“Like a wisp of smoke around the fire– And the tom-toms beat And the tom-toms beat And the low beating…
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Lean on Me
Lean on Me, a songwriting exercise That’s why there’s a phone Just click on my name And then I’ll come…
Continue reading →Readers in the flesh
I hadn’t had much time to practice my reading, just about twenty minutes in the dark, whispering while my toddler…
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ARTlines: a national ekphrastic poetry competition for writers to be inspired by art
Before my good friend, Christa Forster, posted the corresponding event at the MFAH on Facebook, I don’t think I’d ever…
Continue reading →Writers in the Schools: Night WrITerS Workshop
When I walked upstairs to the private room that would be the workshop venue, I realized I had no idea…
Continue reading →Blended: Writers on the Stepfamily Experience – READINGS UPDATE
My Brazos reading has been moved to Friday, May 22, at 7 pm to avoid conflicting with Rice University graduation.…
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“A House in the Sky” and Good Titles
I like titles. And one fun exercise I’ve dallied with as a reader is guessing where it originates, or hitting…
Continue reading →Blended: Writers on the Stepfamily Experience – Readings
Sunday, May 3, 1:00 pm Book Passage 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. Corte Madera, CA Monday, May 11, 7:30 pm Powell’s…
Continue reading →Chris Cander and Whisper Hollow
I didn’t even bother trying to park in the lot. The word was seventy-five people had RSVPed to the launch…
Continue reading →Group Think
The life of a writer can be a lonely one, admittedly, and many writers find themselves in that vocation for…
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