for me while earning my MFA (Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers) and beyond. They believed in me. So, I'm paying forward."
Read full interview here.
