The Writers Alliance of Gainesville has now posted the location of each author at the Meet the Author Showcase at the Sunshine State Book Festival at the Santa Fee College Fine Arts Hall at 3000 N.W. 83rd Street in Gainesville tomorrow, January 24th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. As you'll see from the map … Continue reading Here’s how to find me at the Sunshine State Book Festival, and check out “Anger Sister” in The Gardan Journal
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If you’re in Gainesville on Saturday, Jan. 24th, come join me at the Sunshine State Book Festival
If any of you plan to be in Gainesville the weekend after the MLK holiday, I welcome you to join me at the Sunshine State Book Festival at the Santa Fee College Fine Arts Hall at 3000 N.W. 83rd Street. I'll be joining 100 other authors at the Meet the Authors Showcase and Expo from … Continue reading If you’re in Gainesville on Saturday, Jan. 24th, come join me at the Sunshine State Book Festival
“Morning Coffee,” my latest essay, has been nominated by Ponder Review for a Pushcart Prize
My latest essay (and likely the final one to be published in 2025) has now made it into print, as “Morning Coffee” has now been published in Volume 9, Issue 2 of Ponder Review. Ponder Review is the student-run literary journal of the MFA program at Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, Mississippi and publishes … Continue reading “Morning Coffee,” my latest essay, has been nominated by Ponder Review for a Pushcart Prize
Come join me on Dec. 14th by Zoom (or in Gainesville) for a live reading of my next essay, “Baby Bear”
I just learned this week that I'll be joining the Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG) next Sunday for a live reading of my next essay, "Baby Bear," with other authors whose pieces have been published in Bacopa Literary Review. Bacopa, which was released just before Thanksgiving, is the annual literary anthology published by WAG and … Continue reading Come join me on Dec. 14th by Zoom (or in Gainesville) for a live reading of my next essay, “Baby Bear”
My Book Has Received Another Award, and Also Check Out My Latest Essay, “Boynton Canyon”
I was thrilled to learn this morning that my book, Finding My Way Home: Fighting Depression Backpacking in Central Florida, has received another award, this time from the 12th Annual Independent Author Network (IAN) Book of the Year Awards. My book was named as Finalist in the IAN Book of the Year Awards category for Nonfiction: Mind/Body/Spirit. … Continue reading My Book Has Received Another Award, and Also Check Out My Latest Essay, “Boynton Canyon”
Check out my article on backpacking in Outdoors Unlimited (“Backpacking Beside the Baltic Sea”) and my essay in The Florida Writer (“Anger Sister”)
I was thrilled to have two different pieces published in two different publications today, one creative and one an outdoor travel article. Today's Fall 2025 issue of Outdoors Unlimited includes my article titled "Backpacking Beside the Baltic Sea," a travel piece about a great national preserve near Stockholm, Sweden for hiking, camping, and backpacking. Outdoors … Continue reading Check out my article on backpacking in Outdoors Unlimited (“Backpacking Beside the Baltic Sea”) and my essay in The Florida Writer (“Anger Sister”)
Come Join Me (Virtually) on Sept. 27th for a Live Reading of My Essay, “Cognitive Distortion”
I recently learned that an essay of mine titled "Cognitive Distortion" will be published in the next issue of Thorn & Bloom magazine, and its publisher will be hosting an online Live Author Reading event on Saturday, September 27th from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST (11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. PST). The other authors … Continue reading Come Join Me (Virtually) on Sept. 27th for a Live Reading of My Essay, “Cognitive Distortion”
My Essay “Mardi Gras ‘95” Has Won First Place for Nonfiction in the SLO NightWriters Golden Quill Contest
I was overjoyed to learn recently that an essay of mine titled “Mardi Gras ‘95” has won First Place for Nonfiction in the 2025 SLO NightWriters Golden Quill Writing Contest. The contest is hosted by the San Luis Obisbo NightWriters, a writing community in Central California that provides writing education, opportunities, resources, workshops, and scholarships. My essay … Continue reading My Essay “Mardi Gras ‘95” Has Won First Place for Nonfiction in the SLO NightWriters Golden Quill Contest
Finding My Way Home won the 2025 FAPA President’s Bronze Medal for Autobiography/Memoir
Kara and I had a great time attending the President's Book Awards dinner on Saturday at FAPACon, the annual conference for the Florida Authors and Publishers Association, where my book, Finding My Way Home: Fighting Depression Backpacking in Central Florida, won the Bronze Medal for Autobiography/Memoir. I also had the privilege of getting to know many … Continue reading Finding My Way Home won the 2025 FAPA President’s Bronze Medal for Autobiography/Memoir
Thank you, Outdoors Unlimited, for featuring my book
I was honored to have my book, Finding My Way Home: Fighting Depression Backpacking in Central Florida, included in the "Bookshelf" section (page 28) of Outdoors Unlimited magazine's Summer 2025 issue. Outdoors Unlimited is the official magazine of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, which I joined earlier this year and which includes as members … Continue reading Thank you, Outdoors Unlimited, for featuring my book
