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: Jasen Sousa on Surviving, and Thriving
The very first time I heard Jasen Sousa read, I knew he was something special. Something different. His energy and rhythm were those of a young rapper, and his topic that day was a woman lost, a story from the…
Writers in the Trenches: Talking Writing and Photography with Pushcart-Nominated Essayist Jim Kennedy
Jim Kennedy’s creative nonfiction essay “End of the Line” is one of the most powerful pieces of writing I’ve ever had the privilege to read or teach. Published in the highly respected journal Creative Nonfiction, nominated for a Pushcart Prize,…
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…
Writers in the Trenches: Recent Grad Kelly Esposito
This fifth interview in the Writers in the Trenches series is special to me. My goal, all along, has been to feature writers at all stages of their writing life, whether or not they have a list of publications to…