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Exciting Publishing News for 2019

December has been an exciting month for my writerly life: I received notification of acceptance of two pieces for publication in 2019. A personal essay entitled SECOND CHANCE will be published by the Round Table Literary Journal in April, and a … Continue reading

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Fishtrap again this Summer!

I’m all set to attend Fishtrap again this summer 2018! I especially look forward to participating in five days of fiction writing workshops with Nina McConigley, whose writing I greatly admire. We also share a love for stories set in Wyoming. … Continue reading

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Tucson Festival of Books–March 10 & 11, 2018

A cluster of interested readers attended my first Tent Talk at the Tucson Festival of Books on the University of Arizona campus. An amazing event with thousands of people browsing the campus mall in search of their favorite authors and to learn about … Continue reading

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New children’s book underway!

What do these books have in common? They’re background reading for my new writing venture in children’s middle grade fiction. I am immersed in reading these wonderful books and taking an online course thru the Children’s Book Academy (CBA). All important … Continue reading

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My book reading event at Book Passage in SF set for Monday, May 8, 6-7 pm

My book reading event at Book Passage in the Ferry Building on the Embarcadero, San Francisco, has been rescheduled to Monday, May 8, 6-7 pm. I will be reading from my historical novel, Hardpan, and showing some fascinating photos from my … Continue reading

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Sentimental Journey

I just published “Sentimental Journey” on Medium! Click here.

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First stop on book tour: The Second Story in Laramie, Wyoming

Here are Parts 1 & 2 of my Wyoming book tour. This one-week trip in early August was both a sentimental journey to my childhood ranch in northwest Wyoming (the setting for my debut novel, Hardpan) and tour of indie … Continue reading

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Sentimental journey: Wyoming book tour August 8-12

I’ve been getting ready for weeks. Firmed up stops in Laramie, Cheyenne, Casper, Cody, & Jackson Hole. Towns that form a diagonal across the state from southeast to northwest Wyoming, through Yellowstone National Park to the Grand Tetons. Bookstores and … Continue reading

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Meet & Greet set at The Depot Bookstore, Mill Valley–August 20th

 

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Upcoming reading at Copperfield’s in Santa Rosa

Join me on Tuesday, July 19th for Hot Summer Nights at Copperfield’s Books in Santa Rosa. I’ll be reading from my novel, Hardpan. The event starts at 7 p.m. and features me and three other authors: Waights Taylor, Jr. (Touch … Continue reading

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