Writing (and writers) for dear life: AWP2025
Signing, selling and trading books, cultivating friendships and participating in two separate readings made this conference truly one for the books.
Launch party for TGCM is in the books!
Launch party for TGCM is in the books! My book launch party was amazing. Unforgettable. Full stop. And my heart is so full! It’s been a little over two weeks since the event I’d planned for months finally took place, at the beautiful Matheson History Museum here in Gainesville, and I’m still feeling the thrill […]
Book Launch Event is Oct. 26!
I’m so excited to share that my Book Launch Event for The Grief Committee Minutes will be Oct. 26 at the Matheson History Museum in Gainesville, Oct. 26 from 5-6 p.m.! Everyone is invited! I’ll do a short reading, sign books, and hope guests will stay until 7 p.m. or later to mix & mingle […]
Kestrel Celebration: A special event, a smashing success
I’m still smiling at the amazing experience I had at Fairmont State University from 3/21-24 for the Kestrel Celebration of Issue #50.
Upcoming! Kestrel Celebration, March 22-23, 2024
I was thrilled to be invited to Fairmont State University to join the Kestrel team for a full weekend & celebration of Issue #50, to which I’m a contributor. It’ll be my first-ever trip to West Virginia, and I’ll be reading Friday night at the Gabor Folklife Center. There’ll be panel discussions, lots of time […]
Join us! River Heron Review reading on Zoom April 5
I am just back from an incredible visit to Seattle, where I attended my second-ever AWP (Associated Writers and Writing Programs) conference. So much activity, so little time! I enjoyed a few precious days surrounded by other writers, books, and infectious energy, and am still processing it all: the meaningful conversations I had with old […]
Special commission: UF College of Pharmacy dean send-off, July 2022
I had the pleasure of reading and writing a poem as part of a farewell celebration for Dr. Julie Johnson, a distinguished UF leader.
No coincidences: Miami on 3/30, a reading, & so much more
A trip to Miami to read at The Betsy ended up being meaningful in more ways than I expected.
Reading in Miami! Listen in (and thank you, SWWIM!)
An unforgettable opportunity: A reading at the Betsy Hotel in Miami.