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I’m back from four weeks in Ireland. Literally, less than an hour ago, my family and I walked through our front door for the first time in exactly four weeks. I couldn’t wait to get to my desk and write … Continue reading →

An excerpt from Carol Novak’s unique and fantastical collection, Giraffes In Hiding – The Mythical Memoirs of Carol Novak: “He frightened me when he clasped me to him in the night, when he lowered the volume of his voice to … Continue reading →

Following are recent reviews of Hard to Say: From Yennie Cheung at The Hipster’s Book Club: “The glimpses into everyday life are quick in Ethel Rohan’s Hard to Say, a collection of interrelated flash fiction portraying one girl’s Irish upbringing. In … Continue reading →

Three recent unusual and imaginative stories I enjoyed. Congratulations, All: From Aubrey Hirsch’s “Certainty” at PANK: “Right from the start, Cris was pretty certain she could get me pregnant. It started on our honeymoon—a six day trip to Vegas where we … Continue reading →

Those lovelies entered in the draw: JEFFREY H. MACLACHLAN BRETT ELIZABETH KENNY MOONEY EDWARD J. RATHKE EMILY LACKEY KRISTINA BORN MEGAN FINK DAWN WEST RICHARD THOMAS ELIZABETH, FROM DENVER D. J. BERNDT JEN GANN JACOB S. KNABB ROXANE GAY EM … Continue reading →

Herewith endeth Cut Through the Bone’s reign at The Lit Pub (tissues, please.) I’m excited to see what books The Lit Pub will feature in July! Since my last post, Christopher Newgent, bless him, added three more posts to The … Continue reading →

I read tonight at Elliott Bay Books, Seattle, at 7 pm, from Cut Through the Bone.  If you have any Seattle peeps you could share this information with, I’d be very grateful. At last I get to meet my Seattle-based … Continue reading →

I believe in The Lit Pub and I’m grateful for and humbled by everything they’re doing throughout June for me and my first book, Cut Through the Bone. Christopher Newgent of Vouched Books is doing an outstanding and Herculean job … Continue reading →

I’m slacking today and don’t have much to say. It’s my husband’s birthday. I read in Healdsburg last night with Lauren Becker and Stefanie Freele at the Healdsburg Literary Cafe and thoroughly enjoyed myself. My husband and I stayed over … Continue reading →

I went to Sacramento with our two daughters this past weekend. Two of my dearest friends and their children also joined us. The eight of us enjoyed sunshine, the swimming pool, and Mary Poppins, to name just three highlights. We … Continue reading →