Dear Bartell Drugs
It’s been a while since I’ve done a Dear ______ blog post but today prompted one as it’s Disability Pride Month and I’ve had it with places of business deciding it’s acceptable to treat people with disabilities as if we Read More…
Voices Carry Release Party!
We’re coming up on three weeks until the release of my memoir, Voices Carry: A Story of Teaching, Transitions, & Truths, which means it’s time to look at those calendars and figure out which Voices Carry release party you’d love to Read More…
Eastside Locals!
If you’re local to the northern greater Seattle area, a great bookstore called Main Street Books in Monroe is having a great special right now! Use the code PREORDER25 for 25% off of all pre-orders through July, which includes Voices Carry Read More…
Bookmonger Review
Barbara Lloyd McMichael over on Our Coast Weekend (a PNW weekly arts & entertainment paper) typed up a nice review of Voices Carry: A Story of Teaching, Transitions, & Truths, entitled “Bookmonger: A memoir on learning to speak up,” which came out Read More…
ARC review
It’s a bit early but a few ARC reviews have started to come in on Voices Carry. This one in particular made me cry because the reader/reviewer got everything out of it that I’d hoped for. They identified with the Read More…
Because I’m Happy
There’s an article going around social media regarding a study that found the top 10 songs guaranteed to make someone happy. The study concluded those songs were the following: Queen, “Don’t Stop Me Now” ABBA, “Dancing Queen” Beach Boys, “Good Read More…
Write-A-Thon
It’s time for the Clarion West Write-A-Thon! Besides kicking my writing ass into shape word count wise, the Write-A-Thon event is a great opportunity to raise funds for Clarion West, a great writing workshop here on the west coast. Places Read More…
North Carolina Time!
Heya folks! If you’re in the Ashville, NC area, the amazing bookstore co-op Firestorm will have copies of Voices Carry: A Story of Teaching, Transitions, & Truths on release date, 8/6/24! If you show your local bookstore some love and snag a Read More…
BookPeople Austin
Heya folks! If you’re in the Austin, TX area, BookPeople will have copies of Voices Carry: A Story of Teaching, Transitions, & Truths on release date, 8/6/24! If you show your local bookstore some love and snag a copy, I’ll happily Read More…
The Sky is Bright
Last week, our pale blue dot was hit by one hell of a solar storm the size of which we haven’t seen in something like two hundred years. Due to this, people all over the world had the rare opportunity Read More…