Excited to be returning to Farpoint Convention in Baltimore MD as an author guest. This year’s con takes place February 21-23. Here is my panel schedule for the event:
If you’re planning to come to the con, some say hi!
Travel
Shortlisted!
The An Cathach manuscript. Photo by Annie Gormlie, used under Creative Commons license.
Just found out my poem “The Battler” made the shortlist for the “Lining our Thoughts” poetry competition from Anam Cara retreat in Ireland. The poem compares my experience advising my teen writing group to an old Irish legend of a holy book with special powers.
While winning an award (or in this case, a free stay at the retreat) would have been exciting, I find it equally valuable to know my work was viewed as quality.
I will eventually–somehow–make it back to Ireland to stay at this lovely writers retreat.
The Reason Hot Dogs Taste So Good
It was 11pm on the last day of September, cold black sky flecked with stars overhead. The fire crackled and snapped, sending smoke dancing through camp as Sarah, Stef, and I made dinner. Continue reading
“You’re an author–do something!”
This morning, I’m standing on the shore of Lake Superior, eyes watering in the cold wind driving off the water. It’s minutes before dawn, and my two friends and I shiver in our hooded sweatshirts, wishing we had brought gloves, but transfixed by the beauty before us. Continue reading
