Greetings, subscribers. Just popping in to give you some happy news about my next book of stories, poems, and short essays about writing. (It had the title, Work Done, but I’ve changed that.) Today, I am proud to tell you a little about its new focus as a guidebook for … [Read more…]
My heart is full of tears as I write these words to honor Ruth Mullen, one of the outstanding editors who worked on my memoir, Undertow. Ruth died on Tuesday in a tragic bus accident near her home in Brooklyn, NY. She was 68 years old. She was especially dear … [Read more…]
Greetings! Just a note to let you know that I’m taking a break from blogging until after my website is updated next month: September, 2021. The update will have a separate page for my new book coming out in the fall. The title is: Work Done: A Collection of Flash Fiction, … [Read more…]
Greetings book lovers—both writers of books and readers of them! The process of publishing and printing books, you may have noticed, has come a long way since the 1800s. This featured photo shows a printing press from that era. An antique dentist chair for books? Complex and highly mechanical. But … [Read more…]
Greetings! I’m back to tell you about another of my writer friends: Peggy Sias Lantz, naturalist and author of ten books, including Florida’s Edible Wild Plants, The Young Naturalist’s Guide to Florida, and her latest, Adventure Tales from Florida’s Past. Her books and adventures are showcased on her brand new … [Read more…]