As the year to end all years winds to a close, I’m so honored and grateful to have been awarded the Copper Nickel Editors’ Prize in prose for my story, “Bear Walks into a Bar.” Here is an excerpt:
Two much-needed pieces of good news! My story, “Muriel’s Cyclone,” was nominated for Best of the Net by the editors of Mom Egg Review. This piece was part of a folio of climate change/motherhood flash fiction entitled “Riding the Dangeroouos Wind” curated by Tara L. Masih and includes works by Tara Laskowski, Claudia Smith, Mary
This workshop runs from July 13th – August 10th. Here are the details: In this workshop you’ll use personal experiences as the foundation for powerful, affecting, and expressive essays. Learn how to connect your experience to universal truths that will resonate with readers; how to find your hook; and how to add juicy, expressive details
I’m very proud to announce that my flash/essay/hybrid piece, “Collective Nouns for Humans in the Wild” is featured in the newest edition of The Norton Reader released today. I find myself in astonishing company, with works by: Claudia Rankine, David Shields, George Orwell, Rebecca Solnit, Roxane Gay, Maya Angelou, Leslie Jamison, Stephen King, David Sedaris,
I’m happy to have had two new stories published this week! This is work I’m very proud of: W. Todd Kaneko is stepping down as co-editor of the glorious journal, Waxwing Magazine, with issue XXI just released on Monday. I am deeply honored to have a place in the Music section of the issue with
How are you doing? Are you writing? Reading? I’m finding both of these things very difficult right now. I call it “pandemic brain.” I’m kind of scattered in the best of times, but now…? But I keep finding things to be grateful for. It’s warmed up here in Colorado at last. One relative in Iowa
Wow, I’ve been informed that this class “Descriptive Writing: Crafting Vivid, Immersive Scenes” just reached 1,000 students. I am loving teaching classes on Skillshare (I’ve also got an “Introduction to Fast Flash” class there). Consider joining me! Use this link to get 2 FREE months of Premium Membership and take advantage of the wealth of
ICYMI: A new craft piece and writing prompt I recently posted on the Flash Fiction Retreats blog, “The Power of Juxtaposition & Creative Alchemy: A Microfiction Prompt” Also! As we find ourselves in troubling, worrisome, uncertain times, Nancy Stohlman and I want to help you continue to create art. We will be hosting a FREE
[EDIT: This workshop sold out quickly, but spaces remain in Nuala O’Connor’s pre-festival workshop. Thanks to all who signed up! See you in June.] I will be returning in June for the amazing Flash Fiction Festival in Bristol, England and once again, am teaching a 3 hour pre-festival workshop! Registrations for this are now open
Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and your new year is off to a great start. I haven’t updated this blog in awhile so here goes… The end of 2019 had me really pondering a number of things: I had been, in the last months of the year, suffering a number of health