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January 10, 2024
I'm on the Help for Hip Dysplasia podcast!
I'm a guest on a podcast!It's the Help for Hip Dysplasia podcast hosted by the wonderful Laura Rutterford. She interviewed me along with a number of other guests.
Laura is a physical therapist in the UK who has hip dysplasia. She does an amazing job on her podcast, and she is also on Instagram, where she shares advice and videos with helpful hip stretches and exercises.
I haven't posted about hip dysplasia for a long time, but it does still affect me on a daily basis. As some of you know, t...
December 1, 2023
New flash fiction story Pixie's at the Pub
I'm happy to announce that White Cat Publication published one of my stories! You can read Pixie's at the Pub for free on the White Cat Publications website.
I recently started writing flash fiction stories again. These are very short stories--generally 1,000 words or less (about 4 pages). Even though they are short, I typically revise each story multiple times and send it to a few readers before I submit it for publication. This process is fun for me because I like refining short works.
I hope y...
I recently started writing flash fiction stories again. These are very short stories--generally 1,000 words or less (about 4 pages). Even though they are short, I typically revise each story multiple times and send it to a few readers before I submit it for publication. This process is fun for me because I like refining short works.
I hope y...
October 5, 2023
Thinking Ink Press was selected for the Innovative Voices program!
To catch you up if you mainly know me for my writing, I also co-founded a small publishing company called Thinking Ink Press. We publish one or two books each year.
We applied for the Innovative Voices program last June. We are so excited that we were selected as one of five publishers for a grant and mentoring!
When I found out, I was in a zoom call with Keiko--one of the members of Thinking Ink Press. I saw the email telling us we were selected. I said, "ohmygod, ohmygod, Keiko, look at your ...
September 27, 2023
Submissions are open for our next anthology!
Hi writer friends!
Thinking Ink Press is going to be publishing a science fiction anthology focused on neurodiversity and aliens! It will be edited by Anthony Francis and Liza Olmsted.
We're open to submissions for short stories, flash fiction, and poetry through December 31, 2023. To see the guidelines, visit neurodiversiverse.com.
Thinking Ink Press is going to be publishing a science fiction anthology focused on neurodiversity and aliens! It will be edited by Anthony Francis and Liza Olmsted.
We're open to submissions for short stories, flash fiction, and poetry through December 31, 2023. To see the guidelines, visit neurodiversiverse.com.
September 17, 2023
My Co-Editor Maureen Hoff is a guest on Armed with a Book!
Armed with a Book has been so welcoming and supportive of the editors and authors in Clubfoot Connections: Stories, Essays, and Poetry from the Clubfoot Community. We really appreciate it!
As some of you may remember, Maureen and I co-edited this nonfiction anthology, which was published by Thinking Ink Press in time for World Clubfoot Day in June 2023.
Maureen Hoff was a guest on the Creator's Roulette at Armed with a Book. Click here to read a lovely interview with Maureen where she talks about...
As some of you may remember, Maureen and I co-edited this nonfiction anthology, which was published by Thinking Ink Press in time for World Clubfoot Day in June 2023.
Maureen Hoff was a guest on the Creator's Roulette at Armed with a Book. Click here to read a lovely interview with Maureen where she talks about...
September 12, 2023
Thinking Ink Press is a finalist!
Exciting news! Thinking Ink Press is one of the twenty finalists who have been shortlisted for the IBPA Innovative Voices program, sponsored by IngramSpark.We are honored to be among this group of independent publishers who are doing such amazing work.
If selected, we would receive funding, mentoring, and networking opportunities to help us become a better publisher.
For info about the other finalists, click here.
July 14, 2023
The Story Behind the Book at Armed with a Book
I always enjoy visiting the Armed with a Book website. It's such a welcoming place! For a behind-the-scenes look at the book development for Clubfoot Connections, check out my guest post The Story Behind the Book on the The Creator’s Roulette. 
June 13, 2023
The Write Stuff StoryBundle
Exciting news for my writer friends--Your Writing Matters by Keiko O’Leary, published by Thinking Ink Press, is included in The Write Stuff StoryBundle! 
This ebook bundle of indie books is available for a limited time—June 14-July 6, 2023. You decide what price you want to pay. For $5, you'll get the basic bundle of 4 books in .epub format. If you pay at least $20, you get 6 additional bonus books for a total of 10 books, including Your Writing Matters.
Bundle buyers can donate a portio...
This ebook bundle of indie books is available for a limited time—June 14-July 6, 2023. You decide what price you want to pay. For $5, you'll get the basic bundle of 4 books in .epub format. If you pay at least $20, you get 6 additional bonus books for a total of 10 books, including Your Writing Matters.Bundle buyers can donate a portio...
June 2, 2023
For my readers with an interest in clubfoot, visit May 17, 2023
My interview on A Clubfoot Mom podcast
The always interesting Maureen Hoff just interviewed me on her podcast A Clubfoot Mom!
In this episode, we talk about the upcoming anthology that we developed together Clubfoot Connections: Stories, Essays, and Poetry from the Clubfoot Community. 
In this episode, we talk about the upcoming anthology that we developed together Clubfoot Connections: Stories, Essays, and Poetry from the Clubfoot Community.
