Her Earliest Work

Someday, if I publish a book that people read and love, someone might want to interview me. And, if I’m lucky enough to pen a bestseller, and my name begins to be mispronounced* on tongues all over the literary world, someone might want to know, “But what was her earliest work? What did she writeContinue reading “Her Earliest Work”

Writerly Ramblings on a Rainy Afternoon

“Up a Tree” won 2nd Place in the Austin Poetry Society’s 2014 Moving Along Award   After two years of writing, I still expect stories to pop out of my head and form, nearly-finished, on the page. Despite more than a decade of telling students to slow down and take their time, I still rush. AlthoughContinue reading “Writerly Ramblings on a Rainy Afternoon”

The All-Night-Work-A-Thon: A Photo Documentary

7:00 P.M. – It begins. Tonight my husband has to work (at home) from 7 P.M. to 3 A.M. I’ve decided to stay up too, both for moral support and to (hopefully) accomplish some of my own tasks. My goals for the All-Night-Work-A-Thon are: Finish reading Extra Lives by Tom Bissell. Finish reading (and takingContinue reading “The All-Night-Work-A-Thon: A Photo Documentary”