I have a couple of upcoming readings. Come on out, if you’re in the area! Tuesday, 10/13/26Duquesne University, Genesius Theater, 7 p.m. Saturday, 10/17/26Writer’s Association of Northern Appalachia (WANA) ConferenceI’ll be reading at the 11 a.m. session with fellow Mad Women.
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A Week at Jewel Vinsota
I’m recently back from a week-long self-made writer’s residency. I found this wonderful airbnb, Jewel Vinsota, just outside of Smithsburg, MD. The owners are artists and historical preservationists. Their artwork is everywhere, and I mean everywhere, on the property. Everyday, I discovered something new! They had art supplies on hand that guests could use and… Continue reading A Week at Jewel Vinsota
Essay in Vox Populi
Many thanks to Michael Simms and Vox Populi for publishing “A Long Unraveling”, an essay about my mother. “I did not know that the tether between us…would thin to almost nothing, like a thread of honey slipping from a spoon.”
New Poem in Muleskinner
I’m honored to have my poem “Palaver in the House of Abandoned Things” included in the Borderlands Issue of The Muleskinner Journal. https://www.muleskinnerjournal.com/palaver-in-the-house-of-abandoned-things