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Loyola Marymount University grad student, Rachael Beaty, interviewed me recently for the university’s Lion Lounge podcast. She was so professional! I felt like I was being interviewed by Katie [...]

My excitement peaked all over again when I opened a package from Story Circle Network. Inside was my  lovely award and gold seals for winning the 2020 Sarton Award for Contemporary Fiction, an [...]

When I first began researching the various awards open to writers, my heart flipped as I read about Story Circle Network’s Sarton Women’s Book Awards. These awards celebrate the best in women’s [...]

I am thrilled beyond words to announce that Luz has won the 2020 Sarton Award for Contemporary Fiction, sponsored by Story Circle Network. This is the award I dreamed of winning the most, but [...]

Please consider purchasing a print copy of Luz. For every print copy purchased until my book anniversary, June 9, 2021, I will donate half of my earnings to Border Angels, an organization of [...]

This past weekend was the Pulpwood Queens Girlfriend Weekend! Theme this year was Slumber Party! Prose and the Pandemic author panel was moderated by Eileen Sanchez, with Valerie Taylor, Meryl [...]

I found out today that LUZ is short-listed for the 2020 Sarton Award for contemporary fiction, winner to be announced in April. I have been inspired by May Sarton for DECADES, and this particular [...]

So honored and proud to have my essay “The Better Story: Why I Prefer Fiction” published on Story Circle Network’s Telling Herstories Blog. It began as I was thinking about the books that I read [...]

Cooking Lived Experience into the Written Word   I’ve teamed up with two amazing women for this fabulous event—a special FREE webinar on October 21 hosted by Story Circle Network—an [...]

Here’s the link to this morning’s interview. I’m still overwhelmed by the lovely comments and insights that Diane Dewey shares about her reading of Luz. She asked me some penetrating and [...]