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The 2015 Chicago Book Expo

I have heard great things about this event from other writers and am looking forward to attending for the first time. If you go, stop by my table and say hi.  I’d love to see you.Filed under: Events

October Events

I can’t believe October is almost here, but I’m loving this fall weather. If I can just pretend winter snows and cold aren’t right behind autumn, I can be a happy camper. I’m also happy about a couple of events … Continue reading →

That’s two, two, two awards in one!

Last year, I was thrilled that my story An Autumn Afternoon was runner up at Word of Art, an artist/author collaboration sponsored by In Print Professional Writers.So you can imagine how off the wall I felt on September 4 when … Continue reading →

The 2015 Printers Row Festival

Ack! This event is sneaking up on me way too quickly.  Still, I’m excited to be going back to Chicago Tribune’s Printers Row Festival. On Sunday, June 7 from 2-6 p.m. I will once again be under the Chicago Writers … Continue reading →

Happy 81st Birthday, Mom

This is my mother. I don’t mean this was my mother, or even this is a picture of my mother when she was a girl. I mean my mother is a girl. Sure she is 80 years old today and … Continue reading →

Author Interview on Writers Alive – Families and Fiction

John Byck from WritersAlive.com  was one of the first people to interview me when Painted Black was published, so I was glad of an opportunity to revisit his podcast and talk about Box of Rain and the Street Stories series. … Continue reading →

Print Books Have Arrived!

Originally posted on BOX OF RAIN: another STREET STORIES suspense novel:
You can now order print books of Box of Rain from your local bookstore, online, or get a signed copy directly from me.    

Word of Art 2 – I’m in!

Last year’s Word of Art project was so successful that In Print Professional Writers have done it again.  Word of Art 2 started a few weeks ago with a call to writers to submit essays, poems or stories that are … Continue reading →

Review and Interview Planned with John Byk of Writers Alive

Originally posted on BOX OF RAIN: another STREET STORIES suspense novel:
John Byk of Writers Alive has been on my mailing list since he did a podcast interview of me for the release of Painted Black back in 2011. When…

Documentary on Homeless Teens in Chicago

The Homestretch is a documentary I first mentioned when I was still in the infant stages of writing Box of Rain. I was doubly excited about the news. First of all, and most importantly, the film calls attention to the … Continue reading →