Sometimes when people see the description about my memoir, BLISS ROAD, about being the daughter of an undiagnosed autistic dad, they...

by Annalisa Crawford I’ve read a number of books by Annalisa Crawford, and can’t get over how well she infuses her stories with wisps of...

Buy NOW! I just planted my new garden. But year round I plant new characters and watch them grow. Writers: What characters are you...

by Charlie and Cheryl Young HOUDINI'S LAST HANDCUFFS is a masterful ghost story for adults! Rather than terrify, however, this mystical...

Buy NOW! In WINTER LIGHT, March of 1979 is a pivotal month for 16-year-old Mary Donahue of suburban Chicago. Something big happens to her...

by Sara Hosey DIRTY SUBURBIA is a brilliant title for Sara Hosey’s new collection of short stories! I began reading with the expectation...

Do you live in the San Jose, CA, area or know someone who does? Please come or pass on the info! ___ When I run FB ads, readers can...

Please pass this post on to your writer friends! Vine Leaves Press International Voices in Creative Nonfiction Contest First prize: $1000...

Buy BLISS ROAD NOW! I I had a wonderful online meetup recently with those who read BLISS ROAD, my memoir about being the daughter of an...

by Effy Redman Effy Redman’s powerful, beautifully-written memoir took me into a world I hadn’t known and couldn’t have imagined until...

Buy NOW! Happy Women’s History Month! All of my novels revolve around strong women, Mary Donahue of WINTER LIGHT and the forthcoming...

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by Kathleen Collins Not since Anne Tyler’s BREATHING LESSONS have I read a novel that so closely follows the inner workings of an older...

Last week I had the pleasure of conversing with some readers, who also happen to be Native Americans, regarding THE FALCON, THE WOLF AND...

Buy NOW! “A sirocco is a hot desert wind that blows northward from the Sahara toward the Mediterranean coast of Europe…The Sirocco causes...

Normally we stay in Lahaina, so when we heard about the devastating Aug. 8 wildfire that blew through the town — killing 100 and...

Buy NOW! I am always so impressed and grateful when readers let me know they enjoyed one of my books so much they took the time and...

“Acceptance of Neurodiversity” essay aired Feb. 8, 2024, on KQED Perspectives __ I love KQED, my local (San Francisco) NPR station. I...

I’m off to the annual conference of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs, otherwise lovingly known as AWP, in Kansas City, MO....

I looove opening my emails to find good news! And good news is what I received this morning from Story Monsters Ink magazine. They're...