News & Events
On the radio and in the news:
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Our Book Lauch, book fairs, and reading events for Stronger When We Touch have been truly joyous.
On the road with Stronger When We Touch.
A great trip to read and present at the Appalachian Studies Association Conference held at Western Carolina University, March 7-9, 2024.
The Ohioana Book Festival at the Columbus Metropolitan Library on April 20, 2024 was amazing for all.
Wendy and I enjoyed reading at two ongoing reading series in person, one in Cincinnati (Poetry Night at Sitwell’s) and one in Toledo (Uncloistered Poetry). In July 2024, we also read to an appreciative online crowd as featured readers for the Black Dog Series/Open Mic out of Tennesee.
Other Updates:
After ten years of participation with the Women of Appalachia Project/Women Speak series, I took a break to devote time to new writing projects, I came back to celebrate 15 years of this amazing project and these incredible women. Click the link above for upcoming appearances. Looking forward to the 2025 season!
Teaching Time:
Wendy McVicker and I participated in the Fall Literary Festival of Lit Youngstown and taught a session on working collaboratively. A great conference and beautiful setting.
I led a weekend retreat for beginning /not yet writers in November 2024 at the amazing Rockvale Writer’s Colony in rural Tennessee. I enjoyed a fall retreat there myself in October of 2023, and was delighted to return as a facilitator for Permission to Practice: The Magic of Following Your Creative Heart.
Blasts from the Past:
The Ohioana Book Festival 2017:
The Athens Author Fair at the Athens, Ohio Public Library 2017:
The Poetry of Place Program at the Athens,Ohio Public Library 2016:
Getting the Mail Book Launch Party, August 26, 2016 at The Maple Lawn Brewery in Pomeroy, Ohio:
My chapbook, Getting the Mail, was accepted by Finishing Line Press in Georgetown, Kentucky in November, 2015.
My friend, Sally Stanton, who graduated with me from the Solstice MFA Program in 2013 created the amazing cover art for my book.
I received my MFA in July of 2013 from the Solstice MFA Program in Chestnut Hill, MA