We’re sailing out of the harbor … if you live in my area, join us for a FREE event on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM in the meeting room of Cocina 214 (a restaurant) in Winter Park for my first public reading from a portion of Undertow, which … [Read more…]
Many of us care about the confusion, fear-mongering, anger, vengeance, and even the subtlest of psychological harm often caused by religious fundamentalists, no matter what the religion. One person speaking up about it is Richard Yao, founder of Ex-Fundamentalists Anonymous. I heard from Richard a few months ago. Last year, long before he contacted me, I posted a … [Read more…]
The best writing advice I ever received was from running track. When I was in tenth grade, I joined my high school’s track team. It was the first women’s track team at James M. Bennett Sr. High, and we were excited. We were proud to be the first. We were giddy, standing … [Read more…]
Today is the last day President Barack Obama will serve as the President of the United States. Some of us are marching this Saturday to celebrate our Constitution and Bill of Rights, to show solidarity in support of a free press and all the other rights we enjoy as Americans. … [Read more…]
This post is dedicated to privately-owned brick and mortar bookstores everywhere. Recently, I participated in a local author’s book fair organized by a woman, Kim Britt, owner of a bookstore in Orlando called Bookmark It, who dedicates herself to supporting local writers. She is tireless. She brings her traveling bookshop to local … [Read more…]