Writers Blog Hop

So there we were, reeling from one bad dive bar to another, even more impossibly bad dive bar, when … Oh, wait. BLOG hop. I’ve been invited to participate in a blog hop, not a bar hop. Just what is … Continue reading

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Bristol Writing Workshop

I’ll be leading a fiction writing workshop at the Rogers Free Library in Bristol, RI, this October. The workshop is free and open to all. For information or to register, contact the library at 401-253-6948.

 

Busy, Busy Summer!

You know how if you do an online image search for “summer” you’ll come up with all these images of people lounging on wide verandas sipping mint juleps, or floating on an inflatable raft in some tropical-blue pool with some … Continue reading

The Chopping Block : The Power of Brevity

At the end of April, I was a guest speaker in a friend’s college class. I talked about flash fiction and how cutting a story to its bones can sometimes make a story stronger and more universal. We did a … Continue reading

BoNoProMo, and Other Spring Things

I’m looking forward to this weekend, when I’ll be attending the Morning Garden Writers Retreat in Gloucester, Massachusetts, with my friend Marybeth Rua-Larsen, who is currently celebrating the release of her first poetry collection. The retreat is led by poet … Continue reading