RECENT NEWS
WRITE WITH ME IN GREECE!
I am so excited to announce that I have been asked to teach at the Aegean Arts Circle in Greece next summer! The 10-day writing workshop will be held in June 2025 on the island of Andros, at a beachfront hotel with breathtaking views of the Aegean Sea. Thank you so much to my friend
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Hello! Many of you know that I have a new book coming out that is based on my time teaching Grief Writing Sundays. It has been more than two years now since I started offering those “portals” for writing our hard stories, and Letting Grief Speak: Writing Portals for Life After Loss will feature 100 of those writing
A NEw book is on the way!
For over two years, just about every Sunday, I have met with writers looking to tell their hardest stories–often hard because they are stories they are still living through. Grief Writing Sundays have meant so much to me, and I wanted to write a book that shared not only our craft lessons, heart, laughter, and
THE ALL-NIGHT SUN HAS BEEN LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE!
Read the announcement here: https://centerforfiction.org/book-recs/2020-first-novel-prize-the-long-list/
Read It Forward: My Obsession With Midsommar (and My Thoughts on the Movie)
Friday is Midsommar’s Eve in Sweden. Always celebrated on the Friday between June 19th and 25th, Swedes flee the cities for the countryside to raise a Midsommar’s pole, or Midsommarstång, and adorn it with greenery. They weave flower crowns and gather with friends and family, eat outside at long tables, dance, sing, and drink… Read
Cover reveal!
I am so excited my novel finally has a cover! (Click on the title of this post to see the full image.) I love this image so much. I love the thickness of the paint, how it seems like I can pick an individual petal from the woman’s Swedish Midsommar crown and hold it in