Category Archives: Readings/Open Mic

Where is fancy bred, in the heart or in the head?

Posted on by June 8, 2020

Stories Published This Spring The pandemic spring, when time moved strangely and everyone swam through a dark dream, until reality shone a floodlight on us all. It felt like I did nothing this spring. I often berated myself for doing … Continue reading →

It Was Always June

Posted on by June 20, 2019

I’ve heard poet friends say that they never have a moment free in April, because National Poetry Month means ALL the readings and conferences and workshops happen in that one month. June is sort of like that for Flash Fiction … Continue reading →

Spring Updates

Posted on by May 5, 2019

Recent Publications My two most recently published stories have a very different path to publication. “Historic Preservation,” a micro published in the Irish magazine The Cabinet of Heed, grew out of a writing prompt that took an unexpected turn. I … Continue reading →

2017 News

Posted on by January 9, 2017

Flash fiction news: My story “Three Grandfathers” is included in Issue 18 of Thrice Fiction. The magazine is available as a free download in PDF, Kindle, or ePub format from Thrice Publishing, or as a print purchase. And more workshops … Continue reading →

Book Launch Party for Girls on Film

Posted on by October 30, 2016

Join me in celebrating the release of my new chapbook Girls on Film, a winner of the Paper Nautilus Vella Chapbook Contest. Mark the date: Friday, November 18, from 6:30-8:30 (reading begins at 7:30). The location is Fresh Table, located … Continue reading →

Recent Publications and Classes

Posted on by August 18, 2015

I just finished another super summer writing workshop with the amazing teens of Tiverton Public Library! Thanks to Abby Porter, teen librarian, for inviting me back for another year, and to all the teen writers whose creativity and energy always … Continue reading →