by Faye | Mar 24, 2026 | General
I am pasting a recent Facebook post below to share some news. So – an announcement. Jean-Paul and I (and Tobias) are moving this weekend. We are heading to quieter pastures, to a place, in fact, where there actually ARE pastures. We are moving from our Cambridge...
by Faye | Mar 9, 2026 | Book recommendations
I’ve been working on a long-form project in recent months, so the small projects/publication announcements have been fewer. One thing hasn’t changed — reading is an important part of my life, right alongside writing. Normally I lean towards classic...
by Faye | Feb 9, 2026 | My Publications, Writing
Friday Flash Fiction, a wonderful publication out of the U.K., recently closed its “doors,” so to speak. After years of publishing microfiction, especially 100-word stories, editor Gordon Lawrie has produced a beautiful hardcover edition of Editor’s Choice pieces —...
by Faye | Jan 24, 2026 | My Publications, Writing, Writing Tips
It’s been a while since I’ve added a blog post. I lost my mother at the end of 2025 — she was hospitalized on Christmas Day and passed away on New Year’s Eve. She would have been 92 on January 15. She lived a long, fulfilling life, but she...
by Faye | Dec 16, 2025 | Holidays
Below the run-down of my books, in case you’re still looking for a holiday gift for anyone from a child or literary fan in your life. Message from a Blue Jay (Buddhapuss Ink) is a memoir-in-essays, or perhaps more correctly, a personal essay collection. The book...
by Faye | Dec 10, 2025 | Holidays, My Publications, Writing
On St. Nicholas Day, children at a special center in Ukraine received copies of Toys at Night, my latest children’s book collaboration with European artist extraordinaire Anya Lauchlan. The books came with Ukrainian translations — and the toys that originally inspired...
by Faye | Dec 5, 2025 | My Publications, Writing
The holiday season is here! I hope you might consider my first three children’s books as delightful and charitable holiday gifts for any young animal lover in your life. The Stray Cat Stories — charmingly illustrated by artist Laurel McKinstry Petersen...
by Faye | Nov 13, 2025 | My Publications, Writing
Life has been a bit chaotic lately, but I wanted to stop in to thank the readers who have been leaving 5-star reviews at Waterstone’s for Toys at Night. Below are the first few lines of one of the reviews: “Toys at Night is a luminous collaboration between...
by Faye | Oct 14, 2025 | My Publications, Writing
There have been many new and exciting development for Toys at Night, my second collaboration with European artist Anya Lauchlan. The book, published by non-profit press GoldfishbooksUK Ltd., is now available to booksellers — including booksellers in the U.S.A....
by Faye | Oct 6, 2025 | My Publications, Writing
I’m so pleased to announce that a feature story in The Herald covers my new children’s book collaboration with artist Anya Lauchlan, Toys at Night. The story touches on the Scottish background of the publisher, who grew up in a gritty Glasgow neighborhood...