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Two Years of Book Group

Two years ago I started a book group, with the help and encouragement of some friends. The advantage of starting a book group is that it runs the way I like book groups to run. Not to say that my book group is perfect, but I like it and attend every month. We have read a fun variety […]

Breastfeeding Mama, at the Tempe Community Writing Contest

Question: What do breastfeeding, Aztec fire rituals, family history stories, and porcupine quills have in common? Answer: They are all in my new essay titled “Breastfeeding Mama,” which won first place for adult nonfiction in the 2015 Tempe Community Writing Contest. The History of the Essay: I originally wrote this essay in January 2012 and submitted […]

The Great Author Photo Debate of 2015

It was a Sunday night. I’d spent 2 hours editing and cropping possible author photos, and I had 6 that I liked. And honestly, I hadn’t the least idea of which photo I should use–I was too close to the project, sick of staring at my own teeth. So I decided to crowd source. On […]