Happy New Year! It’s been a while since I’ve written here but I’m returning to share a conversation I’ve been having with Kristen Tsetsi, author of
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Results36Unruly Women Deserve a Spine Poem
A spine poem for unruly women everywhere. Adventures in #spinepoetry in honor of #nationalpoetrymonth. Thanks and apologies to Jodi Paloni, So Say We All, Julia Dixon Evans
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Sunday Sentence: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
“He was the sort of fellow that kids laughed at and dogs wanted to bite.”-Carson McCullers, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter There are other, more
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Coming home for me, books for you
As you read this, I will be back in the springtime embrace of my old homes. All of them. I’m bringing Casualties to the places and
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Sunday Sentence: Walden by Henry David Thoreau
“The hawk sat on a limb three feet above my head and did not stir as I walked under – that was the first sign.” –
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Sunday Sentence: Get in Trouble by Kelly Link
“What you deserve and what you can stand aren’t necessarily the same thing.” – Kelly Link, Get in Trouble The stories in this collection prove the
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Sunday Sentence: Youngblood by Matt Gallagher
“I took in a deep breath of wet cigarette and watched the green camo nets ripple slowly with the wind, marking time.” – Matt Gallagher, Youngblood
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For You: A February Fiction Fest
I’ve been looking forward to this all month. After all the support you have given me, I get to offer a very special giveaway to a
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Catching Days: A Guest Post and Goodbye
For fourteen years, this dog has witnessed every word I’ve written or struggled to write. When Cynthia Newberry Martin invited me to write about one of
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Sunday Sentence: A Hard and Heavy Thing, Matthew Hefti
I love reading them, so I’ve joined the #SundaySentence party started by David Abrams over at the Quivering Pen and on Twitter. It’s not a review.
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