My two favorite topics: obituaries and radicals
Should people be frozen in time, remembered for their worst moments? Think of your worst moment: is that how you’d …
Tag Archives: creative nonfiction
Drumroll…catalog description for my book
Things are moving ahead. Presses everywhere are working on their fall releases (or next spring’s releases, in the case of …
Spotting domestic terrorists before it’s too late
The Biden administration recently promoted a new program designed to identify domestic terrorists. I wonder if a program like this …
A photographic sneak peek
My book on Camilla Hall isn’t coming out until October or November, but things are moving right along. I revised …
Happy birthday, Camilla
This is Camilla Hall. Today would have been her 76th birthday. She was an artist, a social worker, a gardener, …
Reel Bay: An innovative, creative work of nonfiction
I enjoyed this book immensely. It’s about a woman’s search to find out more about Takako Konishi, who died in …
Forward motion is what counts
I’m a slow writer. My first book, WE’LL BE THE LAST ONES TO LET YOU DOWN: MEMOIR OF A GRAVEDIGGER’S …
Slow down, take rest
School started yesterday. And I wasn’t there. I’m on sabbatical, one of the major, many perks of working in higher …
Q&A with Fast Horse
I was honored to be featured in a blog Q&A with Adam Wahlberg of Fast Horse, a creative agency based …
Read essays to write essays
“Read five poems for every one you write.” I read this piece of advice in the Jan/Feb 2020 issue of …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 