I first “met” Ellie Dias (we’ve actually never met in person) when she was signed on to the same publisher that published my memoir-in-essays, Message From a Blue Jay. The authors published by that wonderful independent press, Buddhapuss Ink, tended…
Poem for Honey, the dolphin left alone in a shuttered aquarium in Japan
Honey I rememberthe sun on my skin. I remember the otherswho called to me,cared for me.I frozewith fearwhen the boats surrounded us,flailed a good-bye through the blood of my mother. How strange to pingwallspainted blue.How strange to swim circles,and dancefor…
Writers in the Trenches: Scott Hilton Davis brings Yiddish Stories to an American Audience
I was introduced to the work of Scott Hilton Davis by Dr. Erika Dreifus, author of the short story collection Quiet Americans and an advocate for writers and Jewish literature. Erika guessed I’d be interested in Davis’ work, and she…
New Year’s Eve
It’s New Year’s Eve. In a few hours the clock will strike midnight on the East Coast, and 2018 will join the line of the years that went before it, marching slowly into memory and history. In some parts of…
A quick video of a little fan reading Little White
So heartwarming and sweet! Nothing touches a writer’s heart more.
Writers in the Trenches: In the Context of Writing, with Linda K. Sienkiewicz
When I teach fiction writing at the college level, one of the lessons I often plan is this: I ask students to read some articles from the news and to choose one that interests them. I then ask them to…
My New Children’s Book Launches Today – LITTLE WHITE: THE FERAL CAT WHO FOUND A HOME
Today is a big day in my writing life! My second book, a children’s book titled Little White: The Feral Cat Who Found a Home is now available for sale. It is launching, appropriately, on Global Cat Day, formerly known…
Writers in the Trenches: British Author Angela Barton on 10 Years of Persistence and Ultimate Success
I have never met Angela Barton in person, but I couldn’t help noticing this British author when she joined a group of writers who chat regularly on Twitter. Her voice was friendly, encouraging, and hopeful. Over time I learned a…
Writers in the Trenches: Becky Kennedy on the Lyrical Force of Poetry
Becky Kennedy is an astonishing human being. Those are the first words that came to my mind when I began to form the words for this introduction. Kennedy is an accomplished academic who earned her A.B. in English at Radcliffe…
Writers in the Trenches: Octogenarian Faye Snider Says “No” to Ageism
Faye Snider stole my first name. It’s an unusual one, and to meet someone else with the same name is always cause for raised eyebrows (never mind confusion among associates and friends). I guess it’s more accurate to say I…